10 Podcasts to Start Your Financial Literacy Journey

Two best friends, Joel and Matt, discuss tools that regular people can use for financial subjects like investing, debt payoff and long-term habits to improve money management. They believe in unbiased and accessible guidance for the average person so everyone can reach financial freedom.

Sim, a young millionaire investor, and her friends break down non-widespread financial concepts and methods of growing wealth. Posting three times a week with a different theme for each day, Sim covers anything from money secrets to investing deep dives, all the way to side hustles that can get you to your first seven figures.

Financially, it often seems like men rule the world. Look no further than movies like “The Wolf of Wall Street” to exemplify this sentiment. Tori Dunlap, financial expert and feminist, wants to empower women and other groups of individuals who feel left out in fiscal knowledge by offering empowering advice to become more confident in spending, saving and building the wealth we all deserve.

The finance journalists at Nerdwallet answer your money questions in this podcast to help you make better financial decisions and give you the necessary tools to thrive financially. Their main objective in every episode is to sift through all the unhelpful chatter and misinformation surrounding economic news and advice so that you can feel more informed with each listen.

Everyone has made some financially unsound decisions at one point or another. On “The Ramsey Show,” they believe that you can build wealth and take back control of your money and life regardless of these mistakes. They address even the most challenging financial binds and provide helpful guidance in making smarter decisions in the future.

The finance bros are out, and the #RichGirls are in with this podcast curated for younger generations to make money talks not something to fear but to get excited about. Katie addresses all you need to know about tax strategies, smart spending and spending habits. Turn your money goals into reality when you listen weekly.

If you have never taken a personal finance course, consider this podcast just that. Andrew Giancola covers all topics pertaining to personal finance, including the scary ones like investing in the stock market, index funds and what they are and how to build businesses successfully. You may even discover some side hustles you can start to increase your income streams.

Mindy Jensen and Scott Trench from Bigerpockets.com, a website dedicated to assisting and providing information on obtaining rental properties, come together to discuss how to earn more money. Each week, they interview thought leaders on how to earn, keep and grow more wealth, in addition to spending smarter.

Though the title sounds promising, and the show is still promising, this podcast is not entirely about buying whatever we feel we want. Instead, it examines financial and behavioral blindspots to help you make smarter spending decisions and become more financially secure. Interviewing a myriad of professors, researchers and authors, Paula Pant will help you discern what being able to afford anything but not everything means.

“The Stacking Benjamins Show” was titled Best Personal Finance Podcast of 2023, and for good reason. The hosts, OG and Joe Saul-Sehy aim to make financial literacy fun and lighthearted instead of intimidating and tedious. They sit around a card table in Joe’s mom’s half-finished basement, covering all things money but entertainingly and conversationally.