Pam & Dyalekt Get Shameless (FKA Brunch & Budget)

Join us on a special Brunch and Budget bonus episode as Dyalekt and Pam dive into the remarkable journey of Esusu, the company that evolved from digital sousus to a groundbreaking credit-building platform. In this two-part series, we bring you an exclusive interview with Samir Goel, the co-CEO of Esusu, who shares the story of their pivot and the mission to bridge the racial wealth gap.

Discover how Esusu leverages rental data to empower individuals in building credit, challenging the conventional credit system. Samir unveils the company's innovative approach, focusing on the b2b side to make...

Join us on a special Brunch and Budget bonus episode as Dyalekt and Pam dive into the remarkable journey of Esusu, the company that evolved from digital sousus to a groundbreaking credit-building platform. In this two-part series, we bring you an exclusive interview with Samir Goel, the co-CEO of Esusu, who shares the story of their pivot and the mission to bridge the racial wealth gap.

Discover how Esusu leverages rental data to empower individuals in building credit, challenging the conventional credit system. Samir unveils the company's innovative approach, focusing on the b2b side to make...

In this episode of Weird Finance, Paco talks to Pamela Capalad about the path to becoming a financial planner, building a financial literacy program for kids, the unique struggles first-generation folks have with navigating wealth building, her holistic approach to financial planning and Sea Change, a financial planning service specifically for people of color.

Pamela Capalad (@brunchandbudget) is a Certified Financial Planner™ and Accredited Financial Counselor™ and has been in financial services since 2008. She founded Brunch & Budget to help people who felt ashamed or embarrassed about money have a safe place to make real financial progress. Pam has...

In this special episode, Dyalekt gets interviewed on Caribbean Rhythms Radio Network about Hip Hop FinFest 2023

Season 2 of the Brunch & Budget podcast will share 3 part arcs of big topics:
Part 1 is KNOW - what are the key things you need to understand about the topic, the bigger systemic picture around it, and where the racial wealth divide fits in
Part 2 is FEEL - how do you integrate the topic into your personal relationship with money and unpack the behaviors, reactions, and habits around it
Part 3 is DO - we take you through Brunch & Budget’s 5 Stages to Financial Legacy so you have clear action steps for what to do at every stage of...

Featuring an interview with
Dedrick Asante-Mohammad the chief of membership policy and equity at NCRC
Follow him on Facebook and Twitter.
NCRC Website

Season 2 of the Brunch & Budget podcast will share 3 part arcs of big topics:
Part 1 is KNOW - what are the key things you need to understand about the topic, the bigger systemic picture around it, and where the racial wealth divide fits in
Part 2 is FEEL - how do you integrate the topic into your personal relationship with money and unpack the behaviors, reactions, and habits around it
...

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You Can Buy Happiness 
By Dyalekt and Warren Britt

Season 2 of the Brunch & Budget podcast will share 3 part arcs of big topics:
Part 1 is KNOW - what are the key things you need to understand about the topic, the bigger systemic picture around it, and where the racial wealth divide fits in
Part 2 is FEEL - how do you integrate the topic into your personal relationship with money and unpack the behaviors, reactions, and habits around it
Part 3 is DO - we take you through Brunch & Budget’s 5 Stages to Financial Lega...

You Can Buy Happiness
from This Is Your Life (Original Version) by Adult Cinema
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Season 2 of the Brunch & Budget podcast will share 3 part arcs of big topics:
Part 1 is KNOW - what are the key things you need to understand about the topic, the bigger systemic picture around it, and where the racial wealth divide fits in
Part 2 is FEEL - how do you integrate the topic into your personal relationship with money and unpack the behaviors, reactions, and habits around it
Part 3 is DO - we take you through...

I Barely Know How to Dress Myself
from Paperwork by Swordplay
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Season 2 of the Brunch & Budget podcast will share 3 part arcs of big topics:
Part 1 is KNOW - what are the key things you need to understand about the topic, the bigger systemic picture around it, and where the racial wealth divide fits in
Part 2 is FEEL - how do you integrate the topic into your personal relationship with money and unpack the behaviors, reactions, and habits around it
Part 3 is DO - we take you through Brunch & Budget’s 5 St...

Paperwork
from Semicolon Concentrate by Bane MC
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Season 2 of the Brunch & Budget podcast will share 3 part arcs of big topics:
Part 1 is KNOW - what are the key things you need to understand about the topic, the bigger systemic picture around it, and where the racial wealth divide fits in
Part 2 is FEEL - how do you integrate the topic into your personal relationship with money and unpack the behaviors, reactions, and habits around it
Part 3 is DO - we take you through Brunch & Budget’s 5 Stages to Financial Legacy so...

Featured Song - Gettahead
from No Paperwork by L.A.Z
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Season 2 of the Brunch & Budget podcast will share 3 part arcs of big topics:
Part 1 is KNOW - what are the key things you need to understand about the topic, the bigger systemic picture around it, and where the racial wealth divide fits in
Part 2 is FEEL - how do you integrate the topic into your personal relationship with money and unpack the behaviors, reactions, and habits around it
Part 3 is DO - we take you through Brunch & Budget’s 5 St...

