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Other People's PocketsDaishi Miguel-Tanaka, Immigrants' Rights AdvocateOn this season of Other People's Pockets, we're experimenting with a new angle for some of the episodes: How is the Trump administration affecting people's personal finances?Today I'm featuring Daishi Miguel-Tanaka, an immigrants' rights advocate based in Washington, D.C. Daishi was born in Japan to a Japanese father and a Filipina mother. When he was 6, he and his family moved to the U.S. with a plan to obtain U.S. citizenship through Daishi's grandfather, a U.S. citizen. But when his grandfather died, that path to citizenship vanished, and Daishi and his family...
2025-07-1532 minOther People's PocketsDaishi Miguel-Tanaka, Immigrants' Rights AdvocateOn this season of Other People's Pockets, we're experimenting with a new angle for some of the episodes: How is the Trump administration affecting people's personal finances?Today I'm featuring Daishi Miguel-Tanaka, an immigrants' rights advocate based in Washington, D.C. Daishi was born in Japan to a Japanese father and a Filipina mother. When he was 6, he and his family moved to the U.S. with a plan to obtain U.S. citizenship through Daishi's grandfather, a U.S. citizen. But when his grandfather died, that path to citizenship vanished, and Daishi and his family...
2025-07-1532 min
Other People's PocketsAn update from me! Your host!Whether you’re a longtime listener of Other People’s Pockets, or you’re brand new to this feed, thank you for being here! I have some news, which is that I am now publishing this show on my own! I finally have full control of this podcast feed, this show that I conceived and love so much, and I’m so excited for what this means about moving forward with creative freedom.I’m going to focus part of this next season on something a little more news-related. I’m looking at how the Trump administrati...
2025-07-1401 minOther People's PocketsAn update from me! Your host!Whether you’re a longtime listener of Other People’s Pockets, or you’re brand new to this feed, thank you for being here! I have some news, which is that I am now publishing this show on my own! I finally have full control of this podcast feed, this show that I conceived and love so much, and I’m so excited for what this means about moving forward with creative freedom.I’m going to focus part of this next season on something a little more news-related. I’m looking at how the Trump administrati...
2025-07-1401 min
Other People's PocketsThings are different now with our moneyIt's hard to believe it, but this is the 35th episode of Other People's Pockets, which means it's the end of our first season! For this special episode, we reached out to some of our past guests for a "Look Back" -- an update on their financial situations & viewpoints. Cord Jefferson stopped earning money for a while and didn't know when more would come. Carmen González is learning how to apply for credit cards now that she's a U.S. citizen. Laura Lyster-Mensch decided she had been too cagey about her money on this show and now wants t...
2023-10-1153 min
Other People's PocketsThings are different now with our moneyIt's hard to believe it, but this is the 35th episode of Other People's Pockets, which means it's the end of our first season! For this special episode, we reached out to some of our past guests for a "Look Back" -- an update on their financial situations & viewpoints. Cord Jefferson stopped earning money for a while and didn't know when more would come. Carmen González is learning how to apply for credit cards now that she's a U.S. citizen. Laura Lyster-Mensch decided she had been too cagey about her money on this show and now wants t...
2023-10-1153 minOther People's PocketsThings are different now with our moneyIt's hard to believe it, but this is the 35th episode of Other People's Pockets, which means it's the end of our first season! For this special episode, we reached out to some of our past guests for a "Look Back" -- an update on their financial situations & viewpoints. Cord Jefferson stopped earning money for a while and didn't know when more would come. Carmen González is learning how to apply for credit cards now that she's a U.S. citizen. Laura Lyster-Mensch decided she had been too cagey about her money on this show and now wants t...
2023-10-1153 min
Other People's PocketsHow I do money after severing ties with my family (Jessica)Building credit. Being on your parent's cell phone plan. Learning to drive. There are many financial benefits to having a relationship with your family of origin. Today's guest, Jessica, has experienced what it’s like to not have those advantages. Jessica severed ties with her biological parents due to emotional abuse she experienced from them throughout her life. Jessica has built a strong network of friends — her chosen family — who contribute money when she needs a security deposit and give her rides to appointments. She explains how personal finance looks different when you have an alternative definition of family, and ho...
2023-10-0434 minOther People's PocketsHow I do money after severing ties with my family (Jessica)Building credit. Being on your parent's cell phone plan. Learning to drive. There are many financial benefits to having a relationship with your family of origin. Today's guest, Jessica, has experienced what it’s like to not have those advantages. Jessica severed ties with her biological parents due to emotional abuse she experienced from them throughout her life. Jessica has built a strong network of friends — her chosen family — who contribute money when she needs a security deposit and give her rides to appointments. She explains how personal finance looks different when you have an alternative definition of family, and ho...
