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D. O. Chukwudi
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A few days ago, Yahoo Finance (@yahoofinance) published an article based on an interview I had with Moneywise (@moneywisecom). People always wonder why financial education is a cause I advocate for and my response is always that while money can’t buy happiness, it determines how happy we will be. We all deserve to be happy and live happy lives. During my interview, I recounted an experience I had in 2017 at age 19 when I maxed out my credit card during the start of my first college internship. Although it was not a significant amount of debt ($650), I remember the feeling of stress back then when I couldn’t even afford to pay my phone bill. The words I said to myself after that experience were “I never want to experience this again.” I continue to use my title as Miss New Jersey USA to emphasize the need to have good money practices, money conversations, and healthy money mindsets. On our money journeys, it’s the little things that really count like keeping track of expenses, making a plan for both the present and future, and acknowledging limiting beliefs that may be pushing us backwards financially. Thank you @yahoofinance @moneywisecom for the opportunity to share my story. Cheers to having more money conversations and being intentional! 💄: @beautybybellamy 📸: @newyorkfaces #missnjusa #missusa #missuniverse #financialeducation #moneymatters