WhyFI Matter$

For those of you who follow us on social media, you might notice that we use the hashtag: #dontliveinyourparentsbasement. And I kind of thought of the slogan  because it creates this image in my mind of independence, precisely Financial Independence (FI). And that's really what the podcast revolves around. So today we're going to take a deep dive into the words 'financial independen...

So, there's been a lot of talk recently about increasing the federal minimum wage. And as the Biden administration starts to take their first steps into increasing the minimum wage, I've always assumed that this would be good for the economy.  But over the past couple of weeks, I've come across several Econ Twitter posts and discussions by economists that say that the increase in mi...

Entrepreneurship, FinTech, women in finance, multiple streams of income, financial independence, living your dream - what do they all have in common? LaToya Westbrooks! I met LaToya last summer, while preparing for a speaking engagement at GirlCon Chicago, which is a conference empowering women and tech. I was so impressed by Latoya and I am so excited to finally have her on my podcast today. This...

Today's episode is very fun and exciting with a fresh perspective on teen entrepreneurship. Please welcome Bailey Rose Campbell to the podcast. Bailey currently lives in Bali, Indonesia, but she's from New Zealand. Bailey is creative, entrepreneurial, and always working on creating the business of her dreams. Bailey is also a podcast manager and has her own podcast too, called 'Hey...

It finally happened! We have a new presidential administration! Today's episode is our first episode focusing on the Gender Pay Gap. We will discuss some of the Biden-Harris administration's  potential policies surrounding gender pay discrimination. On the show today we have Paige Smith, who has started out her career in journalism and reporting and is working at Bloomberg Law.  Her arti...

Happy New Year to each and everyone of you. I am so excited to kick off the new year with a guest from all the way in Australia, Harry Sanders. Harry is the founder and director of StudioHawk, the largest dedicated SEO company in Australia.  At the age of only 23 In addition to Studio Hawk he is the founder of the Hawk Academy, an SEO training platform. I am so excited to learn more about his entr...

This episode is a great culmination to 2020! We will not only be talking about COVID-19 and the vaccine, but also about highlighting racism in academic medicine. To help us understand these topics even more, our guest today is Dr. Taison Bell, assistant professor of medicine in the divisions of Infectious Diseases and International Health and Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at UVA. Dr. Bell i...

Today I interview Diondraya Taylor, a graduate of UCLA with a B.S. in psychobiology & minor in entrepreneurship, currently pursuing her PhD in education. She has interviewed, worked with, and learned from over 100 entrepreneurs! She has also been a mentor for young women and teen girls  through service to the Women Founders Foundation, Girl Scouts and many more! As we hear about later, she fel...

At WhyFI Matter$, we believe one of the ways to achieve financial independence is by understanding the economy. Today I am so excited because we will be hearing from Dr. Carly Urban, an Associate Professor of Economics at Montana State University and a Research Fellow at the Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA). She is also a Faculty Affiliate of the Center for Financial Security at the Universi...

For all the video game lovers out there, you will be really interested in today's episode. The Esports industry has definitely grabbed my attention, but first you might be wondering what Esports even is. Well it's the business of playing video games competitively and it has grown in popularity over the last several years with tournaments and viewers from around the globe. So I figured in...

Today I interview Jahkil Jackson, 13 year old social entrepreneur. For those of you who don't know Jahkil, he is from Chicago and founded Project I am, an organization which helps homeless people ,when he was just 8 years old. Jakhil’s mission is to build awareness of homelessness and help the homeless population by building “Blessing bags''. He is the youth ambassador for HeartLand...

At WhyFI Matter$ we believe that in order to achieve financial independence, one must become financially literate. And in order to achieve financial literacy, one must also be a global citizen. And Cassidy Murray is for sure a global citizen if I have ever seen one. Cassidy has travelled to over 100 countries, volunteering and empowering youth to make a change for a brighter future, she is a refug...

I'm pretty sure, that I'm not the only person who has searched up college ranking lists about a couple hundred times! But do you ever wonder, what goes into making these lists, and the data points that look at? Do you often find a hundred different types of lists, which are all about, 'The Best Colleges'? Well today, we are taking a deep dive into Money Magazines Best Colleges...

