Apr 02, 2020

FinCap Friday: When Life Gives You Lemons...

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In this FinCap Friday we check out the latest news about unemployment as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. How many Americans have lost their jobs as a result of this growing issue? Are average Americans prepared financially for the economic downturn? Finally, What can someone do if they suffer a job loss due to coronavirus? Find out in this week's FinCap Friday:

If you're short on time, try our simplified FinCap Friday (No Tech) with the questions embedded right into the slide deck!

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Check out all of our FinCap Friday episodes here. They're not date-dependent so any of the 65+ in our catalog dating back to August 2018 can 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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