Bonus Bag: Money and Toxic Masculinity with Frugal Feminista Kara Stevens

Wanting to avoid unemployment, Carter Cofield decided to become an accountant. At this traditionally boring job, he faced systemic racism and old ways of thinking. Carter joins the podcast to talk to Gabe about changing the face of CPAs, creating an LLC with Gabe's business partner early on in their careers, and various opinions on different classes of people striving to be tax-free. Plus, why are accountants the most stressful people?Join My Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/gabesdunnDonate to Our Movie: https://www.filmindependent.org/sponsored-projects/you-i-you-me/This has been a Noted Bisexual and Diamond MPrint ProductionsProduced by Melisa D. MontsEdited by Diane KangPost-Production Sound by Coco LlorensAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Executive coach Sabina Nawaz talks about working with managers and bosses on how to be the best for their teams and employees, if being a manager is even something everyone wants to do, the allure of power and salary, and what actually motivates you.PS: My audio sounds off in this episode because of a problem with my recorder. It should be fixed now. Thanks for your patience.Join My Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/gabesdunnDonate to Our Movie: https://www.filmindependent.org/sponsored-projects/you-i-you-me/This has been a Noted Bisexual and Diamond MPrint ProductionsProduced by Melisa D. MontsEdited by Diane KangPost-Production Sound by Coco LlorensAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Back with Bri Conn from Childfree Wealth on whether you want to leave money behind when you die, what changes when you're a duo vs flying solo, different insurance costs for men and women, befriending older people vs. having kids who will take care of you, and how conspiracy ruined community.Join My Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/gabesdunnDonate to Our Movie: https://www.filmindependent.org/sponsored-projects/you-i-you-me/This has been a Noted Bisexual and Diamond MPrint ProductionsProduced by Melisa D. MontsEdited by Diane KangPost-Production Sound by Coco LlorensAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

In a special episode, Childfree Wealth's Bri Conn has been meeting with me monthly to chat with me about my finances for six months. Sometimes figuring out what isn't work takes a good while and most times, everything is out of your control. Community, individualism, and Seinfeld friendships where you run errands together.Join My Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/gabesdunnDonate to Our Movie: https://www.filmindependent.org/sponsored-projects/you-i-you-me/This has been a Noted Bisexual and Diamond MPrint ProductionsProduced by Melisa D. MontsEdited by Diane KangPost-Production Sound by Coco LlorensAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Tiffany Irving joins the podcast again to talk about how LinkedIn is the new hot place to be, why couples go to her before talking amongst themselves, emergency funds, credit cards, shame around rebuilding your finances, and RVs and houseboats.Join My Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/gabesdunnDonate to Our Movie: https://www.filmindependent.org/sponsored-projects/you-i-you-me/This has been a Noted Bisexual and Diamond MPrint ProductionsProduced by Melisa D. MontsEdited by Diane KangPost-Production Sound by Coco LlorensAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

In a shockingly heterosexual episode, Gabe and wealth advisor Tiffany Irving discuss growing up with female breadwinner role models, the moral panic around higher incomes for women, the tradwife movement and the effects of "girl power," and what this means for the purchasing power dynamics and the larger economy. Join My Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/gabesdunnDonate to Our Movie: https://www.filmindependent.org/sponsored-projects/you-i-you-me/This has been a Noted Bisexual and Diamond MPrint ProductionsProduced by Melisa D. MontsEdited by Diane KangPost-Production Sound by Coco LlorensAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Gabe is back with the author of “How To Be A Grown Up” Raffi Grinberg to talk about his organization for constructive disagreement, what’s perceived as aggressive in conversations nowadays, and what it means to engage with people who disagree with us. Plus, do politicians on either side actually believe what they say in public or is it just for votes from their base?Join My Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/gabesdunnDonate to Our Movie: https://www.filmindependent.org/sponsored-projects/you-i-you-me/This has been a Noted Bisexual and Diamond MPrint ProductionsProduced by Melisa D. MontsEdited by Diane KangPost-Production Sound by Coco LlorensAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Author Raffi Grinberg joins the show to talk about reprogramming autopilot decision-making, his college class about “adulting 101,” crawling out from under narratives and being “exceptional,” (hello, burnt out honors students), and engaging with trade offs while living your life.Check out Raffi's book: HOW TO BE A GROWN UPJoin My Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/gabesdunnDonate to Our Movie: https://www.filmindependent.org/sponsored-projects/you-i-you-me/This has been a Noted Bisexual and Diamond MPrint ProductionsProduced by Melisa D. MontsEdited by Diane KangPost-Production Sound by Coco LlorensAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Sexism in the finance industry and also in who pitches themselves to be on Gabe's show. Frugal Feminista Kara Stevens is back to talk about the infantilization of women in money and the double standards for women of color too. Plus, some Buzzfeed contract tea.Join My Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/gabesdunnDonate to Our Movie: https://www.filmindependent.org/sponsored-projects/you-i-you-me/This has been a Noted Bisexual and Diamond MPrint ProductionsProduced by Melisa D. MontsEdited by Diane KangPost-Production Sound by Coco LlorensAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

This week, the fascinating Kara Stevens joins the podcast to talk about the impact of college degrees and loans for Black students, teaching financial literacy as a teacher in New York, the experience of immigrants learning the US financial systems, and moving to Ghana to escape Trump and racism.Join My Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/gabesdunnDonate to Our Movie: https://www.filmindependent.org/sponsored-projects/you-i-you-me/This has been a Noted Bisexual and Diamond MPrint ProductionsProduced by Melisa D. MontsEdited by Diane KangPost-Production Sound by Coco LlorensAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy