167- How to Not Die Poor w/ Michael Arceneaux
Journey To Launch
Jamila Souffrant
4.9 • 1.7K Ratings
🗓️ 5 August 2020
⏱️ 41 minutes
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Summary
What started out as an essay about one man's struggle with student loan debt in the New York Times, has morphed into Michael Arceneaux's next best seller, I Don't Want to Die Poor. Michael Arceneaux, the author of the New York Times bestseller, I Can't Date Jesus: Love, Sex, Family, Race and Other Reasons Why I Put My Faith in Beyonce just released his second book, in April 2020. This book, I Don't Want To Die Poor, is all about money.
In our conversation we talk about Michael's struggles with student loan debt, the pressure to get a college education, and the faults of the student loan system. Michael is not a "money expert", which makes this conversation even more enlightening and real. If you have ever been in debt (or are currently in debt), listen in as we discuss the struggle to not die poor.
In this episode you will learn:
- What happens to private student loans when you die
- How the student loan process is systematically flawed
- Tips for creatives and entrepreneurs who want to make money and create
- Why Black Americans are disportionately affected by private student loans
- All the reasons why you should read Michael's new book, and more
You can watch this interview with Michael Arceneaux on youtube by clicking here.
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| 0:00.0 | You're listening to the Journey to Launch Podcast, How to Not DiPore with Michael Arseno. |
| 0:07.0 | T-minus 10 seconds. |
| 0:10.0 | Welcome to the Journey to Launch Podcast, with your hostila Sufraut as a money expert who walks her talk. |
| 0:17.0 | She helps brave journeyers like you, get out of debt, save, invest, and build real well. |
| 0:24.0 | Join her on the journey to launch to financial freedom in... |
| 0:28.0 | Five, four, three, two, one. |
| 0:39.0 | Hey, hey, journeyers. Welcome to the Journey to Launch Podcast. |
| 0:41.8 | I'm always excited that you join me. If you're first time |
| 0:45.8 | listener welcome welcome if you're a returning listener and journeyer you know |
| 0:50.0 | what's up I'm super excited to have you here. Hopefully this conversation will |
| 0:54.8 | inspire you, educate you, motivate you, all the things, give you the fuel you need |
| 1:00.8 | to continue on your journey. Now today on the podcast I'm talking to |
| 1:06.1 | Michael Arsenel who is a New York Times bestseller and he first wrote the book |
| 1:11.6 | I can't date Jesus love sex family race and other reasons I put my faith in Beyonce |
| 1:19.0 | What an amazing title first of all and so his second book is really what caught my attention I knew |
| 1:25.4 | that he had put out the first book I didn't read his first book but I knew that it |
| 1:28.9 | did really well and had a lot of great feedback. But with his second book, I was intrigued |
| 1:35.0 | because the title of it is, |
| 1:37.0 | I don't want to die poor. |
| 1:39.0 | And that caught my attention because I was like, |
| 1:42.0 | what is this about? And of of course it's about money and |
| 1:44.0 | Michael writes from a place where I think a lot of people can relate from you know he's |
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