Oct 1, 2026 · 51 min · 10 segments
Mastering teen money basics is the ultimate key to transforming Gen Z's financial anxiety into agency and empowerment. In part two of our special series with my 17-year-old stepdaughter, Maddie, we…
So in this episode, like Maddie already said, we're really gonna focus on actionable advice for teens.
The next episode that we're doing-
Advice for parents
Yeah.
And I think that's one where, you know, like, this is a good one for parents to also listen to, but next week we're gonna kinda turn the tables and focus on what parents can do to help teens, and to help themselves help te- you know what, you know what I mean.
Yeah.
And so what I think is so interesting when we think about, like, actually helping teenagers is all the insights we shared during part one are really helpful, because to get-
It's background knowledge, you know?
Yeah.
A- and to get better about money, like, w- Maddie, we talk about this all the time on the podcast, but being good at your finances is, like, 10% math.
It's 90% psychology.
Uh-huh.
It is not complicated to be good with money.
You need to spend less than you make.
Like, that's very easy to say.
Mm-hmm.
It's super easy math.
But it's not as easy to do.
Yeah.
It, the, the hard part is understanding your own behavior and taking control of your choices and your money, and it's not easy to do, because there are companies literally spending billions of dollars a year-
To make you buy stuff
...
Yes.
And social media, everything that you, you know, that device in your hand is constantly-
Hands empty
So in this episode, like Maddie already said, we're really gonna focus on actionable advice for teens.
The next episode that we're doing-
Advice for parents
Yeah.
And I think that's one where, you know, like, this is a good one for parents to also listen to, but next week we're gonna kinda turn the tables and focus on what parents can do to help teens, and to help themselves help te- you know what, you know what I mean.
Yeah.
And so what I think is so interesting when we think about, like, actually helping teenagers is all the insights we shared during part one are really helpful, because to get-
It's background knowledge, you know?
Yeah.
A- and to get better about money, like, w- Maddie, we talk about this all the time on the podcast, but being good at your finances is, like, 10% math.
It's 90% psychology.
Uh-huh.
It is not complicated to be good with money.
You need to spend less than you make.
Like, that's very easy to say.
Mm-hmm.
It's super easy math.
But it's not as easy to do.
Yeah.
It, the, the hard part is understanding your own behavior and taking control of your choices and your money, and it's not easy to do, because there are companies literally spending billions of dollars a year-
To make you buy stuff
...
Yes.
And social media, everything that you, you know, that device in your hand is constantly-
Hands empty
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