Get Shamele$s
What happens when you combine a financial planner and a Hip Hop educator?
Don't worry, we won't be teaching you any raps about compound interest or a dance for how to remember which bills to pay each month.
There is a huge focus in Hip Hop education on understand your identity in relation to the whole. By connecting Hip Hop and Finance, you not only begin to understand yourself and your relationship with money, but also how to build financial habits that resonate with your personal identity and how you learn and process information.
Hip Hop culture is inherently inclusive, community-focused, and entrepreneurship-led.
When you start to see how your skills and talents can benefit your community and those around you, talking about money is no longer a source of shame. It becomes a conversation about tools, strategies, and resources you can share and how your unique experiences and identity contribute to the big picture. When we start the financial planning conversation from a place that is rooted in the principles and philosophies of Hip Hop, we are using a shared language that makes everyone in the room feel heard and understood.
(Oh, and you may also learn how to beatbox.)
Our Workshops Are Designed To:
Help You Understand Your Relationship With Money
Start Thinking of Money as a Tool For How to Reach your Goals
Get Comfortable Speaking and Thinking About Money in New Ways
Develop Strategies For Spending and Saving That Match Up With Your Money Personality
Understand How to Align Your Spending With Your Values
Let's face it, thinking about money is stressful, talking about it is even more stressful.
It's the number one cause of divorce, parents would rather talk to their kids about sex & drugs than money (whaaaatt??) and it's the last taboo. It's easy to feel like a financial failure when you don't know what financial success looks like and don't know who you can ask.
How about we change all that?
If we change how we talk about it, we can change how we feel about it. There is so much shame and fear around money and it can feel like such a lonely journey.
The more we talk about it with each other and remove the emotional baggage we've all attached to it, the more we can focus on how to actually get to where we want to go.
Some Places We’ve Hip-Hopped and Financed
Ready for us to do a workshop at your organization?
Email ruth@brunchandbudget.com with the information below or fill out this contact form.
Video samples and sample presentations available upon request. Let's make it happen!
Past Public Events
August 2, 2023 | Get Shameless About Your Money!
June 4, 2023 | Run your business like a machine | in partnership with Urban Artistry
May 3, 2023 | AAWW & A4 Present: Get Shamele$s About Your Art as a Business! | in partnership with Asian American Arts Alliance
April 18, 2023 | 5 Stages: How not to be a broke college student | in partnership with Brookdale Community College
April 4, 2023 | Learn the 5 Stages to Your Financial Legacy | in partnership with Brookdale Community College
March 28, 2023 | IN PERSON: 5 Stages: How not to be a broke college student | in partnership with Brookdale Community College
February 14, 2023 | IN PERSON: 5 Stages: How not to be a broke college student | in partnership with Brookdale Community College
October 20, 2022 | Your Money, Your Health
October 6, 2022 | OFFICE HOURS: Money & Art
September 21, 2022 | Black Women’s Equal Pay Day by HIRE BLACK NOW
September 9, 2022 | Panel with Pam & Dyalekt on opening night, 9/9
August 22, 2022 | CCI – DEBT TEACH-IN & BRUNCH-IN | in partnership with Christopher Rivas and Debt Collective
August 18, 2022 | Get Shameless About Your Money Workshop
June 15 2022 | Recession-Proof Your Finances | in partnership with #HIREBLACK Summit
Apr 27 2022 | 5 Stages To Your Financial Legacy: Financial Legacy | in partnership with Brookdale College
Apr 20 2022 | 5 Stages To Your Financial Legacy: Financial Independence | in partnership with Brookdale College
Apr 13 2022 | 5 Stages To Your Financial Legacy: Financial Sustainability | in partnership with Brookdale College
Apr 6 2022 | 5 Stages To Your Financial Legacy: Financial Stability | in partnership with Brookdale College
Apr 4 2022 | Live Q&A: Freelance Finance | in partnership with Art World Learning
Mar 30 2022 | 5 Stages To Your Financial Legacy: Financial Safety | in partnership with Brookdale College
Mar 23 2022 | Home of Your Own: How to Buy a Home for the First Time | in partnership with General Assembly
Mar 3 2022 | Build Your Own Benefits Package | in partnership with The Field
Feb 24 2022 | The Artist's Financial Plan | in partnership with General Assembly
Feb 17 2022 | Personal Finances & the Racial Wealth Divide | in partnership with General Assembly
Dec 8 2021 | Create Your Financial Legacy Series: Secure Financial Legacy | in partnership with General Assembly
Nov 30 2021| How to start investing, even if you've never done it before | in partnership with Brookdale College
Nov 23 2021 | The Credit Hustle: How to overcome, even when the game is rigged | in partnership with Brookdale College