Featured Song - Enough
From Penstroke Of Genius By Mallz
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Season 2 of the Brunch & Budget podcast will share 3 part arcs of big topics:
Part 1 is KNOW - what are the key things you need to understand about the topic, the bigger systemic picture around it, and where the racial wealth divide fits in
Part 2 is FEEL - how do you integrate the topic into your personal relationship with money and unpack the behaviors, reactions, and habits around it
Part 3 is DO - we take you through Brunch & Budget’s 5 Stages to...

Featured Song - Enough
by Lhagic
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Featuring an interview with
Dedrick Asante-Mohammad the chief of membership policy and equity at NCRC
Follow him on Facebook and Twitter.
NCRC Website

Season 2 of the Brunch & Budget podcast will share 3 part arcs of big topics:
Part 1 is KNOW - what are the key things you need to understand about the topic, the bigger systemic picture around it, and where the racial wealth divide fits in
Part 2 is FEEL - how do you integrate the topic into your personal relationship...

Featured Song - Enough
by Leila Rhodes
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Season 2 of the Brunch & Budget podcast will share 3 part arcs of big topics:
Part 1 is KNOW - what are the key things you need to understand about the topic, the bigger systemic picture around it, and where the racial wealth divide fits in
Part 2 is FEEL - how do you integrate the topic into your personal relationship with money and unpack the behaviors, reactions, and habits around it
Part 3 is DO - we take you through Brunch & Budget’s 5 Stages to Financial Legacy so...

Featured Song - Inflation
from Inflation by Johnny Osbourne, Cultural Warriors, The Disciples,
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Season 2 of the Brunch & Budget podcast will share 3 part arcs of big topics:
Part 1 is KNOW - what are the key things you need to understand about the topic, the bigger systemic picture around it, and where the racial wealth divide fits in
Part 2 is FEEL - how do you integrate the topic into your personal relationship with money and unpack the behaviors, reactions, and habits around it
Part 3 is DO - we take you through Brunch...

Featured Song - INFLATION
from WAIT by herrotics
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Season 2 of the Brunch & Budget podcast will share 3 part arcs of big topics:
Part 1 is KNOW - what are the key things you need to understand about the topic, the bigger systemic picture around it, and where the racial wealth divide fits in
Part 2 is FEEL - how do you integrate the topic into your personal relationship with money and unpack the behaviors, reactions, and habits around it
Part 3 is DO - we take you through Brunch & Budget’s 5 Stages to Financial Le...

Featured Song - Inflate (Live)
from Catallabs (Live) by sonny miles
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Featuring an interview with
Dedrick Asante-Mohammad the chief of membership policy and equity at NCRC
Follow him on Facebook and Twitter.
NCRC Website

Season 2 of the Brunch & Budget podcast will share 3 part arcs of big topics:
Part 1 is KNOW - what are the key things you need to understand about the topic, the bigger systemic picture around it, and where the racial wealth divide fits in
Part 2 is FEEL - how do you integrate the...

Featured Song -  Savings
from INDIGNATION by Indigo Ali
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Season 2 of the Brunch & Budget podcast will share 3 part arcs of big topics:
Part 1 is KNOW - what are the key things you need to understand about the topic, the bigger systemic picture around it, and where the racial wealth divide fits in
Part 2 is FEEL - how do you integrate the topic into your personal relationship with money and unpack the behaviors, reactions, and habits around it
Part 3 is DO - we take you through Brunch & Budget’s 5 Stages to Fin...

Featured Song - Saving
from Fresh Air EP by DeeRiginal
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Season 2 of the Brunch & Budget podcast will share 3 part arcs of big topics:
Part 1 is KNOW - what are the key things you need to understand about the topic, the bigger systemic picture around it, and where the racial wealth divide fits in
Part 2 is FEEL - how do you integrate the topic into your personal relationship with money and unpack the behaviors, reactions, and habits around it
Part 3 is DO - we take you through Brunch & Budget’s 5 Stages to...

Featured Song - Saving
from Trickle Down Destruction by A7MC x Dethwzrd
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Featuring an interview with
Dedrick Asante-Mohammad the chief of membership policy and equity at NCRC
Follow him on Facebook and Twitter.
NCRC Website

Season 2 of the Brunch & Budget podcast will share 3 part arcs of big topics:
Part 1 is KNOW - what are the key things you need to understand about the topic, the bigger systemic picture around it, and where the racial wealth divide fits in
Part 2 is FEEL - how do you...

Featured Song - Shameless
by POUNDS
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Special Episode - Get Shameless About Your Money

As we enter a recession, it's easy to feel like you're the one who failed, when in fact, there was no way to predict what was going to happen in the future.

"I should have prepared more..."

"I should have saved more..."

"I should have known that my job was going to fire me..."

We're here to remind you that you're not wrong,
You're not stupid,<...

