Jan 25, 2023

Sneak Peek of FinCap Friday: Tim and Yanely discuss new data about household money talks

In this week's episode of FinCap Friday: Family Finance Talk Yanely shares a few topics that teens aren't comfortable talking about with their caretakers. Studies show when you don't talk about money at home early on, you're more likely to create negative financial habits later in life. How can families do better at this? How about teens? Tune in as Yanely and Tim break it down in their chat below:

 

References: 

Money Matters: Exploring Young Adults’ Financial Literacy and Financial Discussions With Their Parents

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Did you know: NGPF has a mini-unit, called Money and Me, encouraging students to reflect on their relationship to money. Click here to check it out!

About the Author

Yanely Espinal

Born and raised by Dominican, immigrant parents in Brooklyn, Yanely is a proud product of NYC public schools. She graduated from Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School in 2007 before going on to receive her bachelor's degree at Brown University in 2011. As a Teach For America corps member, Yanely taught third and fourth grade in Canarsie, Brooklyn. She received her master's degree from Relay Graduate School of Education in 2013. She spends her spare time making YouTube videos about personal finance on her channel, MissBeHelpful. Yanely also loves to dance, sew, paint, listen to podcasts, and babysit her 10 nieces and nephews!

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