Craig Robinson

And time and time again, one of the most powerful things I tell young people is that they have to be wary of that, that that's going to be an instinct that they have when they get a large check. is to use it. And then, you know, I try to remind them, if you don't have that money for books, they don't give you more money for books. You still owe the money.

And now you won't be able to get the books and you'll be in debt and you won't have anything to show for it. I'm so glad you shared that because that occurs amongst so many young people who are trying to figure out how to manage their money in college and to top it off, they're handed credit cards. Oh, my. You know, and I don't know if you went through that too. Yeah.

And now you won't be able to get the books and you'll be in debt and you won't have anything to show for it. I'm so glad you shared that because that occurs amongst so many young people who are trying to figure out how to manage their money in college and to top it off, they're handed credit cards. Oh, my. You know, and I don't know if you went through that too. Yeah.

And now you won't be able to get the books and you'll be in debt and you won't have anything to show for it. I'm so glad you shared that because that occurs amongst so many young people who are trying to figure out how to manage their money in college and to top it off, they're handed credit cards. Oh, my. You know, and I don't know if you went through that too. Yeah.

Yeah. at 25% interest. What's that interest?

Yeah. at 25% interest. What's that interest?

Yeah. at 25% interest. What's that interest?

Yeah, yeah. You know, I hear that. Barack and I think we took it at the right pace. But still, saving for a down payment is a pretty exhaustive process. And it can be a limit to owning that first home.

Yeah, yeah. You know, I hear that. Barack and I think we took it at the right pace. But still, saving for a down payment is a pretty exhaustive process. And it can be a limit to owning that first home.

Yeah, yeah. You know, I hear that. Barack and I think we took it at the right pace. But still, saving for a down payment is a pretty exhaustive process. And it can be a limit to owning that first home.

And he went down all the bills till he got to...

And he went down all the bills till he got to...

And he went down all the bills till he got to...

Stephen, when did you start right-sizing your relationship with money? And how did you do it?

Stephen, when did you start right-sizing your relationship with money? And how did you do it?

Stephen, when did you start right-sizing your relationship with money? And how did you do it?

Unless there are some deep inequities in your life, in your community, because when I hear you talk, Stephen, I hear the story of every other black and brown kid in the United States of America in inner cities. Yeah. You know, they are you in so many ways, you know, not connecting with school anymore.

Unless there are some deep inequities in your life, in your community, because when I hear you talk, Stephen, I hear the story of every other black and brown kid in the United States of America in inner cities. Yeah. You know, they are you in so many ways, you know, not connecting with school anymore.

Unless there are some deep inequities in your life, in your community, because when I hear you talk, Stephen, I hear the story of every other black and brown kid in the United States of America in inner cities. Yeah. You know, they are you in so many ways, you know, not connecting with school anymore.

in any major way, whip smart, hungry, capable, probably living in a lot of dysfunction, unparented in many ways. And what do they do? They do exactly what you did. But they're doing it with illegal substances and gangs. But they're trying to do the same thing, use their knowledge, acquire it. But they're doing it in a way that puts them in jail and changes the trajectory of their lives forever.