2023-10-0434 minOther People's PocketsHow I do money after severing ties with my familyBuilding credit. Being on your parent's cell phone plan. Learning to drive. There are many financial benefits to having a relationship with your family of origin. Today's guest, Jessica, has experienced what it’s like to not have those advantages. Jessica severed ties with her biological parents due to emotional abuse she experienced from them throughout her life. Jessica has built a strong network of friends — her chosen family — who contribute money when she needs a security deposit and give her rides to appointments. She explains how personal finance looks different when you have an alternative definition of family, and ho...
2023-10-0434 min
Other People's PocketsRaychel Sanner, Storm ChaserHow does a love of extreme weather translate into making money? Raychel Sanner is a storm chaser and co-founder of Tornado Titans, a media brand by self-described “weather nuts” who capture images of supercells, monsoons, blizzards and more. As a Choctaw trans woman born and raised in Oklahoma, Raychel is transforming the image of storm chasing away from being dominated by straight, white cis-men. Raychel chats about the income she gets from her day job, whether she could do storm-chasing full-time, and what money conversations look like with her wife.Follow Raychel Sanner at:In...
2023-09-2740 minOther People's PocketsRaychel Sanner, Storm ChaserHow does a love of extreme weather translate into making money? Raychel Sanner is a storm chaser and co-founder of Tornado Titans, a media brand by self-described “weather nuts” who capture images of supercells, monsoons, blizzards and more. As a Choctaw trans woman born and raised in Oklahoma, Raychel is transforming the image of storm chasing away from being dominated by straight, white cis-men. Raychel chats about the income she gets from her day job, whether she could do storm-chasing full-time, and what money conversations look like with her wife.Follow Raychel Sanner at:In...
2023-09-2740 minOther People's PocketsRaychel Sanner, Storm ChaserHow does a love of extreme weather translate into making money? Raychel Sanner is a storm chaser and co-founder of Tornado Titans, a media brand by self-described “weather nuts” who capture images of supercells, monsoons, blizzards and more. As a Choctaw trans woman born and raised in Oklahoma, Raychel is transforming the image of storm chasing away from being dominated by straight, white cis-men. Raychel chats about the income she gets from her day job, whether she could do storm-chasing full-time, and what money conversations look like with her wife.Follow Raychel at:Instagram: @raychelsanner@torn...
2023-09-2740 min
Other People's PocketsIsmatu Gwendolyn, Community Health WorkerIsmatu Gwendolyn is a mental health professional and life coach who is trying to rethink how we care for those in need. Ismatu has navigated sex work in order to afford life and graduate school, and they discovered that as a stripper, talking to men in a club was not so different than counseling a client as a therapist. Ismatu let us have a peek inside their personal finances to find out how this all comes together.Follow Ismatu:TikTok: @ismatu.gwendolyn Instagram: @ismatu.gwendolynFollow Maya Lau at:
2023-09-2037 minOther People's PocketsIsmatu Gwendolyn, Community Health WorkerIsmatu Gwendolyn is a mental health professional and life coach who is trying to rethink how we care for those in need. Ismatu has navigated sex work in order to afford life and graduate school, and they discovered that as a stripper, talking to men in a club was not so different than counseling a client as a therapist. Ismatu let us have a peek inside their personal finances to find out how this all comes together.Follow Ismatu:TikTok: @ismatu.gwendolyn Instagram: @ismatu.gwendolynFollow Maya Lau at:X: @mayalauI...
2023-09-2037 minOther People's PocketsIsmatu Gwendolyn, Community Health WorkerIsmatu Gwendolyn is a mental health professional and life coach who is trying to rethink how we care for those in need. Ismatu has navigated sex work in order to afford life and graduate school, and they discovered that as a stripper, talking to men in a club was not so different than counseling a client as a therapist. Ismatu let us have a peek inside their personal finances to find out how this all comes together.Follow Ismatu:TikTok: @ismatu.gwendolyn Instagram: @ismatu.gwendolynFollow Maya Lau at:
2023-09-2037 min
Other People's PocketsPocket Dial: Jared Ball Explains the Myth of Black Buying Power + moreIt's time for another Pocket Dial! That's where we pause to reflect on the money themes coming up on Other People's Pockets. Jared Ball is a professor of Communications and Africana Studies at Morgan State University in Baltimore and the author of "The Myth and Propaganda of Black Buying Power." He helps unpack the lies around "passion work" and why it feels like you have to be out for yourself when it comes to finances.Follow Jared at:Instagram: @imixwhatilikeX: @imixwhatilikeFollow Maya Lau at:X...
