New Dimes Radio Transistor (https://transistor.fm) https://feeds.transistor.fm/new-dimes-radio New Dimes Radio is the podcast for progressive breadwinners building and activating their first generation of wealth. Hosted by New Dimes co-founders Kristen Brillantes, Berna Anat, and Renna Al-Yassini, this is where real talk meets real action. Each week(ish), we dive into the messy, emotional, and hilarious realities of being first-gen breadwinners. From technical breakdowns to tender moments, we’re redefining what wealth can do—for ourselves, our loved ones, and our communities. We also pull back the curtain on building the New Dimes Network: a proudly independent, bootstrapped community where first-gen breadwinners create wealth practices that sustain them through the complexities of their experiences. From navigating tough financial decisions to fulfilling cycle-breaking dreams, we help our members move away from hustle culture and toward a life of gentle ambition. Expect laugh-cry storytelling, candid co-founder reflections, brilliant guest experts, and actionable takeaways you can actually use. Whether you’re planning your next financial move or just looking for a space where your first-gen experience feels truly seen, you’ve found your people. © 8 of Stones LLC c3b0c293-8fbf-593a-8c26-735b0e95dfc4 yes Start before you're ready en Tue, 01 Sep 2026 09:24:01 -0700 Tue, 01 Sep 2026 09:24:06 -0700 http://www.newdimes.co/radio https://img.transistorcdn.com/0IKYz0uk--vLUC93tllciHC504b4AppfRmz76VO6of0/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9mMzlh/NTNmNDQ5OTdlMmM2/ZjdmN2NhYmM0MGI3/YzQzNi5wbmc.jpg New Dimes Radio http://www.newdimes.co/radio episodic New Dimes New Dimes Radio is the podcast for progressive breadwinners building and activating their first generation of wealth. Hosted by New Dimes co-founders Kristen Brillantes, Berna Anat, and Renna Al-Yassini, this is where real talk meets real action. Each week(ish), we dive into the messy, emotional, and hilarious realities of being first-gen breadwinners. From technical breakdowns to tender moments, we’re redefining what wealth can do—for ourselves, our loved ones, and our communities. We also pull back the curtain on building the New Dimes Network: a proudly independent, bootstrapped community where first-gen breadwinners create wealth practices that sustain them through the complexities of their experiences. From navigating tough financial decisions to fulfilling cycle-breaking dreams, we help our members move away from hustle culture and toward a life of gentle ambition. Expect laugh-cry storytelling, candid co-founder reflections, brilliant guest experts, and actionable takeaways you can actually use. Whether you’re planning your next financial move or just looking for a space where your first-gen experience feels truly seen, you’ve found your people. New Dimes Radio is the podcast for progressive breadwinners building and activating their first generation of wealth. 8 of Stones LLC hello@newdimes.co No No The W2 Trap: Why First-Gen High Earners Still Feel Broke 1 1 4 4 The W2 Trap: Why First-Gen High Earners Still Feel Broke full e788b74f-eb29-44e4-8db4-39ce0f325712 https://share.transistor.fm/s/0f2e1dcd You did everything you were told to do. You out-earned everyone who came before you. And you're still the most taxed, most exposed person in the room, handing over 40-50% of your income one year while the ultra-wealthy report a fraction of what they make.

(Yes, the rates are tiered. 37% only touches dollars past ~$752K for a married couple. Plenty of dual-W2 tech, legal and medicine households live in that bracket and stack California on top.)

That's the trap. You did it "right," and it still never feels like enough. As Kristen put it: "when you're the highest income earner in your family, or even generationally, it can never feel enough.”

In the first-ever New Dimes Radio cofounder debrief, Berna Anat, Kristen Brillantes, and Renna Al-Yassini sit down — no outside guest, just the three of them — to name the trap they saw laid bare in Episode 003 with tax strategist Liz Hanley:

  • why W2 earners get squeezed the hardest
  • why a dual-W2 household is "very, very exposed" in a way nobody warns you about
  • who actually funds the government
  • what legal corruption looks like up close
  • and how the ultra-wealthy quietly get out of wages and into owning

This one isn't a how-to. It's recognition. It’s why the math feels rigged (because it is), why the anger is correct, and what it looks like to turn that anger into a strategy you build with other people instead of alone at 1am.

ABOUT THIS DEBRIEF

This is a new format for us: no outside guest, just the three New Dimes cofounders — Berna Anat, Kristen Brillantes, and Renna Al-Yassini — pulling apart a previous episode in real time.

This one debriefs Episode 003 with tax strategist and enrolled agent Liz Hanley. Kristen had to miss the Liz recording, so Berna and Renna catch her up on what shook them, what they’re doing about it, and what they’re building for the whole community next.

Listen to the Liz Hanley episode first if you haven’t. Then come back here for the inside monologue.

LINKS + RESOURCES

ABOUT NEW DIMES RADIO
This episode of New Dimes Radio was produced by 8 of Stones. Executive Produced by Kristen Brillantes and Renna Al-Yassini. This episode was mixed and sound-designed by Creative Kubo.

New Dimes Radio is the podcast for progressive first-generation breadwinners — the ones building wealth without a roadmap, holding down their politics and their portfolios at the same time. Hosted by Kristen Brillantes, Berna Anat, and Renna Al-Yassini, with brilliant guests who've figured out how to do this in ways the wealth industry doesn't talk about.

🌐 Website | 📷 Instagram | 🎵 TikTok | 🔗 LinkedIn | ✉️ Substack

  • (00:00) - Cold open
  • (00:27) - Welcome + our first cofounder debrief
  • (02:00) - "Shoulders down, she gets it"
  • (02:46) - Tax protest, it's not what you think
  • (05:00) - Renna's CPA body count
  • (08:37) - Why W2 earners get squeezed hardest
  • (10:19) - Who actually funds the government
  • (11:32) - How corporations offloaded their bill (the shoe-store con)
  • (13:48) - Never audited: the Trump tax shield
  • (15:36) - Okay, we're angry — now what?
  • (16:54) - Leaving tech: the dual-W2 danger
  • (18:24) - The real picture (two kids, private school, a moldy house)
  • (20:34) - Turn your family into a corporation (enter Chanise)
  • (23:47) - Be in the owning class: a business license at 14
  • (24:44) - What the ultra-wealthy actually do
  • (26:20) - Hold it or spend it
  • (28:49) - $100M made, $30M reported
  • (30:00) - The $1 salary, the write-off, the Texas move
  • (34:05) - Renna's questions before the big meeting
  • (38:53) - The money doula
  • (41:39) - What we're building (glossary + Dime Vault)
  • (42:51) - "My first client is myself" → talk loud, talk soon
]]> You did everything you were told to do. You out-earned everyone who came before you. And you're still the most taxed, most exposed person in the room, handing over 40-50% of your income one year while the ultra-wealthy report a fraction of what they make.

(Yes, the rates are tiered. 37% only touches dollars past ~$752K for a married couple. Plenty of dual-W2 tech, legal and medicine households live in that bracket and stack California on top.)

