Kavya Ravikanti noticed that many of her college friends at the University of Virginia had questions about money. She decided to do something about it and founded a website, Young, Not Broke. In this podcast, Kavya describes her early money lessons, her knack for entrepreneurial ventures and how she uses storytelling to teach important money concepts. Enjoy! 

Details:

• 0:00~1:05 Introduction
• 1:05~3:49 Current situation for Kavya
• 3:49~7:10 Early money lessons
• 7:10~8:16 Deciding what to major in
• 8:16~11:09 Motivations behind starting Young, Not Broke
• 11:09~11:33 A word from NGPF
• 11:33~12:21 Coming up with the name “Young, Not Broke”
• 12:21~13:23 Using the blog to tell stories
• 13:23~14:42 One of Kavya’s favorite blog posts
• 14:42~16:05 “Don’t Skip the Guac” 
• 16:05~17:56 What are college students interested in?
• 17:56~19:12 Main lessons learned while writing posts
• 19:12~20:48 Most gratifying moments
• 20:48~21:35 What Google Analytics says about the website
• 21:35~22:31 Conclusion 

Resource:

• Website: Young, Not Broke

Quotes:

• “I didn’t really relate to a lot of the stories that were being told or a lot of the examples that people use to talk about personal finance in their day to day life. As a college student, I didn’t necessarily have a stable paycheck coming in, I wasn’t planning for a family, I wasn’t thinking about buying a house, and I think these are the stories you hear a lot about. But, it didn’t mean I couldn’t do anything with the little bit of money that I had.”

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