Paco de Leon, founder of financial education company The Hell Yeah Group, shares advice from her upcoming book, Finance for the People: Get a Grip on Your Finances. The book addresses our gaps between financial intention and behavior, how money is a proxy for power and a special message for those who have been victims of inequality. Learn more about Paco and her work on her website.

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