That's the trap. You did it "right," and it still never feels like enough. As Kristen put it: "when you're the highest income earner in your family, or even generationally, it can never feel enough.”

In the first-ever New Dimes Radio cofounder debrief, Berna Anat, Kristen Brillantes, and Renna Al-Yassini sit down — no outside guest, just the three of them — to name the trap they saw laid bare in Episode 003 with tax strategist Liz Hanley:

  • why W2 earners get squeezed the hardest
  • why a dual-W2 household is "very, very exposed" in a way nobody warns you about
  • who actually funds the government
  • what legal corruption looks like up close
  • and how the ultra-wealthy quietly get out of wages and into owning

This one isn't a how-to. It's recognition. It’s why the math feels rigged (because it is), why the anger is correct, and what it looks like to turn that anger into a strategy you build with other people instead of alone at 1am.

ABOUT THIS DEBRIEF

This is a new format for us: no outside guest, just the three New Dimes cofounders — Berna Anat, Kristen Brillantes, and Renna Al-Yassini — pulling apart a previous episode in real time.

This one debriefs Episode 003 with tax strategist and enrolled agent Liz Hanley. Kristen had to miss the Liz recording, so Berna and Renna catch her up on what shook them, what they’re doing about it, and what they’re building for the whole community next.

Listen to the Liz Hanley episode first if you haven’t. Then come back here for the inside monologue.

LINKS + RESOURCES

ABOUT NEW DIMES RADIO
This episode of New Dimes Radio was produced by 8 of Stones. Executive Produced by Kristen Brillantes and Renna Al-Yassini. This episode was mixed and sound-designed by Creative Kubo.

New Dimes Radio is the podcast for progressive first-generation breadwinners — the ones building wealth without a roadmap, holding down their politics and their portfolios at the same time. Hosted by Kristen Brillantes, Berna Anat, and Renna Al-Yassini, with brilliant guests who've figured out how to do this in ways the wealth industry doesn't talk about.

🌐 Website | 📷 Instagram | 🎵 TikTok | 🔗 LinkedIn | ✉️ Substack

  • (00:00) - Cold open
  • (00:27) - Welcome + our first cofounder debrief
  • (02:00) - "Shoulders down, she gets it"
  • (02:46) - Tax protest, it's not what you think
  • (05:00) - Renna's CPA body count
  • (08:37) - Why W2 earners get squeezed hardest
  • (10:19) - Who actually funds the government
  • (11:32) - How corporations offloaded their bill (the shoe-store con)
  • (13:48) - Never audited: the Trump tax shield
  • (15:36) - Okay, we're angry — now what?
  • (16:54) - Leaving tech: the dual-W2 danger
  • (18:24) - The real picture (two kids, private school, a moldy house)
  • (20:34) - Turn your family into a corporation (enter Chanise)
  • (23:47) - Be in the owning class: a business license at 14
  • (24:44) - What the ultra-wealthy actually do
  • (26:20) - Hold it or spend it
  • (28:49) - $100M made, $30M reported
  • (30:00) - The $1 salary, the write-off, the Texas move
  • (34:05) - Renna's questions before the big meeting
  • (38:53) - The money doula
  • (41:39) - What we're building (glossary + Dime Vault)
  • (42:51) - "My first client is myself" → talk loud, talk soon
]]> Tue, 01 Sep 2026 09:01:47 -0700 New Dimes New Dimes 2618 You did everything you were told to do. You out-earned everyone who came before you. And you're still the most taxed, most exposed person in the room, handing over 40-50% of your income one year while the ultra-wealthy report a fraction of what they make.

(Yes, the rates are tiered. 37% only touches dollars past ~$752K for a married couple. Plenty of dual-W2 tech, legal and medicine households live in that bracket and stack California on top.)

That's the trap. You did it "right," and it still never feels like enough. As Kristen put it: "when you're the highest income earner in your family, or even generationally, it can never feel enough.”

In the first-ever New Dimes Radio cofounder debrief, Berna Anat, Kristen Brillantes, and Renna Al-Yassini sit down — no outside guest, just the three of them — to name the trap they saw laid bare in Episode 003 with tax strategist Liz Hanley:

  • why W2 earners get squeezed the hardest
  • why a dual-W2 household is "very, very exposed" in a way nobody warns you about
  • who actually funds the government
  • what legal corruption looks like up close
  • and how the ultra-wealthy quietly get out of wages and into owning

This one isn't a how-to. It's recognition. It’s why the math feels rigged (because it is), why the anger is correct, and what it looks like to turn that anger into a strategy you build with other people instead of alone at 1am.

ABOUT THIS DEBRIEF

This is a new format for us: no outside guest, just the three New Dimes cofounders — Berna Anat, Kristen Brillantes, and Renna Al-Yassini — pulling apart a previous episode in real time.

This one debriefs Episode 003 with tax strategist and enrolled agent Liz Hanley. Kristen had to miss the Liz recording, so Berna and Renna catch her up on what shook them, what they’re doing about it, and what they’re building for the whole community next.

Listen to the Liz Hanley episode first if you haven’t. Then come back here for the inside monologue.

LINKS + RESOURCES

ABOUT NEW DIMES RADIO
This episode of New Dimes Radio was produced by 8 of Stones. Executive Produced by Kristen Brillantes and Renna Al-Yassini. This episode was mixed and sound-designed by Creative Kubo.

New Dimes Radio is the podcast for progressive first-generation breadwinners — the ones building wealth without a roadmap, holding down their politics and their portfolios at the same time. Hosted by Kristen Brillantes, Berna Anat, and Renna Al-Yassini, with brilliant guests who've figured out how to do this in ways the wealth industry doesn't talk about.

🌐 Website | 📷 Instagram | 🎵 TikTok | 🔗 LinkedIn | ✉️ Substack

  • (00:00) - Cold open
  • (00:27) - Welcome + our first cofounder debrief
  • (02:00) - "Shoulders down, she gets it"
  • (02:46) - Tax protest, it's not what you think
  • (05:00) - Renna's CPA body count
  • (08:37) - Why W2 earners get squeezed hardest
  • (10:19) - Who actually funds the government
  • (11:32) - How corporations offloaded their bill (the shoe-store con)
  • (13:48) - Never audited: the Trump tax shield
  • (15:36) - Okay, we're angry — now what?
  • (16:54) - Leaving tech: the dual-W2 danger
  • (18:24) - The real picture (two kids, private school, a moldy house)
  • (20:34) - Turn your family into a corporation (enter Chanise)
  • (23:47) - Be in the owning class: a business license at 14
  • (24:44) - What the ultra-wealthy actually do
  • (26:20) - Hold it or spend it
  • (28:49) - $100M made, $30M reported
  • (30:00) - The $1 salary, the write-off, the Texas move
  • (34:05) - Renna's questions before the big meeting
  • (38:53) - The money doula
  • (41:39) - What we're building (glossary + Dime Vault)
  • (42:51) - "My first client is myself" → talk loud, talk soon
]]> No Berna Anat Kristen Brillantes Renna Al-Yassini Liz Hanley on tax strategies, financial agency & the ultra wealthy 1 1 3 3 Liz Hanley on tax strategies, financial agency & the ultra wealthy full 6b48c53f-3ebf-48a0-99f3-99a4309ba0a6 https://share.transistor.fm/s/b316b8c1 The ultra-wealthy don't sell. That's the whole trick. "They own things. They own stock. They own land," Liz Hanley says. "And so then what they do is they never get rid of the thing. What they do is they borrow against it." Buy the asset, let it appreciate, borrow against it to live AND never trigger the tax. It's the move Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos are running while you get killed on your W2.

