Yo Quiero Dinero
by Jannese Torres
"This podcast will leave you feeling inspired to take a more proactive approach to your savings, earnings, & expenses." - BuzzFeed | Yo Quiero Dinero is an award-winning personal finance podcast that empowers listeners on topics like entrepreneurship, investing, financial independence & money mindset. Hosted by Jannese Torres, Latina money expert, award-winning author and serial entrepreneur. Known as “the swaggiest personal finance podcast", each week we drop episodes brimming with POC-friendly personal finance knowledge, served with sazón! Tune in for all the money lessons you never learned. Visit us at YoQuieroDineroPodcast.com.
Episodes
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What Does “Enough” Really Mean? Building Wealth When You Don’t Come From Money with Maria Melchor
What does it actually mean to have enough when you didn’t grow up with money? Jannese sits down with Maria Melchor, creator of FirstGenLiving and author of Always Have Enough: How to Build Wealth When You Don’t Come From Money. Maria immigrated from Mexico as a kid, studied human rights at Yale…
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I Built the Life I Wanted. Why Doesn’t It Feel Safe? Feat. Saskia Katherine
You hit the income goal, paid off the debt and built the life you dreamed of. So why does it still feel like it could all disappear? After I crashed out on Instagram asking “does it ever actually get to feel safe?”, so many of you told me I needed to talk to Saskia Katherine. Saskia is a…
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BONUS: The Truth About Latina Wealth Nobody Talks About
Last week I was featured on Banking On Cultura, hosted by mi amiga Victoria Jenn Rodriguez. The conversation was so good that I wanted to bring it to the YQD feed! Take a listen and subscribe to Banking on Cultura wherever you get your podcasts. FOLLOW JENN: 📲Instagram:...
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How Wendy Mata Turned Ancestral Magic Into a 7-Figure Business
Today we're talking to a brujería. Depending on how you grew up, that word might feel like home or it might make you nervous. Wendy Mata, founder of Bruja Power Botanica and author of Bruja Curandera, spent 20 years in cybersecurity and digital forensics before a Día de los Muertos dream from her...
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The Tax Playbook Nobody Taught Us with Laura Zarrate
We were taught to work hard and save money, but nobody explained how taxes fit into building wealth. So this week, I'm joined by Laura Zarrate, CPA and founder of Athena CPAs and Advisors. Laura immigrated from Bogotá, Colombia, at 14 with her dad and two 40-pound suitcases. She started her…
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When Someday Isn't Guaranteed: Building a Legacy Business with Yvette Ramirez
So many of us are waiting on "someday" to go after the thing we really want. But what happens when someday stops feeling guaranteed? Yvette Ramirez is a bilingual Cuban and Salvadoran American, a tech professional, and the founder of Kuro Libros, a children's picture book brand that helps…
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There's No Magic Number: Money, Safety & Identity with Jacent Wamala
This week's episode came from a very real, very tearful moment on my Instagram: the realization that there is no magic number that makes you feel financially secure. So I brought back someone who can actually help us unpack that. Jacent Wamala is the founder of Wealth and Wellness University…
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Staying Calladita Is Costing You More Than You Think
If you've ever stayed calladita when you should've spoken up, this episode is your permission slip to stop. This week Jannese sits down with Hady Mendez — bestselling author of Calladita No More, speaker, and leadership coach — to talk about what happens when you finally decide to use your voice....
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Why Latinas Are Losing $1M to the Pay Gap (And What Actually Fixes It)
Let's talk about the conversation that sends me over the edge every single time: the gender pay gap, and what it REALLY costs women of color. This week I'm joined by Jocelyn Frye, President of the National Partnership for Women & Families, to break down what's actually driving the gap (spoiler:...
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Venture Capital 101 with GP Lolita Taub
Most of us didn't grow up learning about venture capital — it can feel like a world you're either born into or invited into by elite networks. This week, Jannese sits down with Lolita Taub, General Partner at Ganas Ventures, who has done it all: founder, angel, LP, GP, and ecosystem builder.…
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I've Been Hiding My Success (Here's Why)
I've ghosted y'all, and I need to apologize — because it wasn't intentional, and we need to talk about why. For years I shared everything: the brand deals, the $144K year that replaced my corporate paycheck, all of it. But after crossing a quarter million in revenue, I got quiet. In this episode...
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Healing How We Parent (and How We Were Parented)
This week on Yo Quiero Dinero I sat down with Leslie Priscilla, a Parent Coach, founder of Latinx Parenting, and author of the brand-new book CHANCLA: Healing Our Families, Ourselves, and Our Culture. Together we talk about the things that aren’t always so easy when it comes Latino parenting: the...
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The Cultural Rules Keeping Latina Leaders Stuck
Mi gente, this one is going to trigger you — in the best way. This week I’m sitting down with Denise Soler Cox, a cultural excavator, award-winning filmmaker, keynote speaker, and author who's spent the last decade going inside the cultures that shape how we lead, belong, and become who we are....
