Host Yanely Espinal talks with Kevin Matthews, financial educator and author, about how to find financial advice you can trust. 

Think you’re financially inclined? Dig deeper into how to evaluate financial advice:

• Protect yourself from social media “finfluencers”
• More tips for choosing a financial adviser
• Questions to ask a financial adviser
• How to get cheap or free financial advice

Are you in an educational setting? Here’s a handy listening guide. 

Thanks for listening to this episode of “Financially Inclined”! We’d love to hear what you learned from it or any questions you’d like us to answer in a future episode. You can shoot us an email at [email protected] or tell us using this online form.

This podcast is presented in partnership with Greenlight: the money app for teens — with investing. For a limited time, our listeners can earn $10 when they sign up today for a Greenlight account.

Scammers are good at manipulating teens. Join host Yanely Espinal and Proofpoint’s Selena Larson to learn how to stay ahead of the scammers. 

Think you’re financially inclined? Dig deeper into the world of cybersecurity:

• This article in Vox talks about the prevalence of scams amongst Gen Z
• Learn about common types of scams
• 4 online scams teens are falling for and how to avoid them

Are you in an educational setting? Here’s a handy listening guide.

Thanks for listening to this episode of “Financially Inclined”! We’d love to hear what you learned from it or any questions you’d like us to answer in a future episode. You can shoot us an email at [email protected] or tell us using this online form.

This podcast is presented in partnership with Greenlight: the money app for teens — with investing. For a limited time, our listeners can earn $10 when they sign up today for a Greenlight account.

Just because online gambling is now legal and endorsed by sports teams doesn’t mean it’s safe. Journalist Danny Funt gets into it with host Yanely Espinal. 

Think you’re financially inclined? Dig deeper into the risks of online gambling:

• Just how common is gambling these days? 
• A story of overcoming gambling addiction 
• If you or someone you know needs help with a gambling problem, call the National Problem Gambling Helpline 

Are you in an educational setting? Here’s a handy listening guide.

Thanks for listening to this episode of “Financially Inclined”! We’d love to hear what you learned from it or any questions you’d like us to answer in a future episode. You can shoot us an email at [email protected] or tell us using this online form.

This podcast is presented in partnership with Greenlight: the money app for teens — with investing. For a limited time, our listeners can earn $10 when they sign up today for a Greenlight account.

Credit scores may seem scary and confusing, but they don’t have to be! Yanely Espinal sits down with financial therapist and money coach Jasmine Ramirez to talk about what a credit score is, how they’re calculated and what you can do to keep yours high. 

Think you’re financially inclined? Dig deeper into credit scores:

• Understand how your credit score is calculated
• Learn more about how your age can influence your credit score 
• Debunk common credit score myths 

Are you in an educational setting? Here’s a handy listening guide. 

If you have any questions for us, or you want to share your own story, our email is [email protected]

This podcast is presented in partnership with Greenlight: the money app for teens — with investing. For a limited time, our listeners can earn $10 when they sign up today for a Greenlight account.

Before you drop your hard-earned cash on something big, stop and think it through. Yanely Espinal talks to financial educator Mykail James about how to be more intentional when making big purchases in your life, and what to do if you have regrets afterward.  

Think you’re financially inclined? Dig deeper into the world of smart purchasing:

• Read more on impulse buying
• A psychologist’s tips for avoiding buyer’s remorse
• Listen to stories about buyer’s remorse for pandemic purchases

Are you in an educational setting? Here’s a handy listening guide.

We’d love to hear what you learned from this episode of “Financially Inclined,” or any questions you’d like us to answer next time. You can shoot us an email at [email protected] or tell us using this online form.

This podcast is presented in partnership with Greenlight: the money app for teens — with investing. For a limited time, our listeners can earn $10 when they sign up today for a Greenlight account.

Host Yanely Espinal talks with professor Jasmine McNealy about “dark patterns” that manipulate us online: what they are, where to look for them and how to protect yourself. 

Think you’re financially inclined? Dig deeper into dark patterns:

• Learn about all things dark pattern from Deceptive Patterns 
• Listen to the role of dark patterns in e-commerce at Marketplace 
• Read about how laws and regulations can limit dark patterns on Vox 

Are you in an educational setting? Here’s a handy listening guide. 

This podcast is presented in partnership with Greenlight: the money app for teens — with investing. For a limited time, our listeners can earn $10 when they sign up today for a Greenlight account.

Our decisions about money don’t always make logical sense. Financial therapist Lindsay Bryan-Podvin helps us understand why, and how you can hack your brain to make smarter money choices. 

Think you’re financially inclined? Dig deeper into the psychology of spending:

• The ultimatum game shows us how we think about money
• Check out this NerdWallet explainer for more about financial therapy
• Lights, Camera, Budget! is a game that lets you learn about money by taking on the role of movie producer 

Are you in an educational setting? Here’s a handy listening guide.

This podcast is presented in partnership with Greenlight: the money app for teens — with investing. For a limited time, our listeners can earn $10 when they sign up today for a Greenlight account.

In this episode, host Yanely Espinal talks banking with money educator Sahirenys Ortega Pierce. They go over key differences between types of banks, what factors to consider when choosing the right account for you, and what you need to open your first account.

Think you’re financially inclined? Dig deeper into the world of banking:

• Learn more about banking 101 from Investopedia
• Familiarize yourself with the ins and outs of checking accounts from NerdWallet
• Refresh your memory on the components of a check with Stony Brook University 

Are you in an educational setting? Here’s a handy listening guide. 

This podcast is presented in partnership with Greenlight: the money app for teens — with investing. For a limited time, our listeners can earn $10 when they sign up today for a Greenlight account.

Host and financial literacy advocate Yanely Espinal is back for another season of the money lessons we wish we learned earlier — the ones that can help us live life on our own terms. This season, we’ll share essential info about bank accounts, gambling, scams, and how our brains can mess with our money. New episodes starting Aug. 16.

This podcast is presented in partnership with Greenlight: the money app for teens — with investing. For a limited time, our listeners can earn $10 when they sign up today for a Greenlight account at http://www.greenlight.com/inclined

Being a first-generation student can mean facing bigger financial pressures than your peers, with less generational knowledge and wealth. Yanely Espinal talks to Gigi Gonzalez, the First Gen Mentor, to help you navigate the unique pressures of being the first in your family – whether that’s being a first-gen American, first-gen college student, first-gen professional, first-gen entrepreneur or more!

Think you’re financially inclined? Check out these resources: 

• Explore resources for first-gen students from the Collective Success Network

• Learn more wealth building tips from Business Insider

• Prepare for a “money talk” with your family using this guide from CNBC

Are you in an educational setting? Here’s a handy listening guide. 

This podcast is presented in partnership with Greenlight: the money app for teens — with investing. For a limited time, our listeners can earn $10 when they sign up for a Greenlight account.