About this episode
Financial educator Yanely Espinal discusses common financial mistakes and offers guidance on personal finance.
Personal finance can be a tricky subject to navigate. There's a lot of conflicting guidance on which savings account to use, how to budget properly and where to invest your money. And it's easy to make a mistake. This episode, financial educator Yanely Espinal shares the common financial mistakes she wish she knew about earlier. This episode originally published August 6, 2024. Sign up for our strength newsletter series here: npr.org/stronger . Follow us on Instagram: @nprlifekit Sign up for our newsletter here. Have an episode idea or feedback you want to share? Email us at lifekit@npr.org Support the show and listen to it sponsor-free by signing up for Life Kit+ at plus.npr.org/lifekit See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences. NPR Privacy Policy
People in this episode
Guest: Yanely Espinal
Topics covered
- personal finance
- financial mistakes
- budgeting
- savings accounts
- investing
Keywords
- financial mistakes
- personal finance
- budgeting
- savings
- investing
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Organizations: NPR
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