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Nara Smith Isn't a Trad Wife, OpenAI Has a PR Problem, and Other Hot Takes
It's been a minute since I gave you a full behind-the-scenes update, so today's episode is a solo catch-up plus is Nara Smith a trad wife or a genius businesswoman cosplaying domesticity? A mom informed her three adult daughters they now owe her $300/month, should they pay? And OpenAI took a…
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She Went From Receptionist to Senior Leadership Without a Degree
This week on Yo Quiero Dinero, Jannese sits down with Jessica Rivera — proud Boricua, mom at 19, and 20-year corporate vet who climbed from receptionist to senior leadership without ever following the "traditional" path. Jessica is here to help us decode the psychology of corporate power,...
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We Bought Our First Fixer Upper: Real Numbers, Real Marriage Talk With My Husband
Hola mi gente! This week I'm switching things up. My husband Ray is joining me in an actual whole ass podcast studio to talk about the real estate business we've started building: house flipping. We closed on our first fixer-upper here in Florida, in cash, and we're pulling back the curtain on…
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Exactly How to Buy Real Estate in Puerto Rico with Krystal Vias of Buy the Block PR
This week we're picking up where we left off last week after I shared my own journey selling my condo in PR — and this time we're going deep on buying real estate on the island. I sat down with Krystal Vias, a proud Nuyorican and founder of Buy The Block PR, who's on a mission to reconnect la...
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Yes, I Sold My Puerto Rico Condo — Here's What I'm Doing Next
By now you've probably seen me post on social media that I sold my condo in Puerto Rico, and the reactions have been... a lot. So let's get into it. In this solo episode, I'm taking you behind the scenes of why I bought that condo right after my divorce, what it represented to me, and why — three...
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Stuck in Autopilot? How to Build a Career With Intention with Diana Bernal
This week Jannese sits down with executive coach, speaker, and author Diana Bernal to talk about something a lot of us never learned how to do: build a career on purpose instead of just falling into one.Diana is a first-gen success story who climbed the corporate ladder in nonprofit fundraising,...
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The Real Cost of Cosmetic Surgery: What You Should Know Before Going Under the Knife
Let's talk about something a lot of us have been quietly researching — cosmetic procedures. Whether you've gone down a TikTok rabbit hole on facelifts or you're seriously considering something, the money side of this decision matters just as much as the medical side. In this episode, I'm joined…
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From Corporate Finance to 6-Figure Creator: Meghan Lim's Blueprint for Multiple Income Streams
Today's episode is basically my love language: multiple income streams. I'm joined by Meghan Lim, AKA Meghan Makes Money, who went from a $78K corporate finance job to building a six-figure creator business with 160K+ followers, all in about two and a half years. We're talking side hustles,...
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I'm So Sick of What Latino Parents Are Doing With Money (And We Need to Talk About It)
The Guardian recently featured my plan for how I'm raising my toddler to become a millionaire and it got me fired up about something I've been sitting on for a while. Today I'm calling out the financial patterns that Latino parents normalize that are actually keeping our community from building...
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Why Most People Will Never Build Wealth on a $65K Salary And What High Earners Understand About Money
Earlier this year, I posted a question on Instagram asking Latinas making over $200K what they do — and the answers revealed something that most people in personal finance aren't willing to say out loud: you cannot build wealth on a median income when the cost of just existing has gone through…
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From Compton to PhD: Breaking Generational Cycles with Dr. Xochilt Alamillo
What does it actually look like to not become a statistic? Dr. Xochilt Alamillo — Chicana therapist, PhD, business coach, podcast host, and retreat creator — is the living proof. She grew up in Compton, moved to Colorado as a teenager and experienced full-on culture shock, fell into the wrong...
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The Child-Free Money Playbook: Estate Planning, Legacy, and Financial Freedom
What does your financial plan look like when the traditional script doesn't apply to you? In this episode, I'm sitting down with Bri Conn, CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER® and co-host of the Child-Free Life by Design podcast, to break down everything child-free people need to know about building...
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How Chef Mia Castro Built a Career from Her Borinquen Culture
She beat Bobby Flay with her Abuela's Arroz con Pollo. She trained under Wolfgang Puck, Thomas Keller, and José Andrés. She was a Hell's Kitchen finalist. And then she walked away from all of it to build a career entirely on her own terms. Chef Mia Castro is a Puerto Rican chef, cookbook author,...
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She Quit Corporate, Moved Her Family to Spain & Bought a House in Cash for Under $70K
If you've ever fantasized about packing up your life, leaving the US, and actually doing the damn thing — this episode is your sign. I'm sitting down with Alicia Sanchez, founder of Felicita & Faustina studio shop, marketing expert with 20+ years in the game (American Express, ESPN, Klaviyo — the...
