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Giovanna is a financial educator, TikTok influencer and money coach. You can follow her on TikTok @thefirstgenmentor

05/07/2026

Happening a week from today ! Join us for a FREE author meet & greet on Thursday 5/14 at

We’ll spend our time doing an author reading, live Q&A, and a book signing ✒️. Brought to you by

📍Address: 2559 N Downer Ave Milwaukee, WI 53211

📅 Date: Thursday 5/14, from 6pm- 7:30pm

Get your FREE tickets at the l1nk in bi0

📚 Want to get your book signed? Order your copy in advance with

I’m only in the US twice a year now, so this is your chance to come and meet me!

Please share and tag with your Milwaukee friends and encourage them to attend.

04/14/2026

First they talk crap.

You’re making different money moves than them. They don’t understand it. So they criticize.

Then they ask you “wait, how can I do this too?”

If you’re in the middle of improving your finances and feel misunderstood by others, ignore the haters and keep going !

Thank you to for the feature. You can read the article on their website or by visiting my stories

04/08/2026

Credit to:

This is how much I spent to run my business January through March 👀

Aside from this, I pay myself a $4,300 monthly salary to stay compliant with my Spanish digital nomad visa

Subscriptions include podcasting software, course platform and automation software to include a few🤭

📍:

Which expense surprised you the most?

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🧀 Milwaukee! Join us for a FREE author meet & greet on Thursday 5/14 at

We’ll spend our time doing an author reading, live Q&A, and a book signing ✒️

📍Address: 2559 N Downer Ave Milwaukee, WI 53211

📅 Date: Thursday 5/14, from 6pm- 7:30pm

Get your FREE tickets at the l1nk in bi0

📚 Want to get your book signed? Order your copy in advance with

Please share and tag with your Milwaukee friends and encourage them to attend. This will be my 20th book signing!

03/18/2026

I stopped contributing to my retirement accounts at 36! What’s behind this shocking decision? 🤯

Listen to discover the two key reasons and how I reached a financial milestone that allows me to coast into retirement.

🎧 What You’ll Hear in This Episode:

🔸How living abroad has affected my ability to contribute to retirement accounts

🔸An introduction to the FI/RE movement

🔸How I hit a major financial milestone- Coast FIRE!

🔸An inside look into my investing journey, and how the pandemic allowed me to lock in

🔸The actual math I’m using to calculate my projected retirement portfolio and how to calculate your projected annual expenses in retirement

🔸Why my goal is to die with zero

🔸How stepping away from retirement contributions has allowed me to work a job I enjoy and given me extra money to optimize my life now

I’m embracing a new financial path and celebrating my journey!

What does this mean for you? Understanding your retirement options is crucial, especially if you’re considering retiring abroad one day.

Listen to the Cultura & Cash podcasts wherever you get your podcasts!

03/17/2026

I’ve been researching moving abroad since 2019. Back then, there were only a handful of creators making content about moving oversees

Now that’s its ✨trendy✨ everyone and their mama thinks they’re an expert because they moved abroad ONCE😐

I moved to Spain in 2025 and I can promise you, one move does NOT give you the expertise to coach others to do it to

These 3 creators are legit! Follow them and if you’re going to make the investment, rest assured they are the real deal





03/05/2026

Ever felt addicted to your phone but can’t seem to unplug? I’ve been there. Here’s how I broke free!

I realized my phone addiction was overwhelming my life. Waking up and scrolling was my default, but it drained my energy and focus. After a deep conversation with a mentor, I learned that unplugging was key to processing my grief and reclaiming my sanity.

I set boundaries by letting my spouse control my social media access. Now, I enjoy life without the constant urge to check my phone.

Slowing down has allowed me to reconnect with friends, dive into hobbies like puzzles and reading, and understand more about the effects of social media on our brains.

Have you tried unplugging? Maybe it’s time to take a break too!

Listen to the Cultura & Cash podcasts wherever you get your podcasts!

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🎉 Happy pub day to !

To celebrate, we’re giving away TWO copies of her debut money book, The High 5 Banking Method!

Sahirenys Pierce is a financial educator and influencer. As the founder of Poised Finance and Lifestyle, Pierce draws on her experiences as a first-generation Dominican American to teach everyday people how to manage their finances and lifestyle with poise.

Inspired by her experiences navigating financial adversity caused by her son’s health problems, Sahirenys shares a powerful new approach that will help you refocus your attention on the financial issues with the biggest impact on your life.

You’ll explore reliable and accessible strategies for money management that work regardless of your family’s income level. You’ll also discover heartfelt and inspiring lessons from Sahirenys’ own life that will spark creativity and innovation as you tackle your own personal finance plan. The book offers easy-to-follow steps to improving your financial well-being, including the High-5 Banking Method’s “2 Checking and 3 Savings” account system.

I was an early reader of this book and I highly recommend it!

🪩 Want a chance to win one? Here are the giveaway rules:

1) Like this post
2) Comment “High 5” by 3/10/26 11:59 PST

Open to continental U.S. only. Instagram is in no way responsible for this promotion. Two winners will be selected at random!🏆

The winners will be announced by 3/17/26 on IG stories and tagged on this post.

You can also grab your own copy of The High 5 Banking Method at your local bookstore or

02/25/2026

The U.S. healthcare system can be so cruel😤

Listen to my new podcast interview with where she shared how a medical emergency led to her creating her new money system, The High Five Banking System

🎧 What You’ll Hear in Episode 30 of the Cultura & Cash podcast:

🔸 How her father instilled a mindset of abundance in her childhood

🔸 How going through a foreclosure shaped her mindset and led her to a path as a financial planner

🔸 How she acquired a book deal with Wiley and tips for aspiring authors

🔸 How she developed The High 5 Banking Method and how listeners can use it to level up their finances

🔸 How she’s making sure her children are set up for financial prosperity as a first-gen Latina

Comment PODCAST and I’ll send you information on where to listen

🎧🎤 Or listen wherever you listen to podcasts (ANYWHERE BUT Spotify)

You can pre-order her book, The High 5 Banking Method, wherever you buy books. The book will be available in all bookstores on 3/3/26!

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Thank you for naming Cultura & Cash as a Must-Read Money Books For Women’s Financial Growth In 2026!

I’m honored to be included with a classic like The Psychology of Money (which I’m currently reading in Spanish!) and to be alongside fellow author friends Jamila Souffrant and Yanely Espinal.

Alejandra Rojas from did a fantastic job of curating a list of books that fill a lot of the gaps in traditional financial education and offer a more expansive, healing, and culturally aware path to wealth.

Women of color- this list is for you! Read the full list in my stories or

🌷 The Spanish adaptation of Cultura & Cash will be released this spring. To be the first to know, comment LIBRO and I’ll send you the waitlist to sign up !

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