Writer, Speaker, CFP®
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AJ helps high-earning professionals rethink their relationship with money so they can replace anxiety with clarity, action, and creation.
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Money should be a creative tool, not a source of shame.
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Understand & Shift your money patterns
Essays on money, identity, and the psychology behind your financial choices.
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Talks to Inspire & empower your audience
Elevate your podcast, classroom, or event, with engaging, and deeply human talks
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Perspectives & breakdowns on video
The biggest stories in money, tech, business, and culture, weekly.
“I didn’t grow up talking about money.”
Here’s the dirty secret: no one did.
We have thirst-trapped and swiped and dating-diaried our way past most taboos, but talking about money still makes most of us squirm.
The result is that people think they’re bad with money when they’re actually on the same page as everyone else – but no one’s talking about it.
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Buying real estate is not a guaranteed path to wealth. Once you get past the shame you can make the right housing decision.
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Your animal is part of your family, but did you prepare for its arrival in a financially responsible way?
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If you can’t say exactly what “done” looks like, you don’t have a goal. You just have something you keep meaning to get to.
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When it comes to buying a home, there’s more to the purchase price than meets the eye. Don’t think that bigger is better.
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"If your parents can give you only $10,000 for your down payment on a New York apartment, “it’s like Grandma saying, ‘I’m gonna give you a gift for your birthday,’ and it’s 20 bucks.”
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[she goes] "beyond technical knowledge [...] to consider how to work with your emotional attachments to company stock in a way that also lets you diversify to mitigate risk and safeguard your life goals. "
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Rent or buy? “When you own, everything is your problem,” Owning builds equity and can have tax benefits. But consider the lost investment income and mortgage interest payments.
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[One of the] "Best Wealth Managers & Advisors Under 40 in the USA" [...] Nominated [among] their most exceptional young talent or the inaugural Rising Stars list.
I AM WRITING A BOOK
This isn’t a “how to get rich” book. It’s a “how to live well” book. It’s about rewriting your relationship with money — so you can build a life that feels like your own.
Our financial system is broken. This book is a tool to live creatively and securely within that system, without letting it crush your spirit.
For the people who want to build a financial life aligned with their values
“I can't wait for this book. She’s the best”
— My mom
“Great book, some good thoughts. I have some suggestions tho”
— My editor
“Why are you spending so much time in the book? Go back to work!”
— My business partner
A podcast about money, business, and the weird world of personal finance.
I co-host The Liquidity Event, a weekly podcast where we break down the biggest stories in money, tech, business, and culture — with a healthy dose of irreverence.
Financial guidance for people with complex lives and big goals.
I co-founded Brooklyn FI to help high-income earners and individuals with significant portfolios make confident, strategic financial decisions.
Your relationship to Money changes everything
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Money, tech, business, culture, and the chaos in between.
THE MONEY COMMANDMENTS
Thou shall spend less than one makes.
Thou shall prioritize making money and saving it whenever possible.
Thou shall keep at least $10,000 in a high-yield savings account for emergencies (even better if it’s three months of living expenses).
Thou shall automatically contribute to one’s investment account monthly.
Thou shall only lend money to friends or family at an amount less than 5% of their investible net worth and at an interest rate not lower than AFR 1.
Thou shall only make alternative investments (your friend’s bar, bitcoin) in a sum less than 10% of their investible net worth.
Thou shall lead by example and talk about one’s money fears and wins with those closest to them.