Shay Olivarria grew up in poverty. At thirteen years old she went into foster care. She got her first job at sixteen, moved out, and didn’t save any of her earnings. At seventeen she aged out of foster care, graduated from high school and got a low-paying job.
While in undergrad at CSU Dominguez Hills she started reading all she could about personal finance. Sometimes she read with two books on her lap at a time. One was the book she was reading, the other was the dictionary. While in graduate school at the University of North Texas, Shay started investing in mutual funds. Yep, it took her over five years to feel comfortable enough to start investing her money.
While running youth programs (truancy and afterschool) in Philadelphia she realized that many people, teens especially, had similar feelings about personal finance. We want to manage our money well and become wealthy, but we don’t understand the jargon, we don’t understand the basic principles of personal finance, and we aren’t sure of how to get started.
Shay’s workshops and books are for the average person that wants to know more about personal finance in plain, old English. She’ll help you better understand how to use your money to get the things you want out of life.
View photos and read more about Shay at www.ShayOlivarria.com
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Shay is interviewed by Mike Lawson."Shay Olivarria is nothing short of an inspiration for financial educators everywhere. Working with credit unions nationwide, Shay uses pop culture to translate the intricacies of today's financial world to kids from 4th grade all the way to college -- and sometimes beyond. So successful are her education programs that she has written two books for anybody of any age: 10 Things College Students Need to Know About Money and Money Matters: The Get It Done in 1 Minute Workbook. Check out this entertaining and informative interview with Shay. Who knows, maybe you'll learn a thing or two?"
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Shay is interviewed by Paul Petillo about helping young people make sound financial decisions.
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