First-gen finances, from “Financially Inclined”

This Is Uncomfortable

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4.8 • 3.5K Ratings

🗓️ 13 February 2024

⏱️ 21 minutes

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Summary

We wanted to share a particularly uncomfy episode from Marketplace’s “Financially Inclined,” a financial literacy podcast for teens.

Being a first-generation student can mean facing bigger financial pressures than your peers, with less generational knowledge and wealth. “Financially Inclined” host 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.

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0:00.0	Hey everyone it's Rima. So we have another new episode of This is Uncomfortable
0:04.5	dropping later this week. It's a story about chasing your career ambitions no
0:09.0	matter the cost. It's a really fun story. But before we share that episode, I want to tip you off to Marketplace's newest podcast, Financially inclined.
0:18.0	It's hosted by my colleague and friend, Yonelli Espinal. It's a financial literacy show that's geared toward younger audiences.
0:25.0	And in each episode, she tackles important money lessons that really I think we
0:30.0	should have all been taught in school.
0:31.0	I especially loved this one episode you're
0:33.8	about to hear. It's about the financial struggles of being a first-generation
0:37.8	student. I hope you like it and again we'll be back with a new episode of
0:42.2	This is Uncomfortable on Thursday.
0:44.8	All right, I'll catch y'all then.
0:50.3	What's up everybody? I'm Janelle Espias Pinall and welcome to financially inclined for Marketplace.
0:55.6	We're sharing money lessons for living life your own way.
1:08.0	There's a reason why I'm so passionate when it comes to teaching teens about money. I'm a first generation American and first generation college grad.
1:12.0	Now when I went off to college there was a lot that I didn't know about money,
1:16.0	and I didn't even know which questions to ask.
1:19.0	Today's guest, GeeG Gonzalez, has a pretty similar experience.
1:23.0	She earned her degree in economics
1:25.0	with a certificate in investment performance measurement.
1:28.0	Then she worked in the financial sector for 10 years.
1:31.0	But as the first in her family to navigate these things, she second guessed a lot of her
1:36.4	financial choices. Now, her Tik-Toc account, the first-gen money mentor, is a viral source of information for first-gen money mentor is a viral source of information for first-gen
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