Sep 08, 2022

FinCap Friday: Second-Hand Saving

Teenagers driving the popularity of second-hand fashion is a pattern that can be observed throughout history - it isn't anything new! But in 2022 a report showed that there was a record high growth rate for second-hand shopping last year that is being led by none other than Gen Z! Click the episode below to learn more about this popular shopping hack and why teens, in particular, are being drawn to it more and more...

If you're short on time for this activity, try our simplified No Tech version containing embedded questions right in the slide deck!

Check out all our FinCap Friday episodes here. They're not date-dependent so many of the 170+ in our catalog dating back to August 2018 may work throughout the coming year!

About the Author

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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