2023-09-1341 minOther People's PocketsPocket Dial: Jared Ball Explains the Myth of Black Buying Power + moreIt's time for another Pocket Dial! That's where we pause to reflect on the money themes coming up on Other People's Pockets. Jared Ball is a professor of Communications and Africana Studies at Morgan State University in Baltimore and the author of "The Myth and Propaganda of Black Buying Power." He helps unpack the lies around "passion work" and why it feels like you have to be out for yourself when it comes to finances.Follow Jared at:Instagram: @imixwhatilikeX: @imixwhatilikeFollow Maya Lau at:X: @mayalauInstagram: @itsmayamoney...
2023-09-1341 minOther People's PocketsPocket Dial: Jared Ball Explains the Myth of Black Buying Power + moreIt's time for another Pocket Dial! That's where we pause to reflect on the money themes coming up on Other People's Pockets. Jared Ball is a professor of Communications and Africana Studies at Morgan State University in Baltimore and the author of "The Myth and Propaganda of Black Buying Power." He helps unpack the lies around "passion work" and why it feels like you have to be out for yourself when it comes to finances.Follow Jared at:Instagram: @imixwhatilikeX: @imixwhatilikeFollow Maya Lau at:X...
2023-09-1341 minOther People's PocketsDeandra McDonald, Real Estate InvestorWhat is this whole "financial-freedom-through-real-estate-investing" thing people are doing, and is it real? Maya interviews Deandra McDonald, a real estate investor and influencer with 320k+ followers on her TikTok, @simplerealestate. Deandra says she became financially free at 28 after five years of house-hacking (buy a property, rent part of it, live in the other part, and have your tenant pay your mortgage!). Deandra only found her path after several life choices went wrong for her in her early twenties. Now she uses her experience (and fun personality) to teach others her real estate ways. Follow Deandra:TikTok: @s...
2023-09-0633 min
Other People's PocketsDeandra McDonald, Real Estate InvestorWhat is this whole "financial-freedom-through-real-estate-investing" thing people are doing, and is it real? Maya interviews Deandra McDonald, a real estate investor and influencer with 320k+ followers on her TikTok, @simplerealestate. Deandra says she became financially free at 28 after five years of house-hacking (buy a property, rent part of it, live in the other part, and have your tenant pay your mortgage!). Deandra only found her path after several life choices went wrong for her in her early twenties. Now she uses her experience (and fun personality) to teach others her real estate ways. Follow Deandra:
2023-09-0633 minOther People's PocketsDeandra McDonald, Real Estate InvestorWhat is this whole "financial-freedom-through-real-estate-investing" thing people are doing, and is it real? Maya interviews Deandra McDonald, a real estate investor and influencer with 320k+ followers on her TikTok, @simplerealestate. Deandra says she became financially free at 28 after five years of house-hacking (buy a property, rent part of it, live in the other part, and have your tenant pay your mortgage!). Deandra only found her path after several life choices went wrong for her in her early twenties. Now she uses her experience (and fun personality) to teach others her real estate ways. Follow Deandra:
2023-09-0633 minOther People's PocketsBari Tessler, Financial therapistHave you ever thought about how money feels in your body? Or how sticking with a budget might start with healing your money wounds first? Today Maya interviews Bari Tessler, a financial therapist and author of "The Art of Money: A Life-Changing Guide to Financial Happiness." Bari explores what it feels like to even hear the truth about other people's money stories, and how to navigate our own.Follow Bari Tessler at:baritessler.comInstagram: @baritesslerX: @baritesslerFollow Maya Lau at:X: @mayalauInstagram: @itsmayamoneyTikTok: @itsmayamoney
2023-08-3032 min
Other People's PocketsBari Tessler, Financial therapistHave you ever thought about how money feels in your body? Or how sticking with a budget might start with healing your money wounds first? Today Maya interviews Bari Tessler, a financial therapist and author of "The Art of Money: A Life-Changing Guide to Financial Happiness." Bari explores what it feels like to even hear the truth about other people's money stories, and how to navigate our own.Follow Bari Tessler at:baritessler.comInstagram: @baritesslerX: @baritesslerFollow Maya Lau at:X: @mayalau
2023-08-3032 minOther People's PocketsBari Tessler, Financial therapistHave you ever thought about how money feels in your body? Or how sticking with a budget might start with healing your money wounds first? Today Maya interviews Bari Tessler, a financial therapist and author of "The Art of Money: A Life-Changing Guide to Financial Happiness." Bari explores what it feels like to even hear the truth about other people's money stories, and how to navigate our own.Follow Bari Tessler at:baritessler.comInstagram: @baritesslerX: @baritesslerFollow Maya Lau at:X: @mayalau
2023-08-3032 min
Other People's PocketsHow we do money as a coupleToday Maya interviews a couple we're calling D+A, because they wanted anonymity so they could discuss their finances openly. D+A are in love, engaged and have been living together for about a decade, but financially? They're just roommates. Separate bank accounts. Separate credit cards. One of them will ask the other to Venmo them $7 after a Target run. Why? Maya digs into their money pasts and fears and gets them to fact-check each other in real time.Follow Maya Lau at:Twitter: @mayalauInstagram: @itsmayamoneyTikTok: @itsmayamoney
2023-08-2348 minOther People's PocketsHow we do money as a coupleToday Maya interviews a couple we're calling D+A, because they wanted anonymity so they could discuss their finances openly. D+A are in love, engaged and have been living together for about a decade, but financially? They're just roommates. Separate bank accounts. Separate credit cards. One of them will ask the other to Venmo them $7 after a Target run. Why? Maya digs into their money pasts and fears and gets them to fact-check each other in real time.Follow Maya Lau at:Twitter: @mayalauInstagram: @itsmayamoneyTikTok: @itsmayamoney
2023-08-2348 minOther People's PocketsHow we do money as a coupleToday Maya interviews a couple we're calling D+A, because they wanted anonymity so they could discuss their finances openly. D+A are in love, engaged and have been living together for about a decade, but financially it's as if they're just roommates. Separate bank accounts. Separate credit cards. One of them will ask the other to Venmo them $7 after a Target run. Why? Maya digs into their money pasts and fears and gets them to fact-check each other in real time.Follow Maya Lau at:Twitter: @mayalauInstagram: @itsmayamoneyTikTok: @itsmayamoney...
2023-08-2348 min
Other People's PocketsKyle Coon, Blind ParalympianKyle Coon is a blind Paralympian triathlete on Team USA. Kyle was diagnosed with eye cancer at 10 months old and had his eyes removed at age 6. His blindness didn’t stop him from becoming a competitive rock climber, downhill skier, runner and triathlete. He revealed how personal finance is different as a blind person, and what it means to rest almost all your financial hopes on winning a medal in the Paralympic Games in Paris 2024. Follow Kyle:Instagram: @eyeronkyleFollow Maya Lau at:Twitter: @mayalauInstagram: @its...
2023-08-1642 minOther People's PocketsKyle Coon, Blind ParalympianKyle Coon is a blind Paralympian triathlete on Team USA. Kyle was diagnosed with eye cancer at 10 months old and had his eyes removed at age 6. His blindness didn’t stop him from becoming a competitive rock climber, downhill skier, runner and triathlete. He revealed how personal finance is different as a blind person, and what it means to rest almost all your financial hopes on winning a medal in the Paralympic Games in Paris 2024. Follow Kyle:Instagram: @eyeronkyleFollow Maya Lau at:Twitter: @mayalauInstagram: @its...
2023-08-1642 minOther People's PocketsKyle Coon, Blind ParalympianKyle Coon is a blind Paralympian triathlete on Team USA. Kyle was diagnosed with eye cancer at 10 months old and had his eyes removed at age 6. His blindness didn’t stop him from becoming a competitive rock climber, downhill skier, runner and triathlete. He revealed how personal finance is different as a blind person, and what it means to rest almost all your financial hopes on winning a medal in the Paralympic Games in Paris 2024. Follow Kyle:Instagram: @eyeronkyleFollow Maya Lau at:Twitter: @mayalauInstagram: @itsmayamoneyTikTok: @itsmayamoneySee...
2023-08-1642 minOther People's PocketsJaya McSharma, Weed DoctorA few weeks ago, I had the cockamamie idea to fly to Shreveport, Louisiana. I wanted to visit a weed doctor, get a medical marijuana prescription, and then smoke weed and interview her while high. And that is exactly what I did! Jaya McSharma is a medical doctor and the co-owner of CannaCare of Louisiana, a medical marijuana clinic. Jaya is also an actress and filmmaker and has some wild stories about getting Bernie Madoff’ed out of basically her entire life savings.Follow Jaya:Instagram: @jayamcsharmahttps://cannacarela.com/Follow Maya Lau at...