Nov 16 2021 | Beyond Budgeting | in partnership with Brookdale College
Nov 12 2021 | Build Your Own Benefits Package | in partnership with the Center for Cultural Innovation
Nov 9 2021 | 5 Stages to Your Financial Legacy: Financial Legacy | in partnership with General Assembly
Nov 8 2021 | Home of Your Own: How to Buy a Home For the First Time | in partnership with The Field
Nov 2 2021 | The Artist’s Financial Plan: From Artist to Artist Entrepreneur | in partnership with The Field
Oct 16 2021 | Fools Fury BUILD Festival: Navigating the Nonprofit Industrial Complex | in partnership with Fools Fury
Oct 12 2021 | 5 Stages to Your Financial Legacy: Financial Independence | in partnership with General Assembly
Sep 30 2021 | 5 Stages to Your Financial Legacy: Financial Sustainability | in partnership with General Assembly
Aug 19 2021 | How to Buy A Home for the First Time: A Guide for First Time Homeowners | in partnership with The Center for Cultural Innovation
Aug 17 2021 | 5 Stages to Your Financial Legacy: Financial Stability | in partnership with General Assembly
Jul 27 2021 | 5 Stages to Your Financial Legacy: Financial Safety | in partnership with General Assembly
June 22 2021 | Master Your Money: A Deep Dive Into Millennial Home Ownership | in partnership with Business Insider
May 1 2021 | 5 Stages to Your Financial Legacy
Apr 27 2021 | PPP is for Artists & Freelancer Too | in partnership with Art World Conference
Apr 26 2021 | Beyond Budgeting | in partnership with General Assembly
Apr 19 2021 | The Credit Hustle | in partnership with The Center for Cultural Innovation
Mar 25 2021 | Run Your Business Like a Machine | in partnership with Musical Theater Factory
Feb 23 2021 | The One Page Business Plan | in partnership with Musical Theater Factory
Feb 10 2021 | Celebrating Black in Tech | in partnership with General Assembly
Jan 29 2021 | Financial Resilience for Artists & Creatives | in partnership with Musical Theater Factory
Jan 28 2021 | 7 Money Moves to Make 2021 a Financial Success A Workshop About Financial Goal Setting | in partnership with HIREBLACK
Jan 25 2021 | How to Thrive as a POC Small Biz Owner Workshop 3 - The Road to your First Hire | in partnership with General Assembly
Dec 16 2020 | How to Thrive as a POC Small Biz Owner Workshop 2 - Organize Your Business Like a Machine | in partnership with General Assembly
Nov 18 2020 | How to Thrive as a POC Small Biz Owner Workshop 1 - The One Page Business Plan | in partnership with General Assembly
Oct 17 2020 | #HIREBLACK Summit | in partnership with #HIREBLACK
Oct 16-17 2020 | ART World Conference | in partnership with Art World Conference
Sep 30 2020- Oct 2 2020 | 2020 Virtual Prosperity Summit | in partnership with Prosperity Now
Sep 14 2020 | How to go from artist to artist entrepreneur | in partnership with The Bowery Poetry Club
Sep 12-13 2020 | The New Common Sense: Using Art to Bridge the Racial Wealth Divide | in partnership with foolsFury Theater
Aug 19 2020 | Managing Credit & Debt in Uncertain Times | in partnership with General Assembly
Aug 10-14 2020 | Redefine the Hustle | in partnership with The Rock Star Advocate
June 22 2020 | Financial Resilience in times of crisis | in partnership with Ethel's Club
June 17 2020 | A Candid Conversation about PPP Loans | in partnership with fiverr
May 26 2020 | Financial Resilience for Artists and Creatives | in partnership with Bowery Poetry Club
May 23 2020 | Cocktails and Credit | in partnership with Glow Up Gang
May 21 2020 | All your questions answered about applying, getting, and having your PPP loans forgiven | partnership with Fiverr
May 12 2020 | Managing your credit in times of crisis | in partnership with Art World Conference
April 22 2020 | Financial Resilience in times of crisis | in partnership with General Assembly NYC
April 11 2020 | A Virtual Brunch & Budget: Grab your mimosas and join us for Bottomless Budgeting Tips | in partnership with GlowUp Gang
April 6 2020 | Financial Strategies in Times of Crisis | in partnership with AIRmedia
March 21 2020 | Creative Conference: an illshare | How to rest, work, collaborate, and handle your money during COVID
Feb 25 2020 | Celebrating Black History Month: How the racial wealth divide affects your wallet | in partnership with General Assembly NYC
Jan 28 2020 | This Is Your Year: 7 moves to make 2019 a financial success | in partnership with General Assembly NYC
Sep 26 2019 | The credit hustle: How to overcome, even when the game is rigged | in partnership with Art Apple NYC
Sep 15 2019 | Everyday Ppl and Brunch & Budget Present: A Financial Literacy Film Festival | in partnership with Everyday People & Florida Prosperity Partnership
Sep 12 2019 | Beyond Budgeting: How to automate your finances and build real wealth | in partnership with Art Apple NYC
August 30, 2019 | How to start investing even if you've never done it before | in partnership with Art Apple NYC
August 23-24, 2019 | Culture, Art, and Financial Resilience | in partnership with United Way Miami-Dade County
