Professor Heath's Money Misfits
High school dropout with a pretty impressive arrest record turned U.C. Berkeley grad, CPA, and professor.
Somewhere along the way, I learned that transformation has less to do with talent and more to do with understanding the path.
This channel shares the real-world conversations I have with my students about college, careers, money, and the hidden roadmap nobody explains — helping young adults who feel lost or behind rebuild direction and create a better future for themselves.
If you’re trying to figure out life without pretending to already have it all figured out… you’re probably in the right place.
Professor Heath's Money Misfits
Dont be getting mad at me, i didnt come up with this shit, its the Mighty Mighty Bosstones and its a Mad Dash.
Mad Dash is essentially their song about being disgusted with performative activism. ESPECIALLY when this outrage, the causes, and the social movements become commercialized and self-serving.
Now the MMBs aren't saying the underlying causes are bad. They simply frustrated by what people do with them.
“Slap the slogans on the t-shirts / Watch them fly out of the shops”
How many fucking social or political issues get converted into merchandise and identity. Supporting the cause becomes something you can display or buy.
I grew up skating. Broke my nose dropping into a half pipe. And some how had to find the courage to do it again in order to continue living that dream. So i hated kids who had not skated a day in their life would wear skate gear. POSERS for sure. You gota earn it and the only way to do that is to find the will to overcome the bruises.
Its the beginning of another school year. Full of opening day ceremonies. Full of empty commitments to students. Full of stories about breaking down barriers to make the journey easier... Full of no new employment contract for faculty!!!
And again, i aint sayin this, its the MMBs
"It is stale and it is stagnant
Every fiber every fragment
Every second we waste on it is a shame"
"Grab your coat, now you'll be leaving
Hope that you had a nice evening
We thank you for your contribution
And we're glad you came."
God there is nothing worse than feeling like we are just babying students in education these days. We are replacing the half with a blip
Im gona spend the year creating obstacles for my students. Make life hard for em. Crush their dreams.
Cuz my Gen Z students are the kids who would also drop into a half pipe with a broken nose. They just need the half pipe back.
They are tough as nails. Resilient as fuck. And with the right set of skills could be utterly deadly. (Lets teach to overcome) And if somehow we could inspire them to dream at a time when dreams seem to be only crushed.... well then....
So my theme this academic year. No POSERS.
You can slap that shit on a shirt for sure.
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Professor Heath's Money Misfits
I HATE when people on Social Media point out to others how awesome they are. Hate having to read how honored they are for achieving some nonsense, or how grateful they are for some award they received.
Its some weird self obsession disguised in gratitude. I'm always like, I would love to just read a post or watch a vid where someone just comes out and says I am so awesome.
Over the years i have waited and waited and waited .... and all I get are the Im so honored, so grateful, so thankful posts.
So fuck it, ill do it myself, lol.
I am literally really really good at this podcasting stuff. Maybe the best there ever was. You need to check it out. Money Misfits now has 130 pieces of content, 410 subscribers, 66,000 views and over 750 hours of view time.
Now here is where this post gets good. You might be wondering, "What makes me SOOO good at what i do?"... Well its not this shit camera i use to record the videos. Its not the low quality mic i use for audio. Its not the cheap florescent lighting in my office. Its not the bland ChatGPT episode outlines I print out.
Here is what makes me so utterly fucking amazing at podcasting. I have people way more inspiring than me come and tell their stories. And what puts me in a category by myself, the stories my guests tell, you wont hear anywhere else.
For instance, my recent conversation wasn't just about how community college students manage financial aid. It was about how kids finance their education against all odds. How they climb out of project housing and moms with stage 3 cancer to chase dreams. Its about being so desperate to graduate that you would consider doing almost anything to make it happen. Michael McDermott's story is something you should listen to.
So anyway, Im the shit. But Michael is 20 times more amaizing than i could ever hope to be....
.... and that folks, is how you fucking brag on Social Media!
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