In Episode 003 of New Dimes Radio, we sit down with our own accountant, Liz Hanley — founder and head accountant at Liz's All Biz — to translate that playbook for the rest of us. Recorded three days after tax season closed, this one goes deep on values-aligned taxes: whether tax protest is actually worth the squeeze (spoiler: the IRS is almost fully automated now), why a Roth might be the wrong move when you're big mad about where your dollars go, the case for pre-tax everything, the tax-free magic of municipal bonds, the S-Corp move that saves 1099 folks real money, and how first-gen wealth builders can start owning assets and borrowing against them at a smaller scale. It's the "buy, borrow, die" strategy made knowable. Because, as Liz says, this is not calculus.

ABOUT LIZ
Liz Hanley (she/her) is the founder and head accountant at Liz's All Biz, a firm she built ~15 years ago after leaving a corporate role at Chanel Beauty as a single mother, because she was tired of making money for people who already had plenty of it. Today her firm serves over 1,000 clients, prioritizing the folks the industry overlooks, and her internal training program has launched Liz's All Biz alumni into a whole network of their own all-women accounting firms. A mother of three and a self-described political junkie, Liz is also a housing advocate who co-founded a New York super PAC for a pro-housing ballot initiative and helps rural communities navigate millions in state and federal affordable-housing funding. She literally cannot stop talking about taxes.

LINKS + RESOURCES

  • Liz's All Biz website: lizisallbiz.com
  • Liz on Instagram: @lizisallbiz
  • New Dimes on Substack: newdimes.substack.com
  • Concepts mentioned: values-aligned taxes, W2 vs. 1099 tax strategy, pre-tax retirement / HSA / FSA / 529 accounts, municipal bonds, capital gains, asset-based income, the S-Corp "lowest reasonable salary" move, "buy, borrow, never sell"

ABOUT NEW DIMES RADIO
This episode of New Dimes Radio was produced by 8 of Stones. Executive Produced by Renna Al-Yassini and Berna Anat. This episode was mixed and sound-designed by Creative Kubo.

New Dimes Radio is the podcast for progressive first-generation breadwinners — the ones building wealth without a roadmap, holding down their politics and their portfolios at the same time. Hosted by Kristen Brillantes, Berna Anat, and Renna Al-Yassini, with brilliant guests who've figured out how to do this in ways the wealth industry doesn't talk about.

🌐 Website | 📷 Instagram | 🎵 TikTok | 🔗 LinkedIn | ✉️ Substack

  • (00:00) - - "They never get rid of the thing. They borrow against it."
  • (00:16) - - Welcome + meet Liz Hanley
  • (00:24) - - How are you and your wealth doing today?
  • (00:45) - - The fuckery spiral: why taxes feel disempowering
  • (00:38) - - Is there such a thing as values-aligned taxes?
  • (00:00) - - What actually happens when you don't pay (the automated waterfall)
  • (00:54) - - What "levy" means in English
  • (00:00) - - Penalties, fees, and compounding interest
  • (00:02) - - Hot take: most IRS agents are actually trying to help
  • (00:52) - - Values in your financial strategy, not your tax dollars
  • (00:51) - - Two paths: W2 girlies vs. 1099 girlies
  • (00:08) - - W2 is the hardest place to build: pre-tax over Roth right now
  • (00:04) - - 529s: a Roth for education
  • (00:26) - - Turning W2 income into asset-based income
  • (00:26) - - The 40–45% W2 bracket vs. 20% capital gains
  • (00:53) - - Municipal bonds: the tax-free move the wealthy love
  • (00:00) - - Making your life a business (and the write-off trap)
  • (00:07) - - Know thyself: you're the HR, the IT, and the bathrooms
  • (00:05) - - The heartbreaking call: pay your estimates
  • (00:16) - - Money shame + finding a CPA you actually vibe with
  • (00:18) - - What the ultra-wealthy do: buy, borrow, never sell
  • (00:21) - - "You don't sell your shit. You borrow against it."
  • (00:00) - - The S-Corp move for 1099s over $100–120K
  • (00:00) - - Why Liz built Liz's All Biz: education as the whole point
  • (00:56) - - Where to find Liz + the story behind the name
]]> The ultra-wealthy don't sell. That's the whole trick. "They own things. They own stock. They own land," Liz Hanley says. "And so then what they do is they never get rid of the thing. What they do is they borrow against it." Buy the asset, let it appreciate, borrow against it to live AND never trigger the tax. It's the move Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos are running while you get killed on your W2.

In Episode 003 of New Dimes Radio, we sit down with our own accountant, Liz Hanley — founder and head accountant at Liz's All Biz — to translate that playbook for the rest of us. Recorded three days after tax season closed, this one goes deep on values-aligned taxes: whether tax protest is actually worth the squeeze (spoiler: the IRS is almost fully automated now), why a Roth might be the wrong move when you're big mad about where your dollars go, the case for pre-tax everything, the tax-free magic of municipal bonds, the S-Corp move that saves 1099 folks real money, and how first-gen wealth builders can start owning assets and borrowing against them at a smaller scale. It's the "buy, borrow, die" strategy made knowable. Because, as Liz says, this is not calculus.

ABOUT LIZ
Liz Hanley (she/her) is the founder and head accountant at Liz's All Biz, a firm she built ~15 years ago after leaving a corporate role at Chanel Beauty as a single mother, because she was tired of making money for people who already had plenty of it. Today her firm serves over 1,000 clients, prioritizing the folks the industry overlooks, and her internal training program has launched Liz's All Biz alumni into a whole network of their own all-women accounting firms. A mother of three and a self-described political junkie, Liz is also a housing advocate who co-founded a New York super PAC for a pro-housing ballot initiative and helps rural communities navigate millions in state and federal affordable-housing funding. She literally cannot stop talking about taxes.

LINKS + RESOURCES

  • Liz's All Biz website: lizisallbiz.com
  • Liz on Instagram: @lizisallbiz
  • New Dimes on Substack: newdimes.substack.com
  • Concepts mentioned: values-aligned taxes, W2 vs. 1099 tax strategy, pre-tax retirement / HSA / FSA / 529 accounts, municipal bonds, capital gains, asset-based income, the S-Corp "lowest reasonable salary" move, "buy, borrow, never sell"

ABOUT NEW DIMES RADIO
This episode of New Dimes Radio was produced by 8 of Stones. Executive Produced by Renna Al-Yassini and Berna Anat. This episode was mixed and sound-designed by Creative Kubo.

