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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 !
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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🤭
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Which expense surprised you the most?
03/03/2026
🎉 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
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!
01/08/2026
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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