108 Financial Literacy for Teens - Eva Baker, Creator of TeensGotCents & Founder of The Teenpreneur Conference

I chat with TeensGotCents creator Eva Baker about why she's so passionate about educating teens about personal finance, what inspired her to found The Teenpreneur Conference, and what she wants teens to know the most about managing their money the smart way. Long description: Unlike many teens her age, Eva Baker started to get interested in personal finance at the young age of 16. She started listening to Dave Ramsey's teachings, and got hooked. But what she soon realized is there was a ton of information out there on how to fix your financial woes, but not a ton on how to avoid them when you're a teen and just starting your own personal finance journey. That's when she got the idea to create TeensGotCents, a financial literacy blog for teens that explores money and issues relating to adolescents specifically. I sure wish her blog was around when I was in high school! I'm sure I would have figured out how to make my part-time job income go further. As she mentions in the interview, she also started her blog as her major project for school, but it eventually took off and became her full-time gig. Now in her 20s, she manages a staff of writers to keep creating valuable content for teens on the website. And if that weren't impressive enough, she also founded her own conference — The Teenpreneur Conference — that's all about promoting entrepreneurship to teens. The next conference will be taking place June 8-10, 2017 in Jacksonville, Florida. Check Out Eva's Best Blog Posts 3 Reasons An Emergency Fund Is Critical For a Teen If You Have a Car Teens Investing in the Stock Market Confessions of a Personal Finance Blogger Generosity: The Key to Joy and Fulfillment Follow Eva on Social Check out Eva on Instagram Follow Eva on Twitter Like Eva on Facebook Follow Eva on Pinterest Join Me for a Live Webinar! I mentioned in this episode about an upcoming webinar I'll be hosting with friend and business partner Jaclyn Phillips. We'll be doing a live webinar all about how to master your money and fitness on Wednesday, May 31 at 7pm ET to kick-off the launch of our Rich & Fit Bootcamp course. Registration for the course will open right after the webinar, and promptly close on Wednesday, June 7 (that's right, we're only opening the doors for 1 week!). And a big reason you'll want to join us for the webinar is because not only will we discuss more about the course specifically, but we'll also be awarding 3 scholarships to the course to 3 lucky live webinar attendees. Make sure to save your seat for the webinar by clicking here » For more podcast episodes, check out the podcast page. Show notes: jessicamoorhouse.com/108