New Dimes Radio is the podcast for progressive first-generation breadwinners — the ones building wealth without a roadmap, holding down their politics and their portfolios at the same time. Hosted by Kristen Brillantes, Berna Anat, and Renna Al-Yassini, with brilliant guests who've figured out how to do this in ways the wealth industry doesn't talk about.

🌐 Website | 📷 Instagram | 🎵 TikTok | 🔗 LinkedIn | ✉️ Substack

  • (00:00) - - "They never get rid of the thing. They borrow against it."
  • (00:16) - - Welcome + meet Liz Hanley
  • (00:24) - - How are you and your wealth doing today?
  • (00:45) - - The fuckery spiral: why taxes feel disempowering
  • (00:38) - - Is there such a thing as values-aligned taxes?
  • (00:00) - - What actually happens when you don't pay (the automated waterfall)
  • (00:54) - - What "levy" means in English
  • (00:00) - - Penalties, fees, and compounding interest
  • (00:02) - - Hot take: most IRS agents are actually trying to help
  • (00:52) - - Values in your financial strategy, not your tax dollars
  • (00:51) - - Two paths: W2 girlies vs. 1099 girlies
  • (00:08) - - W2 is the hardest place to build: pre-tax over Roth right now
  • (00:04) - - 529s: a Roth for education
  • (00:26) - - Turning W2 income into asset-based income
  • (00:26) - - The 40–45% W2 bracket vs. 20% capital gains
  • (00:53) - - Municipal bonds: the tax-free move the wealthy love
  • (00:00) - - Making your life a business (and the write-off trap)
  • (00:07) - - Know thyself: you're the HR, the IT, and the bathrooms
  • (00:05) - - The heartbreaking call: pay your estimates
  • (00:16) - - Money shame + finding a CPA you actually vibe with
  • (00:18) - - What the ultra-wealthy do: buy, borrow, never sell
  • (00:21) - - "You don't sell your shit. You borrow against it."
  • (00:00) - - The S-Corp move for 1099s over $100–120K
  • (00:00) - - Why Liz built Liz's All Biz: education as the whole point
  • (00:56) - - Where to find Liz + the story behind the name
]]> Mon, 27 Jul 2026 20:44:14 -0700 New Dimes New Dimes 3274 The ultra-wealthy don't sell. That's the whole trick. "They own things. They own stock. They own land," Liz Hanley says. "And so then what they do is they never get rid of the thing. What they do is they borrow against it." Buy the asset, let it appreciate, borrow against it to live AND never trigger the tax. It's the move Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos are running while you get killed on your W2.

In Episode 003 of New Dimes Radio, we sit down with our own accountant, Liz Hanley — founder and head accountant at Liz's All Biz — to translate that playbook for the rest of us. Recorded three days after tax season closed, this one goes deep on values-aligned taxes: whether tax protest is actually worth the squeeze (spoiler: the IRS is almost fully automated now), why a Roth might be the wrong move when you're big mad about where your dollars go, the case for pre-tax everything, the tax-free magic of municipal bonds, the S-Corp move that saves 1099 folks real money, and how first-gen wealth builders can start owning assets and borrowing against them at a smaller scale. It's the "buy, borrow, die" strategy made knowable. Because, as Liz says, this is not calculus.

ABOUT LIZ
Liz Hanley (she/her) is the founder and head accountant at Liz's All Biz, a firm she built ~15 years ago after leaving a corporate role at Chanel Beauty as a single mother, because she was tired of making money for people who already had plenty of it. Today her firm serves over 1,000 clients, prioritizing the folks the industry overlooks, and her internal training program has launched Liz's All Biz alumni into a whole network of their own all-women accounting firms. A mother of three and a self-described political junkie, Liz is also a housing advocate who co-founded a New York super PAC for a pro-housing ballot initiative and helps rural communities navigate millions in state and federal affordable-housing funding. She literally cannot stop talking about taxes.

LINKS + RESOURCES

  • Liz's All Biz website: lizisallbiz.com
  • Liz on Instagram: @lizisallbiz
  • New Dimes on Substack: newdimes.substack.com
  • Concepts mentioned: values-aligned taxes, W2 vs. 1099 tax strategy, pre-tax retirement / HSA / FSA / 529 accounts, municipal bonds, capital gains, asset-based income, the S-Corp "lowest reasonable salary" move, "buy, borrow, never sell"

ABOUT NEW DIMES RADIO
This episode of New Dimes Radio was produced by 8 of Stones. Executive Produced by Renna Al-Yassini and Berna Anat. This episode was mixed and sound-designed by Creative Kubo.

New Dimes Radio is the podcast for progressive first-generation breadwinners — the ones building wealth without a roadmap, holding down their politics and their portfolios at the same time. Hosted by Kristen Brillantes, Berna Anat, and Renna Al-Yassini, with brilliant guests who've figured out how to do this in ways the wealth industry doesn't talk about.

🌐 Website | 📷 Instagram | 🎵 TikTok | 🔗 LinkedIn | ✉️ Substack

  • (00:00) - - "They never get rid of the thing. They borrow against it."
  • (00:16) - - Welcome + meet Liz Hanley
  • (00:24) - - How are you and your wealth doing today?
  • (00:45) - - The fuckery spiral: why taxes feel disempowering
  • (00:38) - - Is there such a thing as values-aligned taxes?
  • (00:00) - - What actually happens when you don't pay (the automated waterfall)
  • (00:54) - - What "levy" means in English
  • (00:00) - - Penalties, fees, and compounding interest
  • (00:02) - - Hot take: most IRS agents are actually trying to help
  • (00:52) - - Values in your financial strategy, not your tax dollars
  • (00:51) - - Two paths: W2 girlies vs. 1099 girlies
  • (00:08) - - W2 is the hardest place to build: pre-tax over Roth right now
  • (00:04) - - 529s: a Roth for education
  • (00:26) - - Turning W2 income into asset-based income
  • (00:26) - - The 40–45% W2 bracket vs. 20% capital gains
  • (00:53) - - Municipal bonds: the tax-free move the wealthy love
  • (00:00) - - Making your life a business (and the write-off trap)
  • (00:07) - - Know thyself: you're the HR, the IT, and the bathrooms
  • (00:05) - - The heartbreaking call: pay your estimates
  • (00:16) - - Money shame + finding a CPA you actually vibe with
  • (00:18) - - What the ultra-wealthy do: buy, borrow, never sell
  • (00:21) - - "You don't sell your shit. You borrow against it."
  • (00:00) - - The S-Corp move for 1099s over $100–120K
  • (00:00) - - Why Liz built Liz's All Biz: education as the whole point
  • (00:56) - - Where to find Liz + the story behind the name
]]> No Berna Anat Renna Al-Yassini Jessie-Susannah Karnatz on financial rage & collective risk 1 1 2 2 Jessie-Susannah Karnatz on financial rage & collective risk full 48971579-e7e0-45d7-8c07-5e5d1f1e518f https://share.transistor.fm/s/0fdb3a0c Jessie-Susannah Karnatz is a financial coach, tax preparer, and — her words — a priestess of the egregore of money. She's been tracking the conversation around tax resistance for years. When it went viral, her take surprised people: "A lot of y'all just don't want to do your taxes. And I knew that."

