Event Recording
October 24, 2025
The struggle to get out of debt is even more difficult for those with inconsistent income, such as freelance artists and working authors. If you reduce your financial stress, you can put more energy into your writing and creative output. This webinar will provide actionable tips to build a plan for conquering debt.
Join us for an encouraging and helpful discussion of debt management strategies with author Erin Lowry, host of the Money Matters series, and Uchechi Kalu, CFP® and poet. We will address:
Uchechi Kalu is a Nigerian-American writer and financial planner based in Los Angeles. Her work explores the shifting nature of Blackness, Americanness, and Africanness across borders, shaped by her experiences living on six continents. A 2024 Paris Olympics Poetry Fellow, she recently performed at Théâtre de la Ville in Paris. Uchechi is writing her first book on the Biafran War and her family’s migration to the U.S. She has received support for her work from PEN America, and her work can be found in an upcoming poetry anthology featuring fellow poets from the 2024 Paris Olympics. She holds a BA from Princeton University and enjoys learning languages, indulging in Bollywood movies, and hiking around L.A.
Erin Lowry is the author of the four-part Broke Millennial series, including: Broke Millennial, Broke Millennial Takes On Investing and Broke Millennial Talks Money and her soon-to-be-published Broke Millennial Workbook: Take Control and Get Your Financial Life Together. Erin’s been featured in The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and on CBS Sunday Morning, CNBC and The Rachael Ray Show. She has written for The New York Times, USA Today, and is a columnist for Bloomberg Opinion.
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