In this episode of Weird Finance, Paco talks to Leo Aquino about their experience immigrating to the United States, their path to becoming a personal finance journalist, how being true to yourself can translate into earning more money, the impact of anti-trans bills on trans people's finances, and advice for taking small actions towards personal financial tr ... Show More
Oct 2024
How to Be a Financial Activist with Jasmine Rashid
Stay in touch and sign up for Paco’s weekly email newsletter, The Nerdletter. In this episode of Weird Finance, Paco talks to author and Director of Impact at Candide Group, Jasmine Rashid. Jasmine discussed her role in assessing social impact investments, the importance of cross ... Show More
47m 10s
Oct 2024
Feel Good Finance: A Financial Therapist's Guide to Understanding Your Money Story with Aja Evans
Stay in touch and sign up for Paco’s weekly email newsletter, The Nerdletter. In this episode of Weird Finance, Paco talks to Aja Evans, a licensed mental health counselor specializing in financial therapy. Aja shares her personal journey of merging her background in counseling p ... Show More
51m 25s
Oct 2024
How to Make It In Hollywood with Katherine Kubler
Stay in touch and sign up for Paco’s weekly email newsletter, The Nerdletter. In this episode of Weird Finance, Paco talks to Katherine Kubler about her journey as a director, producer and filmmaker. Katherine talks about her early career at William Morris Endeavor and Paramount ... Show More
55m 30s
Feb 2022
Financial advice for artists who think they're 'bad with money'
Getting your finances in order can be intimidating, especially for freelancers, creatives, and side-giggers. Financial planner and artist Paco de Leon shares simple, holistic advice for tuning up your finances.See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of pe ... Show More
21m 45s
Feb 2022
Financial advice for artists who think they're 'bad with money'
Getting your finances in order can be intimidating, especially for freelancers, creatives and side-giggers. Financial planner and artist Paco de Leon shares simple, holistic advice for tuning up your finances.See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of per ... Show More
21m 45s
Mar 2023
The Best Path to Financial Success is Your Own
Laura interviews Maya Lau, host of Other People’s Pockets, about her journey from award-winning reporting to executive podcast producer. We discuss her guests’ insights, mom’s counterintuitive money lessons, financial mistakes, budgeting tools, and tips for crushing the gender pa ... Show More
31 m
Jan 2025
Breaking Down Money Myths | YourRichBFF
<p>In this episode, I sit down with Vivian Tu, aka @YourRichBFF, to talk about her incredible journey from trading equities on Wall Street to becoming a viral financial educator and content creator. Vivian shares how her immigrant upbringing shaped her money mindset, her leap fro ... Show More
24m 55s
Aug 2025
Wealth Redefined: The Power of Being a Stay at Home Wife with Jasleen Chawla
This week, Sim chats with Jasleen about her journey from corporate life at Deloitte and Goldman Sachs to choosing the stay-at-home wife path and building her own platform on TikTok. They dive into money anxiety, navigating financial conversations in marriage, and why creating pur ... Show More
50m 18s