In Episode 002 of New Dimes Radio, host Berna Anat sits down with Jessie-Susannah to untangle the real conversation around financial activism. They dig into what tax resistance actually involves, why resistance energy is highly sacred and shouldn't be wasted, and how your individual money shadow work shows up — for better or worse — in organizing spaces. Plus: diversity of tactics, the risk slider, Sadaka, and why capitalism is a magic spell.

ABOUT JESSIE-SUSANNAH
Jessie-Susannah Karnatz (aka the Money Witch) runs a practice where tax preparation meets shadow work, and financial healing becomes an act of collective liberation. Drawing on nearly a decade as a tax preparer and bookkeeper, and the collected wisdom of her financial coaching, Jessie-Susannah brings capitalism-critical, shame-free education to healers, hustlers, and creatives who are ready to change how they move with money. She believes healing our finances brings blessings to our lives, our lineages, and our communities — and she does that work at every level, from the deeply practical to the deeply spiritual. Jessie-Susannah is the creator of Money Coven and Empress of Fortune, and the voice behind @money.witch on Instagram. Find everything at moneywitch.com.


LINKS + RESOURCES

ABOUT NEW DIMES RADIO

This episode of New Dimes Radio was produced by 8 of Stones. Executive Produced by Berna Anat and Renna Al-Yassini. This episode was mixed and sound-designed by Creative Kubo.


🌐 Website | 📷 Instagram | 🎵 TikTok | 🔗 LinkedIn | ✉️ Substack

  • (00:00) - "Financial decisions made in a collective — there's protection there"
  • (00:09) - Welcome to New Dimes Radio
  • (01:37) - Introducing Jessie-Susannah Karnatz
  • (02:57) - "How are you and your wealth doing today?" (high anxiety wealth check-in)
  • (04:18) - Breaking Bread: the New Dimes warm-up game
  • (10:02) - Why Berna wanted Jessie-Susannah on this show
  • (12:29) - Tax protest and tax resistance: the context
  • (15:20) - What is tax resistance, actually?
  • (16:58) - Jessie-Susannah's tax-resistant agnostic framework
  • (21:29) - adrienne maree brown reference: collective protection vs. individual sacrifice
  • (23:51) - "A lot of y'all just don't want to do your taxes"
  • (25:09) - What is financial shadow work?
  • (26:41) - "Clean up your side of the street" — shadow work in organizing spaces
  • (27:26) - Budgeting for reparations and Sadaka: moving money in divine alignment
  • (32:12) - Playing inside the system: Roth, stock market, paying her taxes
  • (33:57) - Diversity of tactics: the full menu
  • (34:40) - The risk slider: a map for revolutionary money decisions
  • (38:34) - "Capitalism is a magic spell"
  • (41:20) - Where to find Jessie-Susannah: Money Witch, Money Coven, Empress of Fortune
  • (43:24) - Parting thoughts
]]> Jessie-Susannah Karnatz is a financial coach, tax preparer, and — her words — a priestess of the egregore of money. She's been tracking the conversation around tax resistance for years. When it went viral, her take surprised people: "A lot of y'all just don't want to do your taxes. And I knew that."

In Episode 002 of New Dimes Radio, host Berna Anat sits down with Jessie-Susannah to untangle the real conversation around financial activism. They dig into what tax resistance actually involves, why resistance energy is highly sacred and shouldn't be wasted, and how your individual money shadow work shows up — for better or worse — in organizing spaces. Plus: diversity of tactics, the risk slider, Sadaka, and why capitalism is a magic spell.

ABOUT JESSIE-SUSANNAH
Jessie-Susannah Karnatz (aka the Money Witch) runs a practice where tax preparation meets shadow work, and financial healing becomes an act of collective liberation. Drawing on nearly a decade as a tax preparer and bookkeeper, and the collected wisdom of her financial coaching, Jessie-Susannah brings capitalism-critical, shame-free education to healers, hustlers, and creatives who are ready to change how they move with money. She believes healing our finances brings blessings to our lives, our lineages, and our communities — and she does that work at every level, from the deeply practical to the deeply spiritual. Jessie-Susannah is the creator of Money Coven and Empress of Fortune, and the voice behind @money.witch on Instagram. Find everything at moneywitch.com.


LINKS + RESOURCES

ABOUT NEW DIMES RADIO

This episode of New Dimes Radio was produced by 8 of Stones. Executive Produced by Berna Anat and Renna Al-Yassini. This episode was mixed and sound-designed by Creative Kubo.


🌐 Website | 📷 Instagram | 🎵 TikTok | 🔗 LinkedIn | ✉️ Substack

  • (00:00) - "Financial decisions made in a collective — there's protection there"
  • (00:09) - Welcome to New Dimes Radio
  • (01:37) - Introducing Jessie-Susannah Karnatz
  • (02:57) - "How are you and your wealth doing today?" (high anxiety wealth check-in)
  • (04:18) - Breaking Bread: the New Dimes warm-up game
  • (10:02) - Why Berna wanted Jessie-Susannah on this show
  • (12:29) - Tax protest and tax resistance: the context
  • (15:20) - What is tax resistance, actually?
  • (16:58) - Jessie-Susannah's tax-resistant agnostic framework
  • (21:29) - adrienne maree brown reference: collective protection vs. individual sacrifice
  • (23:51) - "A lot of y'all just don't want to do your taxes"
  • (25:09) - What is financial shadow work?
  • (26:41) - "Clean up your side of the street" — shadow work in organizing spaces
  • (27:26) - Budgeting for reparations and Sadaka: moving money in divine alignment
  • (32:12) - Playing inside the system: Roth, stock market, paying her taxes
  • (33:57) - Diversity of tactics: the full menu
  • (34:40) - The risk slider: a map for revolutionary money decisions
  • (38:34) - "Capitalism is a magic spell"
  • (41:20) - Where to find Jessie-Susannah: Money Witch, Money Coven, Empress of Fortune
  • (43:24) - Parting thoughts
]]> Tue, 28 Apr 2026 12:41:39 -0700 New Dimes New Dimes 2628 Jessie-Susannah Karnatz is a financial coach, tax preparer, and — her words — a priestess of the egregore of money. She's been tracking the conversation around tax resistance for years. When it went viral, her take surprised people: "A lot of y'all just don't want to do your taxes. And I knew that."

