How to Cope with Financial Uncertainty in 2025 [Solo Ep]
Brown Ambition
iHeartPodcasts
4.9 • 2.5K Ratings
🗓️ 5 November 2025
⏱️ 50 minutes
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Summary
Hey BA Fam! this week Mandi Money is flying solo with a heart-to-heart about what it really looks like to find peace in uncertain times.
Between election night energy, economic anxiety, and personal challenges with depression and anxiety, I’ve been reminded how important it is to slow down, show yourself compassion, and stay connected to your people.I’m breaking down how I’m coping—from journaling and rest to making more mindful financial decisions as we head into the holidays. Plus, we’re celebrating some incredible election wins (shoutout to Zoran Mamdani in NYC and Mary Sheffield, Detroit’s first Black woman mayor!) and the release of our Brown Ambition Book Club pick, Uncompete by Ruchika Tulshyan.
And this week’s Brown Boost where I highlight Kim Lewis, founder of Curlmix, and how we can rally around her as she fights to keep her Black woman–owned business alive.
💬 Episode Gems
- “Uncertainty is a muscle—you can strengthen it with practice.”
- “You are worthy of community and love, exactly as you are.”
- “Be intentional with your dollars—spend in alignment with your values.”
📚 Resources Mentioned
- Book of the Month: Uncompete: Rejecting Competition to Unlock Success by Ruchika Tulshyan
- Support Curlmix: curlmix.com
- Join the Brown Ambition Patreon: patreon.com/BrownAmbition
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| 0:00.0 | This is an IHeart podcast. |
| 0:04.0 | Hey, BA fam, let's be real for a second. |
| 0:06.9 | And y'all know I keep it a book. |
| 0:08.3 | The job market has been brutal. |
| 0:10.0 | No, not brutal, trash. |
| 0:11.8 | Especially for women of color. |
| 0:13.7 | Over 300,000 of us have disappeared from the workforce this year alone. |
| 0:18.2 | And not by choice, but because of layoffs, disappearing DEI programs, |
| 0:23.5 | and stagnant wages that keep cutting us out of opportunity. Our unemployment rate has jumped to |
| 0:29.1 | over 7% while our pay gap continues to widen. I know all of that sounds dire, but here's what I want |
| 0:35.5 | you all to know. You do not have to wait for the |
| 0:37.9 | system to save you. That's exactly why I created the Mandy Moneymakers group coaching community. |
| 0:44.3 | It is a coaching community that is built for us by us. Inside the community, we're not just talking |
| 0:50.0 | about how to negotiate or how to get the job that you want. It's about finding purpose in your |
| 0:55.7 | career. It's about finding communities and others, feeling seen, feeling heard, and also having a |
| 1:02.9 | sounding board and a mirror to reflect your own magic, your own sparkle right back to yourself. |
| 1:09.1 | In this community, you'll get group coaching led by me, |
| 1:12.3 | but you'll also get peer-to-peer accountability with proven tools and resources that can help |
| 1:17.4 | you do what we have always done, sis, rise, even when the odds are stacked against us, |
| 1:23.5 | despite all the challenges, we will rise. If you're interested in joining the Mandy Moneymakers |
| 1:29.6 | community and having that support to bolster you and help you tap back into your magic |
| 1:35.4 | so that you can lead your career with intention and heart and your own intuition, trusting that |
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