August 15, 2019 | The Artist's Financial Plan: How to get your finances together and still rock the house | in partnership with Art Apple NYC
August 7, 2019 | Speed Networking with Brunch & Budget | in partnership with General Assembly NYC
March 25, 2019 | What does it really mean to invest in yourself? | in partnership with General Assembly NYC
February 27, 2019 | How the racial wealth divide affects your wallet | in partnership with General Assembly NYC
February 10, 2019 | How the racial wealth divide affects your wallet | 4th Annual Financial Literacy & Economic Justice Conference at UC Berkeley
January 16, 2019 | 7 move to make 2019 a financial success | in partnership with General Assembly NYC
December 4, 2018 | How to quit your job and go full time freelance | in partnership with General Assembly NYC
September 19, 2018 | Beyond Budgeting: Building confidence to start investing (in partnership with General Assembly NYC)
August 22, 2018 |Beyond Budgeting: How to put together a financial plan you'll actually use (in partnership with General Assembly NYC)
March 27, 2018 | How to quit your job and go full time freelance (in partnership with General Assembly NYC)
February 27, 2018 | How to start investing, even if you're never done it before (in partnership with General Assembly NYC & Wealthsimple)
February 4, 2018 | UC Berkeley Financial Literacy & Economic Justice Conference (FLEJCON)
February 1, 2018 | This is your year: 7 Financial Moves to make 2018 a financial success (in partnership with General Assembly SF & Haven Life)
January 10, 2018 | THIS IS YOUR YEAR: 7 MOVES THAT WILL MAKE 2018 A FINANCIAL SUCCESS (in partnership with General Assembly NYC & Haven Life)
October 17, 2017 | Beyond Budgeting with Mint: How to automate your finances and build real wealth (in partnership with General Assembly SF and Mint)
October 19, 2017 | How to build and protect your wealth (in partnership with General Assembly NYC & Haven Life)
September 18, 2017 | How to start investing, even if you've never done it before (in partnership with General Assembly NYC)
August 20, 2017 | LIVE Brunch & Budget Podcast episode during Summer of Bondfire's audio festival!
August 16, 2017 | Beyond Budgeting: How to Put Together a Financial Plan You'll Actually Use (in partnership with General Assembly NYC)
July 15, 2017 | How to quit your job and go full time freelance (in partnership with General Assembly DC)
June 28, 2017 | Yes, even you can be an investor! How to start investing with any amount of money (in partnership with General Assembly SF)
June 14, 2017 | Beyond Budgeting: How to Put Together a Financial Plan You'll Actually Use (in partnership with General Assembly NYC)
May 24, 2017 | Beyond Budgeting: How to Put Together a Financial Plan You'll Actually Use (in partnership with General Assembly Boston)
April 17, 2017 | How to quit your job and go full time freelance (in partnership with General Assembly LA)
April 15, 2017 | The Artist's Financial Plan: How to get your finances together and still rock the house (in partnership with Nomadic Press)
April 12, 2017 | How to quit your job and go full time freelance (in partnership with Young Professionals of San Francisco)
April 11, 2017 | How to Tackle Your Debt and Still Have a Life (in partnership with General Assembly SF)
April 9, 2017 | UC Berkeley's 2nd Annual FLEJCON (Financial Literacy and Economic Justice Conference)
March 22, 2017 | How to quit your job and go full time freelance (in partnership with General Assembly)
March 11, 2017 | #PodinLiveNYC Podcast Meetup! - Come have a drink with us and ask us all your podcast/Hip-Hop/finance/social justice questions in person! (in partnership with Tea With Queen & J)
February 28, 2017 | Beyond Budgeting: How to Put Together a Financial Plan You'll Actually Use (in partnership with General Assembly NYC)
November 30, 2016 | Beyond Budgeting: How to Put Together a Financial Plan You'll Actually Use (in partnership with General Assembly NYC)
November 15, 2016 | Take the Leap from Full Time Job to Full Time Freelance | (in partnership with General Assembly SF)
October 20, 2016 | How to put together a financial plan you'll actually use | (in partnership with Young Professionals of SF)
October 18, 2016 | How to put together a financial plan you'll actually use | (in partnership with General Assembly SF)
October 1, 2016 | Brunch & Get Sh*t Done, New York!
August 30, 2016 | Goals, Guts, & Glory: How to Put Together a Financial Plan You'll Actually Use (in partnership with General Assembly NYC)
June 22, 2016 | From first date to I Do: How to talk to your honey about money | (in partnership with Levo League)
June 18, 2016 | Brunch & Get Sh*t Done, Bay Area!
June 11, 2016 | Brunch & Get Sh*t Done, LA!
April 27, 2016 | Goals, Guts, & Glory: How to put together a financial plan you'll actually use | (in partnership with Levo League)
November 11, 2015 | How to take the leap from full time job to full time passion | (in partnership with Levo League)
November 3, 2015 | Goals, Guts, & Glory: How to put together a financial plan you'll actually use | (in partnership with Levo League & General Assembly SF)