In Episode 002 of New Dimes Radio, host Berna Anat sits down with Jessie-Susannah to untangle the real conversation around financial activism. They dig into what tax resistance actually involves, why resistance energy is highly sacred and shouldn't be wasted, and how your individual money shadow work shows up — for better or worse — in organizing spaces. Plus: diversity of tactics, the risk slider, Sadaka, and why capitalism is a magic spell.

ABOUT JESSIE-SUSANNAH
Jessie-Susannah Karnatz (aka the Money Witch) runs a practice where tax preparation meets shadow work, and financial healing becomes an act of collective liberation. Drawing on nearly a decade as a tax preparer and bookkeeper, and the collected wisdom of her financial coaching, Jessie-Susannah brings capitalism-critical, shame-free education to healers, hustlers, and creatives who are ready to change how they move with money. She believes healing our finances brings blessings to our lives, our lineages, and our communities — and she does that work at every level, from the deeply practical to the deeply spiritual. Jessie-Susannah is the creator of Money Coven and Empress of Fortune, and the voice behind @money.witch on Instagram. Find everything at moneywitch.com.


LINKS + RESOURCES

ABOUT NEW DIMES RADIO

This episode of New Dimes Radio was produced by 8 of Stones. Executive Produced by Berna Anat and Renna Al-Yassini. This episode was mixed and sound-designed by Creative Kubo.


🌐 Website | 📷 Instagram | 🎵 TikTok | 🔗 LinkedIn | ✉️ Substack

  • (00:00) - "Financial decisions made in a collective — there's protection there"
  • (00:09) - Welcome to New Dimes Radio
  • (01:37) - Introducing Jessie-Susannah Karnatz
  • (02:57) - "How are you and your wealth doing today?" (high anxiety wealth check-in)
  • (04:18) - Breaking Bread: the New Dimes warm-up game
  • (10:02) - Why Berna wanted Jessie-Susannah on this show
  • (12:29) - Tax protest and tax resistance: the context
  • (15:20) - What is tax resistance, actually?
  • (16:58) - Jessie-Susannah's tax-resistant agnostic framework
  • (21:29) - adrienne maree brown reference: collective protection vs. individual sacrifice
  • (23:51) - "A lot of y'all just don't want to do your taxes"
  • (25:09) - What is financial shadow work?
  • (26:41) - "Clean up your side of the street" — shadow work in organizing spaces
  • (27:26) - Budgeting for reparations and Sadaka: moving money in divine alignment
  • (32:12) - Playing inside the system: Roth, stock market, paying her taxes
  • (33:57) - Diversity of tactics: the full menu
  • (34:40) - The risk slider: a map for revolutionary money decisions
  • (38:34) - "Capitalism is a magic spell"
  • (41:20) - Where to find Jessie-Susannah: Money Witch, Money Coven, Empress of Fortune
  • (43:24) - Parting thoughts
]]> No Berna Anat adrienne maree brown on war tax resistance & being a vector of resource 1 1 1 1 adrienne maree brown on war tax resistance & being a vector of resource full 2f09b1e7-e926-43a0-b9e1-cd326a1e53e0 https://share.transistor.fm/s/c2ae6a93 For 13 years, adrienne maree brown didn't pay her taxes — on principle. She was a war tax resister, writing letters to the IRS until the day her bank accounts were emptied (which she found out while trying to buy groceries). That's where this conversation starts. But it's also where it gets interesting.

In the first interview episode of New Dimes Radio, Renna Al-Yassini and Kristen Brillantes sit down with amb to talk about rebuilding financial stability, buying a property that she turned into a safe space for writers in her community, and what it means to be a "vector of resource" — someone through whom wealth can move and multiply, not just accumulate. They also get into inherited money beliefs, the politics of abundance, and Kristen's discovery of the concept of in vivo inheritance a.k.a. the wealth you transfer in your lifetime, not after.

ABOUT ADRIENNE
adrienne maree brown (she/they) is growing a garden of healing ideas. Informed by decades of movement facilitation, somatics, science fiction scholarship and doula work, adrienne has nurtured Emergent Strategy, Pleasure Activism, Radical Imagination and Loving Correction as ideas and practices for transformation. adrienne is the NYT-bestselling author/editor of several published texts, a ritual singer-songwriter, co-generator of the Lineages of Change Tarot Deck, and co-creator/host of How to Survive the End of the World podcast with Autumn Brown. adrienne’s latest book Loving Corrections is now available from AK Press.


LINKS + RESOURCES

This episode of New Dimes Radio was produced by 8 of Stones and Philo's Future Media. Executive Produced by Kristen Brillantes, Renna Al-Yassini, and Keisha “TK” Dutes. Kristen Bennett is our producer. This episode was mixed and sound-designed by Erica Huang. 


🌐 Website | 📷 Instagram | 🎵 TikTok | 🔗 LinkedIn | ✉️ Substack

  • (00:00) - Welcome to New Dimes Radio
  • (10:22) - Introducing adrienne maree brown
  • (12:10) - Being a first-time homeowner and using the house as a community resource
  • (14:00) - Asking her military dad for help navigating the process
  • (19:43) - "I had to stop aiming at poverty"
  • (20:52) - Growing up between two money worlds: poverty, horses, and pearls
  • (27:47) - The IRS story: 13 years of war tax resistance and what happened
  • (32:28) - "Enough is only enough if it can serve the community"
  • (35:37) - Wills, life insurance, and chosen family as a wealth strategy
  • (36:50) - Composting capitalism: adrienne's essay in Women Talk Money
  • (38:00) - "I'm a vector of resource"
  • (41:43) - Kristen and Renna reflect: in vivo inheritance and what adrienne's wealth activation looks like in practice
]]> For 13 years, adrienne maree brown didn't pay her taxes — on principle. She was a war tax resister, writing letters to the IRS until the day her bank accounts were emptied (which she found out while trying to buy groceries). That's where this conversation starts. But it's also where it gets interesting.

In the first interview episode of New Dimes Radio, Renna Al-Yassini and Kristen Brillantes sit down with amb to talk about rebuilding financial stability, buying a property that she turned into a safe space for writers in her community, and what it means to be a "vector of resource" — someone through whom wealth can move and multiply, not just accumulate. They also get into inherited money beliefs, the politics of abundance, and Kristen's discovery of the concept of in vivo inheritance a.k.a. the wealth you transfer in your lifetime, not after.

ABOUT ADRIENNE
adrienne maree brown (she/they) is growing a garden of healing ideas. Informed by decades of movement facilitation, somatics, science fiction scholarship and doula work, adrienne has nurtured Emergent Strategy, Pleasure Activism, Radical Imagination and Loving Correction as ideas and practices for transformation. adrienne is the NYT-bestselling author/editor of several published texts, a ritual singer-songwriter, co-generator of the Lineages of Change Tarot Deck, and co-creator/host of How to Survive the End of the World podcast with Autumn Brown. adrienne’s latest book Loving Corrections is now available from AK Press.


