Dr. Michael Gene Thomas is the author of Black Financial Culture: Building Wealth from the Inside Out. He is also a Lecturer at the University of Georgia where he teaches Financial Planning, Housing and Consumer Economics.  His research involves understanding what factors influence financial well-being across socio-economic status and how to optimize those factors through evidenced-based interventions or therapeutic methods.  Dr. Thomas has won numerous teaching awards. Show Notes 0:00-1:00 Introduction1:01-8:31 Why Dr. Thomas wrote Black Financial Culture: Building Wealth from the Inside Out8:32-21:55 The three meanings of black financial culture as defined in the book21:56-25:24 How football can explain progress25:25-30:19 How we subconsciously operate out of habit not as choice30:20-35:55- How emotion hinders or destroys wealth creation (cut some)35:56-40:10 What was it like writing the book Black Financial Culture and his frustrations with manufactured division40:10-55:45 The beauty of diversity and black financial culture55:46- A Gentleman’s BetRelated Resources and Articles Black Financial Culture: Building Wealth from the Inside Out Subscribe or follow Modern Husbands on social media! Newsletter Facebook YouTube LinkedIn Instagram Twitter TikTok Substack