by Acquania Escarne | Jan 24, 2023 | Entrepreneur Tips, Finances, Podcast
After one bad evaluation, Chianté Jones decided to quit her good government job. In this episode, Chianté shares how she transitioned from a 9 to 5 employee to a full-time entrepreneur. Chianté Jones is a Financial Coach and the Founder of Dollars and Change. As...
by Acquania Escarne | Jan 30, 2019 | Personal Finances
I did it! I survived the longest government shutdown in U.S. history. The federal government was shutdown for 35 days, which was a wake up call for me, 800,000 government employees, and 1.2 million contractors affected by the shutdown. For the first time in my career,...
by Acquania Escarne | Jan 10, 2019 | Personal Finances
January 8th marked my 11th anniversary as a federal government employee. My country’s gift to me was a government shutdown and notice that I would not receive my next paycheck. Although we are in the third week of the shutdown, my family and I are not panicking...
by Acquania Escarne | Mar 12, 2024 | Blog, Personal Finances
The financial market can be volatile, and for this reason, many people invest in gold to protect their financial security. Since ancient times, countries have kept gold reserves to provide a level of economic stability on a nationwide scale. But why is gold considered...
by Acquania Escarne | Dec 22, 2023 | Entrepreneur Tips, Finances, Podcast
Ariana Pareja founded her first company at 21 years old and bootstrapped her company to a multimillion-dollar valuation. She’s raised $48 million in venture capital funding for her tech startup, and her company achieved a $150 million valuation in just over six...
