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On this episode of The Get Ready Before Life Happens Podcast, I spoke with Justyn Makarewycz, about how financial fluency fuels better career choices—and a more intentional life.

💡 Key Takeaways

• Invest in financial fluency. Understanding money helps you make smarter career moves.
• Clarify what matters. Define your values and long-term goals before chasing the next title.
• Plan backward. Start with your vision, then create the action steps to reach it.
• Network strategically. Relationships open more doors than résumés.
• Stay adaptable. Careers evolve, keep learning and adjusting.
• Compare offers wisely. Evaluate benefits, growth, and balance, not just salary.
• Keep your purpose in sight. Every move should advance what success means to you.

💭 Tony’s Take
Financial fluency isn’t only about budgets—it’s about making intentional choices that align your work, your money, and your purpose.

Connect with Justyn Makarewycz:

• LinkedIn (here)

Podcast:

• Host of the Zicklin GCMC Podcast (here)

Bio: 

Justyn Makarewycz is Deputy Director of Employer Relations at Baruch College's Zicklin School of Business. He has over 15 years' experience in university career services, employer relations, alumni engagement, as well as contingency recruitment and staffing. His work is focused on developing and implementing employer-relations strategies that open up hiring opportunities for MBA and specialty Masters students, while maintaining the strong brand of Baruch College with employers. Before his work in university career services, Justyn worked in digital marketing on the brand, agency, and publisher sides for a decade.

Justyn became interested in financial literacy from an early age when his parents gifted him The Wealthy Barber at age 11. Plenty of additional financial-literacy books later, and in his own work and research in financial topics, he has become invested in how important financial literacy is in people's lives and how much it can impact the choices they make and ideas they dream about their careers.

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The Get Ready Money Podcast and its guests do not provide investment advice. All content is for educational purposes. Guest opinions do not necessarily reflect the opinions of The Get Ready Money Podcast and Tony Steuer.