2023-08-0942 min
Other People's PocketsJaya McSharma, Weed DoctorA few weeks ago, I had the cockamamie idea to fly to Shreveport, Louisiana. I wanted to visit a weed doctor, get a medical marijuana prescription, and then smoke weed and interview her while high. And that is exactly what I did! Jaya McSharma is a medical doctor and the co-owner of CannaCare of Louisiana, a medical marijuana clinic. Jaya is also an actress and filmmaker and has some wild stories about getting Bernie Madoff’ed out of basically her entire life savings.Follow Jaya:Instagram: @jayamcsharmahttps://cannacarela.com/...
2023-08-0942 minOther People's PocketsJaya McSharma, Weed DoctorA few weeks ago, I had the cockamamie idea to fly to Shreveport, Louisiana. I wanted to visit a weed doctor, get a medical marijuana prescription, and then smoke weed and interview her while high. And that is exactly what I did! Jaya McSharma is a medical doctor and the co-owner of CannaCare of Louisiana, a medical marijuana clinic. Jaya is also an actress and filmmaker and has some wild stories about getting Bernie Madoff’ed out of basically her entire life savings.Follow Jaya:Instagram: @jayamcsharmahttps://cannacarela.com/...
2023-08-0942 minOther People's PocketsBlair Pogue, Episcopal PriestHow does money mix with religion? Blair Pogue is a church leader who works for the bishop of the Episcopal Church in Minnesota. She's a longtime former priest at St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church in St. Paul, where she helped manage the church's finances and encouraged people to give 10% or more of their income. She shares how much she's paid and whether it's enough — and how she tracked how much money each of her parishioners put in the offering plate.Follow Maya Lau at:Twitter: @mayalauInstagram: @itsmayamoneyTikTok: @itsmayamoneySee omnystudio.com...
2023-08-0231 min
Other People's PocketsBlair Pogue, Episcopal PriestHow does money mix with religion? Blair Pogue is a church leader who works for the bishop of the Episcopal Church in Minnesota. She's a longtime former priest at St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church in St. Paul, where she helped manage the church's finances and encouraged people to give 10% or more of their income. She shares how much she's paid and whether it's enough — and how she tracked how much money each of her parishioners put in the offering plate.Follow Maya Lau at:Twitter: @mayalauInstagram: @itsmayamoneyTikTok: @itsmayamoney
2023-08-0231 minOther People's PocketsBlair Pogue, Episcopal PriestHow does money mix with religion? Blair Pogue is a church leader who works for the bishop of the Episcopal Church in Minnesota. She's a longtime former priest at St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church in St. Paul, where she helped manage the church's finances and encouraged people to give 10% or more of their income. She shares how much she's paid and whether it's enough — and how she tracked how much money each of her parishioners put in the offering plate.Follow Maya Lau at:Twitter: @mayalauInstagram: @itsmayamoneyTikTok: @itsmayamoney
2023-08-0231 min
Other People's PocketsKhalid Kadir on Islamic Finance in AmericaAs a Muslim, Khalid Kadir navigates personal finance differently than most of his fellow Americans. That means not obtaining traditional loans (because you're charged interest, which is forbidden) or buying conventional insurance (because it often relies on speculation). Khalid, who teaches engineering at UC Berkeley, explains how following the rules of Islamic finance has meant a much less glamorous life than he might otherwise have, one with unexpected good karma.Follow Khalid Kadir:X: @iamkhalidkadirFollow Maya Lau at:X: @mayalauInstagram: @itsmayamoneyTikTok: @itsmayamoney
2023-07-2655 minOther People's PocketsKhalid Kadir on Islamic Finance in AmericaAs a Muslim, Khalid Kadir navigates personal finance differently than most of his fellow Americans. That means not obtaining traditional loans (because you're charged interest, which is forbidden) or buying conventional insurance (because it often relies on speculation). Khalid, who teaches engineering at UC Berkeley, explains how following the rules of Islamic finance has meant a much less glamorous life than he might otherwise have, one with unexpected good karma.Follow Khalid Kadir:Twitter: @iamkhalidkadirFollow Maya Lau at:Twitter: @mayalauInstagram: @itsmayamoneyTikTok: @itsmayamoneySee omnystudio.com/listener...
