I’m excited and honored to bring you this roundtable discussion. I brought together some of the most notable and leading voices in the Financial Independence and personal finance space to discuss the wealth gap, privilege and the unique factors that people of color face in reaching Financial Freedom. The roundtable includes; Naseema from Financially Intentional, Carmen Perez from Make Real Cents, Timika from the House of FI Podcast & Julien and Kiersten from Rich & Regular.   We discuss: Lack of diversity in the messaging and why our stories need to be told Our thoughts on overall privilege and our own individual privileges Actionable steps people of color need to take to get ahead Getting the cheat code by investing in yourself and education plus so much more Join the Journeyer Launch Club for more tips, tools and resources to help you on your journey to Financial Freedom! Other related blog posts/links mentioned in this episode: Naseema’s first JTL interview Episode 16 Timika’s first JTL interview Episode 30 Julien & Kiersten’s first JTL interview - Episode 43 Black Fire series Part 1 & Part 2 Join The Journeyer Launch Club Join The Weekly Newsletter List Leave me a voicemail– Leave me a question on the Journey To Launch voicemail and have it answered on the podcast! Watch me on News12  Watch my latest segments on News12 YNAB –  Start managing your money and budgeting so that you can reach your financial dreams. Sign up for a free 2 month trial of YNAB, my go-to budgeting app by using my referral link. Connect with Carmen: Website Instagram: @makerealcents Twitter: @makerealcents Facebook: Make Real Cents   Connect with Timika: Reluctant Frugalist Website House of FI Instagram: @house_of_fi Facebook: House Of FI   Connect with Naseema: Website Instagram: @financiallyintentional Facebook: FinanciallyIntentionalBiz   Connect with Julien & Kiersten: Website Instagram: @richandregular Twitter: @richandregular Facebook: Rich and Regular   Connect with me: Instagram: @journeytolaunch Twitter: @JourneyToLaunch Facebook: Journey To Launch Join the private Facebook Group Become a member of the Journeyer Launch Club