Nicole as a Guest · Not Alone

Money 101: What They Didn’t Teach You in School

Guest interview of Not Alone with Valeria Lipovetsky · 2023

Not Alone · Hosted by Valeria Lipovetsky · 2023

About this conversation

Nicole joined Valeria Lipovetsky’s Not Alone podcast for a back-to-basics conversation about the money education most people never got.

Per the show’s official episode notes, Nicole shares her journey from growing up in an immigrant family with no financial knowledge to becoming a leading voice in personal finance, how she learned about money on the job as a young anchor, her early struggles along the way, and why making finance understandable for everyone became her mission.

Key takeaways

  • Nobody teaches money in school, if your family didn’t either, starting from zero as an adult is normal, not shameful.
  • Nicole’s own fluency came from learning on the job, financial literacy is acquired, never innate.
  • Jargon is a gatekeeping tool, any money concept that matters can be explained in plain English.

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