2023-07-2655 minOther People's PocketsKhalid Kadir on Islamic Finance in AmericaAs a Muslim, Khalid Kadir navigates personal finance differently than most of his fellow Americans. That means not obtaining traditional loans (because you're charged interest, which is forbidden) or buying conventional insurance (because it often relies on speculation). Khalid, who teaches engineering at UC Berkeley, explains how following the rules of Islamic finance has meant a much less glamorous life than he might otherwise have, one with unexpected good karma.Follow Khalid Kadir:X: @iamkhalidkadirFollow Maya Lau at:X: @mayalauInstagram: @itsmayamoneyTikTok: @itsmayamoney
2023-07-2655 min
Other People's PocketsChelsea Fagan, Money whiz who rebounded from shitty creditOnce upon a time, Chelsea Fagan was a financial mess. She had a credit score of around 450, debt that went to collections, and so many unpaid traffic tickets that she got arrested. She whipped herself into financial shape by writing about her journey at The Financial Diet, where she's co-founder and CEO. She explains why some of her employees earn more than she does and why you don't have to grind to succeed.Follow Chelsea Fagan:Instagram: @faganchelseaTwitter: @chelsea_faganthefinancialdiet.comFollow Maya Lau at:
2023-07-1935 minOther People's PocketsChelsea Fagan, Money whiz who rebounded from shitty creditOnce upon a time, Chelsea Fagan was a financial mess. She had a credit score of around 450, debt that went to collections, and so many unpaid traffic tickets that she got arrested. She whipped herself into financial shape by writing about her journey at The Financial Diet, where she's co-founder and CEO. She explains why some of her employees earn more than she does and why you don't have to grind to succeed.Follow Chelsea Fagan:Instagram: @faganchelseaTwitter: @chelsea_faganthefinancialdiet.comFollow Maya Lau at:Twitter: @mayalauInstagram...
2023-07-1935 minOther People's PocketsChelsea Fagan, Money whiz who rebounded from shitty creditOnce upon a time, Chelsea Fagan was a financial mess. She had a credit score of around 450, debt that went to collections, and so many unpaid traffic tickets that she got arrested. She whipped herself into financial shape by writing about her journey at The Financial Diet, where she's co-founder and CEO. She explains why some of her employees earn more than she does and why you don't have to grind to succeed.Follow Chelsea Fagan:Instagram: @faganchelseaTwitter: @chelsea_faganthefinancialdiet.comFollow Maya Lau at:
2023-07-1935 min
Other People's PocketsPhilip Persson, Rock SalesmanCan you put yourself through college by selling rocks on eBay? Philip Persson did! He's a geologist and mineral dealer who's been obsessed with digging things out of the ground since he was little. Sometimes it means trespassing. And sometimes it means confronting moral questions about where amazing crystals actually come from. Phil explains the connection between rocks and his path to financial stability.Follow Philip Persson at:Instagram: @perssonraremineralsperssonrareminerals.comFollow Maya Lau at:Twitter: @mayalauInstagram: @itsmayamoneyTikTok: @itsmayamoney
2023-07-1242 minOther People's PocketsPhilip Persson, Rock SalesmanCan you put yourself through college by selling rocks on eBay? Philip Persson did! He's a geologist and mineral dealer who's been obsessed with digging things out of the ground since he was little. Sometimes it means trespassing. And sometimes it means confronting moral questions about where amazing crystals actually come from. Phil explains the connection between rocks and his path to financial stability.Follow Philip Persson at:Instagram: @perssonraremineralsperssonrareminerals.comFollow Maya Lau at:Twitter: @mayalauInstagram: @itsmayamoneyTikTok: @itsmayamoney
2023-07-1242 minOther People's PocketsPhilip Persson, Rock SalesmanCan you put yourself through college by selling rocks on eBay? Philip Persson did! He's a geologist and mineral dealer who's been obsessed with digging things out of the ground since he was little. Sometimes it means trespassing. And sometimes it means confronting moral questions about where amazing crystals actually come from. Phil explains the connection between rocks and his path to financial stability.Follow Philip Persson at:Instagram: @perssonraremineralsperssonrareminerals.comFollow Maya Lau at:Twitter: @mayalauInstagram: @itsmayamoneyTikTok: @itsmayamoneySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy...
2023-07-1242 min
Other People's PocketsYumprincess Elle, Audio Erotica CreatorThis episode contains adult content and listener discretion is advised.Maybe the sexiest voice you will hear on this show? Yumprincess Elle is a voice actor, writer and singer who stumbled into the world of creating audio erotica on a whim. Now she has an avid fan base and has built a new financial future by doing this style of online sex work. She says that as a disabled person, creating audio porn has transformed her relationship to money ... and to affording healthcare.Follow Yumprincess Elle at:Patreon: YumprincessReddit...
