Money Rehab with Nicole Lapin Does Getting Married Help You Earn More Money? Earn Your Leisure's Troy and Rashad on the Marital Minimum Wage, Tariffs, Financial Trauma and "F U Numbers"
May 30, 2025
Troy Millings and Rashad Bilal, co-founders of Earn Your Leisure, bring their expertise as financial educators to the discussion. They dive into the impact of financial trauma and how personal experiences shaped their views on wealth. The duo debates if marriage serves as a 'marital minimum wage' for couples, sharing insights on the balance of love and finance. They also tackle the complexities of insider trading and advocate for democratizing finance through education and active participation, empowering everyday investors to navigate market challenges.
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Education Trumps Account Size
- Financial sophistication no longer requires huge capital; education matters more today.
- With resources, someone with $10k can act like a 'sophisticated investor' if they learn the market.
Family Foreclosure Sparked Financial Drive
- Troy Millings recounts his family losing their house after signing an adjustable-rate mortgage.
- That event sparked his self-education in finance and lifelong discipline around money.
Raised Watching Entrepreneurial Risk
- Rashad Bilal describes growing up around his entrepreneur father and teacher mother.
- He learned to observe business volatility and adopt low overhead and cash-hoarding habits.
