Weird Finance
I’m weird, you’re weird, we’re all weird about money. Weird Finance explores the often intimidating terrain of money, finances, and economics and how these invisible forces shape each person’s ideas about themselves and the world around them. Hosted by author, illustrator, and musician Paco de Leon; Weird Finance is all about have real, honest, unconventional money conversations with the aim of getting comfortable with the uncomfortable and changing our relationship with money. We’ll laugh so we don’t cry and most importantly, we’ll hear people’s money stories in the hopes that these stories will help us make better decisions and take care better care of one another.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 54 minutes
- Episodes
- 79
- Years Active
- 2023 - 2024
What to Do When You're Drowning in Debt with Leslie Tayne
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In this episode of Weird Finance, Paco talks to Leslie H Tayne about the daunting topic of being overwhelmed by debt. As…
Everything You Need to Know About Making Your Student Loan Payments with Dan Rooker
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In this episode of Weird Finance, Paco talks to Dan Rooker about everything you need to know about making your student l…
Getting Out of Wealth Purgatory with Krista St-Germain
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In this episode of Weird Finance, Paco talks to Krista St. Germain about becoming a grief expert and coach, the misconce…
Strategies for Negotiating Your Pay with Nadia De Ala
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In this episode of Weird Finance, Paco talks to Nadia De Ala about strategies for negotiating pay, including the importa…
How to Achieve Creative Euphoria with Joshua Evan Greenberg
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In this episode of Weird Finance, Paco talks to Joshua Evan Greenberg about his experience as a creative professional an…
Money Out Loud with Berna Anat
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In this episode of Weird Finance, Paco talks to Berna Anat about becoming an influencer in the personal finance space, t…
How Banks Can Help Close the Racial Wealth Gap with Robert E. James, II and Stephen H. Gordon
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Behind the Scenes of the Hollywood Strike with Damian Gomez
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In this episode of Weird Finance, Paco talks to Damain Gomez about his 20 years of experience as a working actor in Los A…
Strangers Share Their Salary with Hannah Williams
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In this episode of Weird Finance, Paco talks to Hannah Williams about her own struggle with being underpaid because of a…
Money, Spirituality, and The Karma of Success with Liz Tran
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In this episode of Weird Finance, Paco talks to Liz Tran about her philosophy on money, how her past experiences have sha…
Owning Your Art, Ideas and Intellectual Property with Pamela Rosario
In this episode of Weird Finance, Paco talks to Pamela Rosario about her path to becoming a self-employed intellectual property attorney, the importance of setting up your business properly, the fina…
Becoming a Community-Made Millionaire with Angel Trinidad
In this episode of Weird Finance, Paco talks to Angel Trinidad about their philosophies around goal setting, reprogramming her mindset around money and scarcity, how helping others through the tools …
How To Be A Crypto Skeptic with Molly White
In this episode of Weird Finance, Paco talks to Molly White about how she became one of the most vocal critics of web3, crypto decentralized finance, and web3, the limitations and false promises of t…
Keeping Finance Personal with Leo Aquino
In this episode of Weird Finance, Paco talks to Leo Aquino about their experience immigrating to the United States, their path to becoming a personal finance journalist, how being true to yourself ca…
Developing a Mindful Money Practice with Paul Montoy-Wilson
In this episode of Weird Finance, Paco talks to Paul Montoy-Wilson about the importance of a mindful money practice, how his app, Allo works and helps users create a mindfulness and awareness around …
Building a Multi-Million Dollar Business on OnlyFans with Bryce Adams
In this episode of Weird Finance, Paco talks to Bryce Adams about her entrepreneurial journey, how she got started as an OnlyFans creator, her philosophies about money, how she deals with the stigma …
Investing Is for Everyone with Amanda Holden
In this episode of Weird Finance, Paco talks to Amanda Holden about her journey from working in finance to teaching women how to invest, common myths that keep women from investing, paycheck routines…
Investing In Yourself and Taking Financial Leaps with Darren Robinson
In this episode of Weird Finance, Paco talks to Darren Robinson (@darrenrobinson), guitarist in the band Phantom Planet. They discuss Darren's journey in the music industry, getting a record deal, w…
The Link Between Financial Choices and Identity with Shruti Joshi
In this episode of Weird Finance, Paco talks to Shruti Joshi about the power of different perspectives, how financial literacy helps with mental health, how spending money reflects our identity and v…
Embodying Abundance with Sarah Gottesdiener
In this episode of Weird Finance, Paco talks to Sarah Faith Gottesdiener about cultivating enoughness, how poor boundaries impact our finances, the spiral of healing in everyday life, creating a pla…