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What was your first memory of Money?
Like many, I had an allowance as a kid, although I don’t remember how much it was. I DO remember that my father was tickled by a ‘memo’ I...
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Hello MGB [MultiGenerational.Black]
Aug 2, 20221 min read


Free Digit Tally Money Tracker
One of our readers suggested this, so here it is: a free example of step two --to begin tracking your expenses. Link to this MGB Digit...
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Hello MGB [MultiGenerational.Black]
Jul 26, 20221 min read


What is an Income Statement?
The purpose of a company, generally speaking, is to make money, and the income statement, also known as ‘earnings’ or ‘profit and loss’...
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Hello MGB [MultiGenerational.Black]
Jul 20, 20221 min read


What is a Balance Sheet?
In investing, it's important to understand what we are investing in. One of the tools to evaluate a company is called its Balance Sheet,...
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Hello MGB [MultiGenerational.Black]
Jul 12, 20222 min read


Mid year review
We are just past the halfway point of 2022 and it's an opportunity to take stock of our financial picture, as it relates to investing....

Leslie Lewis (she/her)
Jul 7, 20221 min read


Financial self care
Money touches so many areas of our lives, so that when we are having a hard time, money issues can either be a balm or make things feel...

Leslie Lewis (she/her)
Jun 27, 20221 min read


Juneteenth 2022 🖤❤️💚
How did you spend this new Federal holiday yesterday, that celebrates the moment when, a full TWO AND A HALF YEARS AFTER EMANCIPATION,...
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Hello MGB [MultiGenerational.Black]
Jun 21, 20221 min read


Welcome! and What is a recession?
Hello to all the new followers—thanks for subscribing. So glad you all are here to learn how to get started with investing. Some of you...
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Hello MGB [MultiGenerational.Black]
Jun 17, 20221 min read


When you're going through he**
They say, when you're going through he**, keep going. The news out there is terrible, the market is 'terrible' and my family is actually...
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Hello MGB [MultiGenerational.Black]
Jun 7, 20221 min read


Pride
Hello readers, it's June, which means Pride month--so important that all people feel free to be who they are. Love is love. In honor of...
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Hello MGB [MultiGenerational.Black]
Jun 2, 20221 min read


Tool 3 for Financial Fluency
Money affirmations are the third tool. Many of us have negative money affirmations. “I won’t have enough.” “I have to work really hard to...
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Hello MGB [MultiGenerational.Black]
May 18, 20221 min read


Tool 2 for Financial Fluency
If you have gotten yourself a money journal as suggested last week, this week, let’s dig a little deeper, and do some Money...
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Hello MGB [MultiGenerational.Black]
May 13, 20221 min read


Tool 1 for Financial Fluency
If you've handled the First Three Steps of the MGB Investing Starter Kit process, let me introduce to you the first tool: Having a Money...
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Hello MGB [MultiGenerational.Black]
May 3, 20221 min read


We have workshop!
Investing is a process and it takes time. Our signature 90 minute workshop is designed so that participants can learn the steps and...
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Hello MGB [MultiGenerational.Black]
Apr 22, 20221 min read


Step 3-Figure out ways to increase your income
Trust us- we know this is not as simple as it sounds. Increasing income can feel like one of the hardest things for anyone to do. It's a...
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Hello MGB [MultiGenerational.Black]
Apr 19, 20222 min read


Step 2–Begin tracking expenses
Hello dear reader, Do you keep a Digit Tally? Tracking expenses is one of the best ways to begin improving financial fluency. Here’s a...

Leslie Lewis (she/her)
Apr 13, 20221 min read


Step 1–Start tracking the S&P 500 📈
Check out this video and let me know if it inspires you to begin tracking the S&P 500? Originally published in April 2022, you'll see how...

Leslie Lewis (she/her)
Apr 5, 20221 min read


Financial April Fool’s Day!
I’m just going to leave this here… Please post in the comments with your personal stories of financial foolishness! Don’t leave me...
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Hello MGB [MultiGenerational.Black]
Apr 1, 20221 min read


Financial Literacy Month is coming up!
Hello all! April is the designated month to improve our relationships with money, and we here on the blog will be doing a month-long...
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Hello MGB [MultiGenerational.Black]
Mar 30, 20221 min read


My first time being published by Business Insider Personal Finance!
Read about how I started investing when I was 8 years old.

Leslie Lewis (she/her)
Mar 15, 20221 min read


Happy International Women's Day!
What does it mean to be a woman, when it comes to investing? I think it means that historically, being female has been a disadvantage,...
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Hello MGB [MultiGenerational.Black]
Mar 8, 20221 min read
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