From the Federal Reserve to Budgeting with his Spouse: A Modern Husband's Journey

Today’s topic is From the Federal Reserve to Budgeting with his Spouse: A Modern Husband's Journey. 

Our guest is Lorenzo “Zo” Amani, who is the vice president, compliance officer at Industrial Bank. Prior to joining Industrial Bank, he served as a policy advisor in the Office of Consumer Policy at the U.S. Treasury Department and as a senior consumer compliance bank examiner at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston. Mr. Amani is ABD status for his Ph.D. in public administration and public affairs at Virginia Tech. He serves on the Modern Husbands Advisory board, along with his wife, Aliyha. 

Show Notes

• 0:00~0:55 Introduction
• 0:56-4:06 Educational and professional journey
• 4:07-6:41 How Zo persevered through a football career ending injury at Virginia Tech
• 6:42-15:26 What strategies Zo picked up working in banking and the Federal Reserve that he applies to the budgeting strategy he uses with his wife. 
• 15:27-17:17 Managing income volatility and living in an expensive city (D.C.) 
• 17:18-19:41 How Zo and his wife Aliyha managed their credit in advance of securing a mortgage
• 19:42-22:34 How do you support each other’s careers? 
• 22:35-27:52 How Zo supports Aliyha’s career 
• 28:36-29:54 One piece of advice for the listeners.

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