LINKS + RESOURCES

This episode of New Dimes Radio was produced by 8 of Stones and Philo's Future Media. Executive Produced by Kristen Brillantes, Renna Al-Yassini, and Keisha “TK” Dutes. Kristen Bennett is our producer. This episode was mixed and sound-designed by Erica Huang. 


🌐 Website | 📷 Instagram | 🎵 TikTok | 🔗 LinkedIn | ✉️ Substack

  • (00:00) - Welcome to New Dimes Radio
  • (10:22) - Introducing adrienne maree brown
  • (12:10) - Being a first-time homeowner and using the house as a community resource
  • (14:00) - Asking her military dad for help navigating the process
  • (19:43) - "I had to stop aiming at poverty"
  • (20:52) - Growing up between two money worlds: poverty, horses, and pearls
  • (27:47) - The IRS story: 13 years of war tax resistance and what happened
  • (32:28) - "Enough is only enough if it can serve the community"
  • (35:37) - Wills, life insurance, and chosen family as a wealth strategy
  • (36:50) - Composting capitalism: adrienne's essay in Women Talk Money
  • (38:00) - "I'm a vector of resource"
  • (41:43) - Kristen and Renna reflect: in vivo inheritance and what adrienne's wealth activation looks like in practice
]]> Wed, 15 Apr 2026 00:00:00 -0700 New Dimes New Dimes 2877 For 13 years, adrienne maree brown didn't pay her taxes — on principle. She was a war tax resister, writing letters to the IRS until the day her bank accounts were emptied (which she found out while trying to buy groceries). That's where this conversation starts. But it's also where it gets interesting.

In the first interview episode of New Dimes Radio, Renna Al-Yassini and Kristen Brillantes sit down with amb to talk about rebuilding financial stability, buying a property that she turned into a safe space for writers in her community, and what it means to be a "vector of resource" — someone through whom wealth can move and multiply, not just accumulate. They also get into inherited money beliefs, the politics of abundance, and Kristen's discovery of the concept of in vivo inheritance a.k.a. the wealth you transfer in your lifetime, not after.

ABOUT ADRIENNE
adrienne maree brown (she/they) is growing a garden of healing ideas. Informed by decades of movement facilitation, somatics, science fiction scholarship and doula work, adrienne has nurtured Emergent Strategy, Pleasure Activism, Radical Imagination and Loving Correction as ideas and practices for transformation. adrienne is the NYT-bestselling author/editor of several published texts, a ritual singer-songwriter, co-generator of the Lineages of Change Tarot Deck, and co-creator/host of How to Survive the End of the World podcast with Autumn Brown. adrienne’s latest book Loving Corrections is now available from AK Press.


LINKS + RESOURCES

This episode of New Dimes Radio was produced by 8 of Stones and Philo's Future Media. Executive Produced by Kristen Brillantes, Renna Al-Yassini, and Keisha “TK” Dutes. Kristen Bennett is our producer. This episode was mixed and sound-designed by Erica Huang. 


🌐 Website | 📷 Instagram | 🎵 TikTok | 🔗 LinkedIn | ✉️ Substack

  • (00:00) - Welcome to New Dimes Radio
  • (10:22) - Introducing adrienne maree brown
  • (12:10) - Being a first-time homeowner and using the house as a community resource
  • (14:00) - Asking her military dad for help navigating the process
  • (19:43) - "I had to stop aiming at poverty"
  • (20:52) - Growing up between two money worlds: poverty, horses, and pearls
  • (27:47) - The IRS story: 13 years of war tax resistance and what happened
  • (32:28) - "Enough is only enough if it can serve the community"
  • (35:37) - Wills, life insurance, and chosen family as a wealth strategy
  • (36:50) - Composting capitalism: adrienne's essay in Women Talk Money
  • (38:00) - "I'm a vector of resource"
  • (41:43) - Kristen and Renna reflect: in vivo inheritance and what adrienne's wealth activation looks like in practice
]]> No Renna Al-Yassini Kristen Brillantes Start before you're ready 1 1 Start before you're ready trailer ea3ab8e6-e369-4203-9220-c54310d53c61 https://share.transistor.fm/s/2f0529fb This is our pre-inaugural episode—aka, our messy first attempt at a podcast. Think of it as an unfiltered love letter to starting before you’re “ready” and figuring it out as we go. Grab a front-row seat to our raw co-founder reflections about what it’s been like building the New Dimes Network just two months in bbs.

What is the New Dimes Network?

We help people build a wealth practice that supports you through all that comes with being a progressive first-generation breadwinner. From complex financial decisions to cycle breaking desires, our helps our members move with less hustle & grind and toward a life of gentle ambition.

What’s New Dimes Radio?

This podcast is our weekly(ish) co-founder couch chat where we’re breaking down the highs, lows, and laugh-until-you-cry moments of being first-gen breadwinners—and running a proudly independent, community-funded business in this economy. We’ll also be bringing on brilliant guests to help us unpack everything from financial systems to emotional baggage. Think of it as part group counseling, part guidebook, and definitely part party.

What’s in this episode?

  • LOL-worthy memories from our first-gen holidays.
  • How HOT TO GO! became our official soundtrack for first-gen struggles.
  • Why Berna can’t handle The Devil Wears Prada and Kristen just can’t watch The Bear.
  • A sneak peek into what we’ve got planned for our New Dimes Network members this January… like a special edition AMA featuring a Financial Therapist who specializes in Family Governance WHAT
  • What’s been giving us Super Mario Magic Mushroom energy in our first two months of running the Network.
  • And, a fair warning, lots of heavy breathing because Kristen is cosplaying as podcast editor and engineer. (Sorry in advance for the… auditory intimacy 😅)


Need the Big 3 Numbers Guide we talked about? Get it here.

Support our production fund

We’re scrappy, we’re self-taught, and we’re doing this thing off of hopes, dreams, and screams. But imagine how delicious this podcast could be with actual professionals behind the scenes. ✨ If you’re loving what you hear—or even just rooting for us—consider contributing to our production fund. Your support helps us hire a badass first-gen creative team, level up our storytelling, and make this podcast a sustainable part of our movement. Learn more and support us here.

Got questions?

Have a first-gen breadwinner question you want us to answer in a future episode? 👉 hello@newdimes.co.


🌐 Website | 📷 Instagram | 🎵 TikTok | 🔗 LinkedIn | ✉️ Substack

✌️ Find Kristen Brillantes on IG and LinkedIn  

🙌 Find Berna Anat on IG and LinkedIn
👋 Find Renna Al-Yassini on IG and LinkedIn

  • (00:41) - First-gen holiday memories
  • (02:30) - HOT TO GO! becomes our first-gen struggle soundtrack
  • (06:05) - Berna’s low-key shame campaign plans for her parents
  • (07:12) - Why Berna can’t handle the Devil Wears Prada and Kristen can’t handle The Bear
  • (10:44) - A very not exciting experience with a break-in at Kristen’s family food business
  • (14:01) - Learning that both Kristen’s dad and Renna are litigious people
  • (15:12) - What else you can expect from New Dimes Radio
  • (17:10) - January activities in store for New Dimes Network Members
  • (19:31) - Witnessing our members choose to commit to their own financial care and practice
  • (23:03) - The Big Three Numbers Guide
  • (23:48) - Prototyping STFU time
  • (27:24) - ASMR 👅
]]> This is our pre-inaugural episode—aka, our messy first attempt at a podcast. Think of it as an unfiltered love letter to starting before you’re “ready” and figuring it out as we go. Grab a front-row seat to our raw co-founder reflections about what it’s been like building the New Dimes Network just two months in bbs.

