But I think if we're able to let kids in on our financial lives and let them help.

I actually think that can be really powerful because I think if they're dealing

with real money the stakes feel higher and that's sort of where

kids can really feel empowered.

I'm Amy and I'm Abby and as women we are constantly comparing ourselves to others

but your life isn't supposed to look like hers being your best self means standing firm in your decisions

and always being willing to grow with a purpose.

We get vulnerable and real

with an honest look into the challenges and triumphs we all face.

Every woman listening gets the opportunity to choose what life looks like for herself. I am on solo with Erica Newman today and Erica Newman is a certified public accountant

so we are talking finances and personal finances and

how to talk about finances with our children but she also gives a lot of life

lessons I was able to pull so much from this interview just thinking about my own

childhood and how different it is

than the life I'm living now but also how I want to make sure our children are

seeing value, they're seeing responsibility, and they're able to be autonomous

when it comes to making their own decisions in the future.

So with that, let's get into our interview with Erica all on personal finances and how we can start

having these conversations with our kids.

Erica, we know that there's a lot of directions that a CPA can go in their career.

I mean, so many different ways that CPA can work in the field, but what made you really want

to focus on younger generations and then helping

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