2023-07-0540 minOther People's PocketsYumprincess Elle, Audio Erotica CreatorThis episode contains adult content and listener discretion is advised.Maybe the sexiest voice you will hear on this show? Yumprincess Elle is a voice actor, writer and singer who stumbled into the world of creating audio erotica on a whim. Now she has an avid fan base and has built a new financial future by doing this style of online sex work. She says as a disabled person, creating audio porn has transformed her relationship to money and to affording healthcare.Follow Yumprincess Elle at:Patreon: YumprincessReddit: Listen_to_my_voice
2023-07-0540 minOther People's PocketsYumprincess Elle, Audio Erotica CreatorThis episode contains adult content and listener discretion is advised.Maybe the sexiest voice you will hear on this show? Yumprincess Elle is a voice actor, writer and singer who stumbled into the world of creating audio erotica on a whim. Now she has an avid fan base and has built a new financial future by doing this style of online sex work. She says that as a disabled person, creating audio porn has transformed her relationship to money ... and to affording healthcare.Follow Yumprincess Elle at:Patreon: YumprincessReddit...
2023-07-0540 min
Other People's PocketsLaura Lyster-Mensh, Death DoulaLaura Lyster-Mensh has witnessed people die, and through that she's discovered some surprising things: family-related financial shenanigans, aloneness, secrets. She's also realized that unlike being a birth doula or a hospice nurse, being a death doula is not a way to earn money. Why? Listen to find out.Follow Laura Lyster-Mensh:Twitter: @lauracollinslmInstagram: @lauraoncapitolhillFollow Maya Lau at:Twitter: @mayalauInstagram: @itsmayamoneyTikTok: @itsmayamoney
2023-06-2832 minOther People's PocketsLaura Lyster-Mensh, Death DoulaIn witnessing people go through the dying process, Laura Lyster-Mensh has discovered some surprising things: family-related financial shenanigans, aloneness, and secrets come to light. She's also realized that unlike being a birth doula or a hospice nurse, being a death doula is not a way to earn money. Why? Listen to find out.Follow Laura Lyster-Mensh:Twitter: @lauracollinslmInstagram: @lauraoncapitolhillFollow Maya Lau at:Twitter: @mayalauInstagram: @itsmayamoneyTikTok: @itsmayamoneySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more...
2023-06-2832 minOther People's PocketsLaura Lyster-Mensh, Death DoulaLaura Lyster-Mensh has witnessed people die, and through that she's discovered some surprising things: family-related financial shenanigans, aloneness, secrets. She's also realized that unlike being a birth doula or a hospice nurse, being a death doula is not a way to earn money. Why? Listen to find out.Follow Laura Lyster-Mensh:Twitter: @lauracollinslmInstagram: @lauraoncapitolhillFollow Maya Lau at:Twitter: @mayalauInstagram: @itsmayamoneyTikTok: @itsmayamoney
2023-06-2832 min
Other People's PocketsCoss Marte on post-prison life: legal weed, workouts, and entrepreneurshipCoss Marte is a lifelong entrepreneur and the founder of CONBODY, a workout program he created in prison that employs formerly incarcerated fitness instructors. He also founded CONBUD, a legal cannabis dispensary that's taking advantage of licenses being given to people convicted of marijuana-related offenses. Coss talked about why being in prison can be so expensive, and how finding a job post-incarceration is so difficult.Follow Coss Marte at:Instagram: @cossmarteInstagram: @conbudnyInstagram: @conbodyconbody.comconbud.comFollow Maya Lau at:
2023-06-2135 minOther People's PocketsCoss Marte on post-prison life: legal weed, workouts, and entrepreneurshipCoss Marte is a lifelong entrepreneur and the founder of CONBODY, a workout program he created in prison that employs formerly incarcerated fitness instructors. He also founded CONBUD, a legal cannabis dispensary that's taking advantage of licenses being given to people convicted of marijuana-related offenses. Coss talked about why being in prison can be so expensive, and how finding a job post-incarceration is so difficult.Follow Coss Marte at:Instagram: @cossmarteInstagram: @conbudnyInstagram: @conbodyconbody.comconbud.comFollow Maya Lau at:Twitter: @mayalauInstagram: @itsmayamoney
2023-06-2135 minOther People's PocketsCoss Marte on post-prison life: legal weed, workouts, and entrepreneurshipCoss Marte is a lifelong entrepreneur and the founder of CONBODY, a workout program he created in prison that employs formerly incarcerated fitness instructors. He also founded CONBUD, a legal cannabis dispensary that's taking advantage of licenses being given to people convicted of marijuana-related offenses. Coss talked about why being in prison can be so expensive, and how finding a job post-incarceration is so difficult.Follow Coss Marte at:Instagram: @cossmarteInstagram: @conbudnyInstagram: @conbodyconbody.comconbud.comFollow Maya Lau at:
2023-06-2135 min
Other People's PocketsJeremy Bowditch, Politically-active, Wine-loving Ad Man who is redistributing the wealthJeremy Bowditch is many things: Neighborhood Council Member in Los Angeles, Lakers fan, wine snob. He's not afraid to admit that what he does to make money — advertising — doesn't light his fire. Lately, he's focused on redistributing the wealth he discovered by marrying his wife, and on being transparent about how they actually afforded a house. Follow Jeremy Bowditch at:Instagram: @jbowditchTwitter: @jbowditchFollow Maya Lau at:Twitter: @mayalauInstagram: @itsmayamoneyTikTok: @itsmayamoney
2023-06-1442 minOther People's PocketsJeremy Bowditch, Politically-active, Wine-loving Ad Man who is redistributing the wealthJeremy Bowditch is many things: Neighborhood Council Member in Los Angeles, Lakers fan, wine snob. He's not afraid to admit that what he does to make money — being a creative director in advertising — doesn't light his fire. Lately, he's focused on redistributing the wealth he discovered by marrying his wife, and on being transparent about how they actually afforded a house. Follow Jeremy Bowditch at:Instagram: @jbowditchTwitter: @jbowditchFollow Maya Lau at:Twitter: @mayalauInstagram: @itsmayamoneyTikTok: @itsmayamoneySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hoste...