What is the New Dimes Network?

We help people build a wealth practice that supports you through all that comes with being a progressive first-generation breadwinner. From complex financial decisions to cycle breaking desires, our helps our members move with less hustle & grind and toward a life of gentle ambition.

What’s New Dimes Radio?

This podcast is our weekly(ish) co-founder couch chat where we’re breaking down the highs, lows, and laugh-until-you-cry moments of being first-gen breadwinners—and running a proudly independent, community-funded business in this economy. We’ll also be bringing on brilliant guests to help us unpack everything from financial systems to emotional baggage. Think of it as part group counseling, part guidebook, and definitely part party.

What’s in this episode?

  • LOL-worthy memories from our first-gen holidays.
  • How HOT TO GO! became our official soundtrack for first-gen struggles.
  • Why Berna can’t handle The Devil Wears Prada and Kristen just can’t watch The Bear.
  • A sneak peek into what we’ve got planned for our New Dimes Network members this January… like a special edition AMA featuring a Financial Therapist who specializes in Family Governance WHAT
  • What’s been giving us Super Mario Magic Mushroom energy in our first two months of running the Network.
  • And, a fair warning, lots of heavy breathing because Kristen is cosplaying as podcast editor and engineer. (Sorry in advance for the… auditory intimacy 😅)


Need the Big 3 Numbers Guide we talked about? Get it here.

Support our production fund

We’re scrappy, we’re self-taught, and we’re doing this thing off of hopes, dreams, and screams. But imagine how delicious this podcast could be with actual professionals behind the scenes. ✨ If you’re loving what you hear—or even just rooting for us—consider contributing to our production fund. Your support helps us hire a badass first-gen creative team, level up our storytelling, and make this podcast a sustainable part of our movement. Learn more and support us here.

Got questions?

Have a first-gen breadwinner question you want us to answer in a future episode? 👉 hello@newdimes.co.


🌐 Website | 📷 Instagram | 🎵 TikTok | 🔗 LinkedIn | ✉️ Substack

✌️ Find Kristen Brillantes on IG and LinkedIn  

🙌 Find Berna Anat on IG and LinkedIn
👋 Find Renna Al-Yassini on IG and LinkedIn

  • (00:41) - First-gen holiday memories
  • (02:30) - HOT TO GO! becomes our first-gen struggle soundtrack
  • (06:05) - Berna’s low-key shame campaign plans for her parents
  • (07:12) - Why Berna can’t handle the Devil Wears Prada and Kristen can’t handle The Bear
  • (10:44) - A very not exciting experience with a break-in at Kristen’s family food business
  • (14:01) - Learning that both Kristen’s dad and Renna are litigious people
  • (15:12) - What else you can expect from New Dimes Radio
  • (17:10) - January activities in store for New Dimes Network Members
  • (19:31) - Witnessing our members choose to commit to their own financial care and practice
  • (23:03) - The Big Three Numbers Guide
  • (23:48) - Prototyping STFU time
  • (27:24) - ASMR 👅
]]> Fri, 10 Jan 2025 07:21:25 -0800 New Dimes New Dimes 1696 This is our pre-inaugural episode—aka, our messy first attempt at a podcast. Think of it as an unfiltered love letter to starting before you’re “ready” and figuring it out as we go. Grab a front-row seat to our raw co-founder reflections about what it’s been like building the New Dimes Network just two months in bbs.

What is the New Dimes Network?

We help people build a wealth practice that supports you through all that comes with being a progressive first-generation breadwinner. From complex financial decisions to cycle breaking desires, our helps our members move with less hustle & grind and toward a life of gentle ambition.

What’s New Dimes Radio?

This podcast is our weekly(ish) co-founder couch chat where we’re breaking down the highs, lows, and laugh-until-you-cry moments of being first-gen breadwinners—and running a proudly independent, community-funded business in this economy. We’ll also be bringing on brilliant guests to help us unpack everything from financial systems to emotional baggage. Think of it as part group counseling, part guidebook, and definitely part party.

What’s in this episode?

  • LOL-worthy memories from our first-gen holidays.
  • How HOT TO GO! became our official soundtrack for first-gen struggles.
  • Why Berna can’t handle The Devil Wears Prada and Kristen just can’t watch The Bear.
  • A sneak peek into what we’ve got planned for our New Dimes Network members this January… like a special edition AMA featuring a Financial Therapist who specializes in Family Governance WHAT
  • What’s been giving us Super Mario Magic Mushroom energy in our first two months of running the Network.
  • And, a fair warning, lots of heavy breathing because Kristen is cosplaying as podcast editor and engineer. (Sorry in advance for the… auditory intimacy 😅)


Need the Big 3 Numbers Guide we talked about? Get it here.

Support our production fund

We’re scrappy, we’re self-taught, and we’re doing this thing off of hopes, dreams, and screams. But imagine how delicious this podcast could be with actual professionals behind the scenes. ✨ If you’re loving what you hear—or even just rooting for us—consider contributing to our production fund. Your support helps us hire a badass first-gen creative team, level up our storytelling, and make this podcast a sustainable part of our movement. Learn more and support us here.

Got questions?

Have a first-gen breadwinner question you want us to answer in a future episode? 👉 hello@newdimes.co.


🌐 Website | 📷 Instagram | 🎵 TikTok | 🔗 LinkedIn | ✉️ Substack

✌️ Find Kristen Brillantes on IG and LinkedIn  

🙌 Find Berna Anat on IG and LinkedIn
👋 Find Renna Al-Yassini on IG and LinkedIn

  • (00:41) - First-gen holiday memories
  • (02:30) - HOT TO GO! becomes our first-gen struggle soundtrack
  • (06:05) - Berna’s low-key shame campaign plans for her parents
  • (07:12) - Why Berna can’t handle the Devil Wears Prada and Kristen can’t handle The Bear
  • (10:44) - A very not exciting experience with a break-in at Kristen’s family food business
  • (14:01) - Learning that both Kristen’s dad and Renna are litigious people
  • (15:12) - What else you can expect from New Dimes Radio
  • (17:10) - January activities in store for New Dimes Network Members
  • (19:31) - Witnessing our members choose to commit to their own financial care and practice
  • (23:03) - The Big Three Numbers Guide
  • (23:48) - Prototyping STFU time
  • (27:24) - ASMR 👅
]]> No Kristen Brillantes Berna Anat Renna Al-Yassini