Featured Song - Recession On
from Rain Shine by Luke Rain
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Featuring an interview with
Dedrick Asante-Mohammad the chief of membership policy and equity at NCRC
Follow him on Facebook and Twitter.
NCRC Website

Season 2 of the Brunch & Budget podcast will share 3 part arcs of big topics:
Part 1 is KNOW - what are the key things you need to understand about the topic, the bigger systemic picture around it, and where the racial wealth divide fits in
Part 2 is FEEL - how do you integrate the t...

Song Featured - Recession Proof
from No Lotion 2: The Great Repression by Ashy L Bowz
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Season 2 of the Brunch & Budget podcast will share 3 part arcs of big topics:
Part 1 is KNOW - what are the key things you need to understand about the topic, the bigger systemic picture around it, and where the racial wealth divide fits in
Part 2 is FEEL - how do you integrate the topic into your personal relationship with money and unpack the behaviors, reactions, and habits around it
Part 3 is DO - we take you...

Song featured - Recession
from Hometown Herverts by A. Harmony, DijahSB & pHoenix Pagliacci
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Surprise! We’re back, and so is the looming possibility of a recession. Some folks say it’s inevitable, some say we still have time to prevent it.

But, what the heck is it? How do we know we’re in a recession? Is there some kind of announcement?

In part 1 of our Recessions arc, we share what a recession is, what the indicators are, who is most affected by it (3 guesses) and the ways past recess...

Feat. DREAM by Dyalekt & Dedrick Asante-Muhammad
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May 2021. That was the last time we posted a podcast episode. One of our most favorite, nourishing, life giving things we did gave way to the weight of… everything else.

We had a false start in January of this year. We recorded a segment with our favorite regular guest, Dedrick Asante-Muhammad, and he rocked it of course. But then the pressure to be “good” got to me. Every segment we recorded didn’t sound right. We were out of practice and forgot why it was fun in the f...

Has talking about the racial wealth divide become conversational quicksand, where we think that people talking about it are considering the problem in its totality and actually trying to solve it but they're actually applying a band aid to a gaping wound by saying the right words so we keep buying their products(looking at you Apple)?This week we're joined by Dedrick Asante-Muhammad for another PREACH episode and we took a deep dive into corporations and the racial wealth divide. We talked about authenticity, what systemic racism actually means, and how the feeling of being personally racist factors...

It's time for our annual tax episode! This year, we sit down with Darren Liddell, one of our See Change coaches and a seasoned tax preparer (he shows off his 10 year VITA pin on the show!) who breaks down taxes through a news lens. By the end of the episode, you'll learn how to take advantage of the tax changes during COVID (and make sure you get that stimulus payment!), how to maximize your deductions, the biggest tax mistakes people make, and why refunds are actually a total scam.

Music Featured in this episode:
Stay [Income...

You know the Lazy Susan(tm)? The mini Gravitron where your sauces or spices turn for everyone at the table? Why is it lazy, and Why Susan? Markus Krajewski, professor of Media History at University of Basel, Switzerland, and author of The Server: A Media History from the Present to the Baroque says, "In all probability, Susan was a generic name rich homeowners addressed their maidservants with through the 18th century. "Laziness was a common complaint against servants (at the time), so ‘lazy Susan' must have been a usual term since the 18th century,"

THESE ASSHOLES HAVE BE...

Why Desegregation Didn't Work

They used to be lying, stealing, screaming f*ck your feelings
Now they’re crying, pleading for unity and healing
History is written by the richer, not the winners

We’re seeing it happen as we tweet

History tells us that desegregation fixed America
It admits that separate was never equal
As if separation was America’s only evil

Racial discrimination is like a nuclear bomb
Communities that aren’t destroyed by explosion
Often end up dying by fallout

The...

Hey there,

It's Black History Month, and we're always ready to call out some sh*t about the finance industry. Here's some f*cked up history for you:

The history of insurance is racist.

NY Life started in the 1800's by insuring enslaved Africans lives - if a slave died, the insurance company would pay the slavemaster for their life. Fastforward to the 80's and 90's when Walmart started buying "dead peasant" life insurance policies where if an employee died, Walmart got paid out. POC have always had a complicated relationship with insurance...

So what’s going on with this GameStop thing?
Did Reddit take down a multi-billion dollar hedge fund?
What’s a hedge fund?

If you’ve been hearing about GameStop nonstop for the last few days and want to know all the drama and what it might mean for the stock market as a whole and your personal investments, join us today at 2pm EST to learn all about it. We invited back Kevin Matthews of Building Bread to help us break down what the heck happened, all the investment terms you need to know and di...

We don't know about you, but we're tired of hearing out of touch celebrity millionaires (looking at you, Diddy) who keep telling us we should have been hustling even harder in the middle of a global pandemic. We are TIRED! But more importantly, hustle culture prevents us from interrogating the system of oppression it was built upon. Instead of advocating for our own labor/worker rights, we're pitted against each other. Instead of giving ourselves space to rest and recharge, we feel forced to work until burnout.

Hustle does not equal abundance. Hustle only...