2023-06-1442 minOther People's PocketsJeremy Bowditch, Politically-active, Wine-loving Ad Man who is redistributing the wealthJeremy Bowditch is many things: Neighborhood Council Member in Los Angeles, Lakers fan, wine snob. He's not afraid to admit that what he does to make money — advertising — doesn't light his fire. Lately, he's focused on redistributing the wealth he discovered by marrying his wife, and on being transparent about how they actually afforded a house. Follow Jeremy Bowditch at:Instagram: @jbowditchTwitter: @jbowditchFollow Maya Lau at:Twitter: @mayalauInstagram: @itsmayamoneyTikTok: @itsmayamoney
2023-06-1442 min
Other People's PocketsIngrid Nilsen, Former YouTube Star & EntrepreneurIngrid Nilsen was one of the quintessential YouTube stars of the 2010’s, known for her candid, girl-next-door style videos about makeup and "boyfriend-approved" outfits. Then one day, she quit YouTube, saying goodbye to her 8 million followers and the fortune that came with them. Now, Ingrid runs a fragrance company, The New Savant, that she co-founded with Erica Anderson. She gets a paycheck, but it ain't that YouTube money.Follow Ingrid Nilsen at:Instagram: @ingridnilsen YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5zSySQab9SA6Wz569WDgqwTwitter: @ingridnilsenthenewsavant.comFollow May...
2023-06-0743 minOther People's PocketsIngrid Nilsen, Former YouTube Star & EntrepreneurIngrid Nilsen was one of the quintessential YouTube stars of the 2010’s, known for her candid, girl-next-door style videos about makeup and "boyfriend-approved" outfits. Then one day, she quit YouTube, saying goodbye to her 8 million followers and the fortune that came with them. Now, Ingrid runs a fragrance company, The New Savant, that she co-founded with Erica Anderson. She gets a paycheck, but it ain't that YouTube money.Follow Ingrid Nilsen at:Instagram: @ingridnilsen YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5zSySQab9SA6Wz569WDgqwTwitter: @ingridnilsenthenewsavant.comFollow May...
2023-06-0743 minOther People's PocketsIngrid Nilsen, Former YouTube Star & EntrepreneurIngrid Nilsen was one of the quintessential YouTube stars of the 2010’s, known for her candid, girl-next-door style videos about makeup and "boyfriend-approved" outfits. Then one day, she quit YouTube, saying goodbye to her 8 million followers and the fortune that came with them. Now, Ingrid runs a fragrance company, The New Savant, that she co-founded with Erica Anderson. She gets a paycheck, but it ain't that YouTube money.Follow Ingrid Nilsen at:Instagram: @ingridnilsen YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5zSySQab9SA6Wz569WDgqwTwitter: @ingridnilsenthenewsavant.comFollow May...
2023-06-0743 minOther People's PocketsUzziah and Nakia Campbell, Teenage Candle Maker + His Inspirational MomAt age 11, Uzziah Campbell founded Calm & Cure Candle Co. as a way to process the trauma of the pandemic and murders by police. Now 14, Uzziah has a growing savings account and is learning to manage the money from his business. His mom, Nakia, joins to discuss how it all comes together.Follow Uzziah and Nakia Campbell:Instagram: @calmandcure_candles Instagram: @the.mental.motivatorcalmandcurecandles.comFollow Maya Lau at:Twitter: @mayalauInstagram: @itsmayamoneyTikTok: @itsmayamoneySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. S...
2023-05-3136 min