{"href":"http://player.captivate.fm/services/oembed?url=http%3A%2F%2Fplayer.captivate.fm%2Fepisode%2F3847caa8-4dc9-4728-9d34-ad6e1d143395","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Captivate.FM","provider_url":"https://www.captivate.fm","width":600,"height":200,"type":"rich","html":"","title":"Money Talk with Tiff and Eric: How Money Nerds Are Making Finance Less Boring","description":"Welcome back to Don\u2019t Retire\u2026 Graduate! Today\u2019s guest is Tiffany Grant, a financial counselor and the host of the Money Talk with Tiff podcast.\u00a0\n\nTiffany is a fantastic content creator within the personal finance space\u2014except for her online quiz that must be broken if Eric did not get a perfect score\u2014and is one of the many money nerds making financial literacy accessible to the public.\u00a0\n\nListen to her story and take her online quiz (after you listen to Eric giving out the answers, of course) to see if you can beat Eric\u2019s 92%.\u00a0\n\nIn this episode we\u2019ll talk about:\n\n\u2022\tTiffany\u2019s upbringing that led her to financial and professional success\u00a0\n\u2022\tStudent loans and how to go through graduate school without paying tuition and/or getting paid\n\u2022\tFinancial literacy and the lack of education in most schools\n\u2022\tExtra credit assignments and why those who need help aren\u2019t the ones who seek it\n\u2022\tThe Money Talk with Tiff podcast and how it\u2019s helping to spread financial education\n\t\nVisit dontretiregraduate.com for a full transcript of this episode.\n\nAbout Tiffany Grant: \nWhere do I start?\u00a0I am a self-proclaimed money nerd and proud of it!\u00a0I live and breathe finances.\u00a0After years of giving impromptu advice to family and friends, I said why not start a blog?\u00a0This way all of the knowledge will have an online platform and reach even more people!\u00a0\u00a0\n\nFrom a young age, I was always money-conscious.\u00a0I remember being as young as 6 and clipping coupons.\u00a0Did anyone use them?\u00a0Nope, but I found joy in going through the motions.\u00a0When I got my first job at 16, I used coupons to get more bang for my buck.\u00a0Once I saw how helpful they were, I used coupons for everything!\u00a0Cashiers were impressed by a teenager leaving with a cart full of items for only $20.\u00a0\u00a0\n\n\u200bAs time progressed, I wanted to do more with my money.\u00a0I started investing at the age of 19.\u00a0I had amassed a few thousand dollars but decided to sell it all when times got rough.\u00a0Big mistake but I had to do what I could.\u00a0\u00a0\n\nI bought my first house at the age of 26.\u00a0How?\u00a0By saving, keeping a close eye on my credit, and living well below my means. Frugal is my middle name!\u00a0Wealth-building is all about having goals and being laser-focused on accomplishing them.\u00a0My next goal is to be debt-free (except the house) by age 30.\n\nWhat makes this even more amazing is I did it all while being a single mother of two little boys, working full-time, and going to school.\u00a0Now, what's your excuse?\u00a0Let's get started!\u00a0Time is ticking!\n\nI have a Bachelor in Business Administration with a concentration in Management, Master of Business Administration (MBA), Accredited Financial Counselor (AFC), SHRM-CP, Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt, and years of experience helping people like you!\n\nhttps://www.moneytalkwitht.com/\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/0f153657-778e-48fa-a9d2-8ded812cb192/79a81e.png"}