Something on a lot of our minds, a question many of us have been asking is, "How are colleges and the academic system in the US, are adapting, changing and proceeding forwards because of the pandemic?" Listen to my episode with Julia Glum, journalist at Money Magazine, as she gives us more insight and an answer to this question. Julia specialises in personal finance journalism, and has h...

So this upcoming week in America, is going to be a very important week in our lives, but up in Canada another important week is happening! Bleed the North, an organization working to end period poverty and period stigma, is hosting its National Period Awareness Week! Today I am interviewing Isabela and Rhea from Bleed the North to talk about period stigma and period poverty. Their vision is to mak...

If we don't want our nightmare to continue, the youth of America, need to know how to vote! The young voters are the new voters, but young voters are often unfamiliar with the process- not to mention the voting system and the voting process of the U.S is quite like a horror movie! I hope you like my Halloween references ;) But in all seriousness, with the election next week, I wanted to put o...

ALERT: Your voice matters and your vote matters! As citizens of America, voting is your duty and a chance for you to initiate change. As youth, we are the future leaders of this country, and being one of the most educated and informed demographics of America, we have the power to help decide the future of this nation. Today I interview Jacquelyn Slade, the founder of VotEd USA, a platform to educa...

Interested in both art and athletes? Well, today I am interviewing Blake Jamieson. He is a pop portrait artist for pro athletes and celebrities around the world. He has been compared to the likes of Shepard Fairey and Alec Monopoly. Blake has painted portraits for over 300 professional athletes, including Drew Brees, Russel Westbrook, Antonio Brown, Draymond Green, Josh Jacobs etc. Currently he is...

This is episode is one for the girls. Today in observance of International Day of the Girl Child, I dedicated this episode to bringing awareness to this day and talk about the progress on gender equality and to celebrate the amazing girls in your life.  Here are the list of organizations combatting gender inequality and empowering girls: https://girlswhocode.com/ https://sheshouldrun.org/ https://...

COVID-19 has really exposed the lack of knowledge many people have regarding personal finance.  Let's bridge this gap starting right now! This episode is all things Banking-but for teens! Listen to my interview with Eric Rosenberg, a freelance personal finance writer, whose work has been on the Huffington Post, Business Insider, Investopedia and more! Personal Profitability: https://personalp...

It really does, unfortunately, cost more to be a woman. This is because of the pink tax, gender based price discrimination, affecting women world wide. In my lifetime, according to the #axthepinktax calculator, the Pink Tax has already cost me $21,657!!! Or cost my parents (whoops)! This is absurd. Listen to this interview with the Pink Tax Podcast, a podcast about all things feminism and finance,...

"Real change, enduring change, happens one step at a time."-R.B.G Rest in Power!  I wanted to honor one of my biggest role models Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Thank you for everything. You have fought for us with unwavering spirit. You have battled till the very end. Thank you for being the fierce champion of justice we so very much needed. We will continue to fight, we must fight, there is no o...

What is your Everest? What is your obstacle, hurdle? What do you have to overcome? What motivates you? What scares you? What do you fear? What is your why? Listen to this thrilling, story-filled episode with Sara Safari where we grapple with all of these questions. Sara is an author, engineer, professor, mountaineer, TedEx speaker, advocate for the empowerment of women and girls and recipient of t...

No internet. No technology. No high-speed mobile connectivity. Many of us often complain about these issues that occur from time to time. But for many people around the world, these 'complaints' are harsh realities. Listen to this interview with Tamseel Hussain, the founder of PlucTV, a video platform by the next generation of misfits, about how the digital divide is playing out in India...

Entrepreneurship. Advocacy. Art. Activism. In this episode, we will see how all these words are interconnected. We will learn about social entrepreneurship, and the steps to start a non-profit, and what ARTivism means. Listen to my interesting conversation with Angela Zhang, a teen entrepreneur, artist and activist. She is the founder of ArtVocacy, a youth-led movement shining light on issues that...