Feb 29, 2024

FinCap Friday: Cupid's Credit Check

A new dating app called “SCORE” promises to help you find true love, but only if you've got a good credit score! The creators of the app are from a lifestyle financial platform called "Neon Money Club" and their whole idea is to encourage prospective daters to prioritize financial compatibility. While some people praise the app for its practical approach to finding a partner that's on the same page when it comes to money, others criticize it for reducing personal connections to numerical values, raising questions about privacy and the role of financial data in social interactions. Learn more in this week's episode of FinCap Friday below:
 
 
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Yanely Espinal

Born and raised by Dominican, immigrant parents in Brooklyn, Yanely is a proud product of NYC public schools. She graduated from Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School in 2007 before going on to receive her bachelor's degree at Brown University in 2011. As a Teach For America corps member, Yanely taught third and fourth grade in Canarsie, Brooklyn. She received her master's degree from Relay Graduate School of Education in 2013. She spends her spare time making YouTube videos about personal finance on her channel, MissBeHelpful. Yanely also loves to dance, sew, paint, listen to podcasts, and babysit her 10 nieces and nephews!

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