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Credit 101: How to Build Credit, Pay Down Debt, and Protect Your Score with Carol Pope
If the word "credit" makes you want to hide under the covers, this episode is for you, mi gente. I'm sitting down with Carol Pope — personal finance writer and author of Credit 101 — to break down everything you need to know about building credit from scratch, paying down debt, and protecting…
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The Cost of Being the Good Girl
You know the good girl. She follows the rules, makes everybody proud, does everything she's supposed to do. She is me, and I have a feeling she might be you too. This episode was inspired by a recent keynote I gave in California, and I'm bringing it to the podcast because we don't talk about this...
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Getting You Ready for Power with Alexis Meruelo
What does it actually take to step into your power? In this episode, I'm sitting down with Alexis Meruelo — second-generation Cuban-American business leader, founder of the Business of Her conference, and author of the brand new book Getting You Ready for Power — to talk about the real, messy,...
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How Delilah Dee Built a Six-Figure Side Hustle Throwing Parties
She built a women-only party empire that makes six figures as a side hustle, got herself onto the team that created the Bad Bunny Super Bowl halftime show field team through sheer hustle and genuine relationships, and did it all while juggling a corporate job and navigating a health diagnosis...
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Getting Good With Money (For Real This Time) ft. Tiffany "The Budgetnista" Aliche
She's back and she brought receipts! Tiffany "The Budgetnista" Aliche is one of the most iconic voices in personal finance, and if you missed her first episode on YQD, it became the highest-watched episode in the show's history. Dead ass. So yeah, we had to bring her back. This time, Tiffany is...
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Is Gold the Secret Investment Your Portfolio's Been Missing? With Brandon Thor
You've probably seen the late-night gold commercials and immediately changed the channel. Same. But here's the thing — what if that reaction is exactly what the banks, financial advisors, and the government want from you? In this episode, I'm sitting down with Brandon Thor, CEO and founder of…
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You're More Ready to Buy a Home Than You Think with Josie White of Chase Home Lending
¡Hola mi gente! If buying a home has felt like a dream that wasn't built for people like you — this episode is going to change that. Today I'm sitting down with Josie White, Home Lending Advisor at Chase Home Lending, who has spent 15 years helping people navigate the mortgage process and 30…
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Why Latinas Need to Stop Climbing the Corporate Ladder and Build Their Own with Stephanie Pimentel
She was literally born the day her mother landed in the US — and that energy of showing up and figuring it out has followed Steph Michelle Pimentel her entire life. In this episode, I'm sitting down with Stephanie Pimentel, a Dominican American executive and the founder of Lumena Global, whose…
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Burn the American Dream Down & Build Abroad with Vanessa Wachtmeister
She was one of the baddies who showed up on this show back in 2021 — and four years later, Vanessa Wachtmeister is back and she is NOT the same woman. She's paid off $130,000 in debt, earned her German passport, and is about to launch her second tech startup. And she did all of it from Europe,...
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How to Build a Money System That Actually Works for Your Family with Sahirenys Pierce
What if having the right money system meant that when your family faced a crisis, finances were the last thing on your mind? In this episode, I'm sitting down with Sahirenys Pierce of Poised Finance and Lifestyle — one of the OG Latinas of personal finance on the internet — and she's sharing the...
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The Lazy Way to Build Wealth with Chloe Daniels
Honestly, I don't know why it took me this long to get Chloe Daniels — aka Clo Bare Money Coach — on the show, because she is a whole badass and we have been living parallel lives for years. She went from a torrential relationship with money (including being financially trapped in a dangerous...
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The Credit Card Hacking Strategy That Could Save You Thousands with Jess from The Sugar Daddy Podcast
What if I told you that you could travel the world without maxing out your credit cards? In this episode, I'm sitting down with Jess from The Sugar Daddy Podcast to talk about something that's been a game changer for me: travel hacking. And no, this isn't some shady scheme. This is about using...
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Why Bad Bunny's Grammy & Super Bowl Moment Is Everything for Latino Culture Right Now
At the time of recording this episode, Bad Bunny has just made history—TWICE. First Spanish-language artist to win Album of the Year at the Grammys. Then he delivered the most-watched Super Bowl halftime show of ALL TIME. But this episode isn't just about celebrating Benito's wins (though we're...
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The Secret to Creating True Abundance with Rebecca Gitana Torres
This episode is going to shift how you think about success, abundance, and where you belong. I'm sitting down with my vecina, Rebecca Gitana Torres, a spiritual guide who rematriated to Puerto Rico after realizing the American Dream was never meant for people like us. We're talking about what...
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Perreo x Power with Rauw Alejandro: Reinvention Is the Strategy
Welcome To Perreo x Power, a new series brought to you by Yo Quiero Dinero. In this series, we're analyzing the origins of some of the biggest stars in the Latin Urban/Reggaeton genres and pulling out all the gems that you can apply to your money, business and life! In this debut episode, I'm...
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The Hardest Business Decision I’ve Ever Made (An Update from My Sister!)
This episode is going to be one of the most honest conversations I’ve ever had on Yo Quiero Dinero. It's a raw, unfiltered conversation about what happens when you mix family and business—and spoiler alert: it gets messy as hell. My sister Lianne is back after a year-long hiatus, and we're…
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The State Of Latina Wealth in America with Dr. