Life Insurance, Social Work & Playing the Wealth Game w/ Bas Moreno

Send us a text Licensed social worker and certified financial social worker Bas Moreno joins John to unpack the real-life money pressures of the sandwich generation—caring for kids and aging parents—while building toward financial freedom. Bas shares how loss, single income stretches, and debt shaped his mindset, why he now teaches life insurance, estate planning, and Social Security survivor benefits as non-negotiables, and how to “play the game without losing your integrity.” We also hit on credit rebuilding, first-gen homeownership, starting a business, and the power of networking to create opportunities. Stick around for Bas’s rapid-fire on legacy, integrity, and the #1 first step to your walk to wealth: start. Guest: Bas Moreno, LMSW, CFSW — Certified Financial Social Worker; host of The Social Work Rants Podcast; author of Trying Through Pain. His work centers people of color navigating caregiving, mental health, and money. Highlights: defining wealth as time with family and residual income, not hustle for hustle’s sake; discovering survivor benefits for his kids after tragedy and using life insurance to cover costs; rebuilding credit post-divorce and diving into financial literacy circa 2020; pivoting into financial social work and normalizing conversations about wills, trusts, and avoiding GoFundMe funerals. Connect with Bas: IG/Threads @BasMorenoConsulting; Social Work Rants Podcast on YouTube & all platforms; book Trying Through Pain on Amazon/Spotify/Libro.fm; site: BasMorenoConsulting.net (in progress). Disclaimer: Educational only; not financial advice. Support the show 👇 Take your next step toward leveling up: →Join John"s Live Challenge today← https://www.aiwontreplacemechallenge.... John"s Freebies AI Newsletter https://www.stopandstare.media/blog AI Starter Kit https://www.stopandstare.media/AI