Finding the Funny in Financial Literacy | Catie Hogan | TEDxNorthAdams

How do you make learning about fiscal wellbeing fun? Catie Hogan shares how she has turned her love of humor and financial responsibility into an enormous opportunity for a new generation of financial literacy.
Catie Hogan is the Founder and President of Hogan Financial Planning. She’s a personal finance expert, educator, and comedy writer. Catie is on a mission to empower women and marginalized communities through financial literacy education. She uses a unique approach, combining both humor and relatability to teach personal finance and career building skills.
Catie harnesses the power of media to bring financial literacy to her target demographic. Her blog, The Funny Financial Planner, is featured on AOL’s Finance Collective. She also regularly contributes to the feminist website The Scold, and hosts a podcast called Get It Together with Catie Hogan. Her debut book, The Millennial’s Guide to Getting Your Sh*t Together is a collection of humorous essays on money management, career advice, and healthy relationships.
When she’s not speaking or advocating for financial literacy, she’s also a writer and performer with Sketchworks Comedy in Atlanta. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx

[@SophiaTell-HelpsAll]

Love this combination. Makes it more accessible for others. Fun and finance should go together to make it more palatable.

[@angelaterra9019]

This isn't HOW to make learning about fiscal well-being fun, it's WHY. If we're watching the video, we already know why.

[@dhonorablebengorilya]

This Lady is a visionary. A woman with a message and on mission.

[@leooconnor1820]

I've seen a need for this in particular, also drawing inspiration from the Daily Show and similar.

[@MaryAnnBriscoeCampbell]

Excellent points. Would have appreciated some examples and will check out her blog.

[@LindaBrandtmph]

Thanks for taking on this important mission and sharing your journey. I look forward to seeing how I can amplify your efforts. Lead on.

[@markhogan3417]

What is money? A: a medium of exchange. What does money do? A: money measures energy. Never compare yourself to Amy as she is not funny but you are.

[@LetsTalkMoneyChannel]

awesome speech, Catie! I can associate!

[@ThuyNguyen-bu9ge]

Funny, I don't think she's that funny. But following your passion is awesome.

[@bdouggie5675]

Now this is some funny money

[@jacklintan]

She is saying, "humor sells" LOL

[@ryanlampert5121]

Absolutely, use humor to hook people "if they laugh they listen." I believe she's suggesting humor more for marketing, probably not cracking punchlines while shes going over payments and terms or then again, maybe she is lol.

[@kanadum]

Not to be too hard on the speaker, but I suspect many viewers did not get the pay-off for which they clicked on this video. The implication, the promise, seemed to be -- "I will make you more financially savvy, using humor." Instead, what we received was: "I will tell you about my rationale for applying humor to teach financial literacy." ...and then the presentation was over. In the end, not only didn't we receive the product for which we paid with our time... I can't say we were even offered a sample.

[@wadewicks]

This was a little lacking in substance and humor, but she seems nice.

[@hereforgood8204]

So you all are missing the message in search of a laugh? it's called edutainment.

[@sforti01]

Yawn…

[@Mdavis1978uws]

Wow, she got some raucous laughter. Raucous means none, right? “Boom goes the Dynamite” guy would cringe at this train wreck.