03/08/2026
What if every student who graduated high school didn’t have to learn about money the hard way? 💰🤔
Earlier this week I testified before the Maryland Senate committee in support of Senate Bill 592 — a bill that would require a standalone personal finance class for Maryland high school students 👩🏽🏫💸
As an financial counselor & a woman in fintech, I see firsthand how confusing money can be when no one teaches you how it actually works 😔
Credit scores, student loans, budgeting, investing…
ALL OF IT 💳🎓💵📈⁉️
Yet too many students leave school without ever learning how these systems work 🙄
There are many reasons why I advocate for financial education in schools — as a financial professional, as a money nerd, as a member of my community — but the biggest one is the simplest…
I’m a mom now 💕
And while YOU BET I’ll be teaching her the ins & outs of all things money — what to avoid, what makes it exciting, what risks she can afford to take 👏🏼
I want my daughter AND all the kids she’ll grow up with to have opportunities many of us didn’t…
To learn these skills early instead of the hard way (like so many of us did)…
And most importantly, I want them to have the knowledge & confidence to take advantage of the opportunities ahead of them ✨
Financial stability gives people the freedom to take risks, build resilience, & shape the lives they want…
And as a mom, I want the world for her 💚
The next generation deserves better tools than many of us had & I’m so grateful I had the chance to speak up about this. 🗣️ Shoutout to for flagging that this was even going down in my state to get involved!
Fingers crossed for the bill! 🤞