Bonus | Raising the Standard: The Future of Financial Coaching

Money Made Human Podcast · Oct 21, 2025 · 18m

People will tell you they want financial literacy. They'll say they need to understand their numbers better, get organized, learn the right steps. And those things matter, of course they do.

But here's what I've learned after almost two decades of doing this work: knowledge isn't the problem anymore.

We're drowning in financial education. Books, podcasts, TikToks, workplace programs. If information were the answer, credit card balances wouldn't be at an all-time high right now. Savings rates wouldn't be at historic lows. And money wouldn't be the number one cause of stress in our country.

So…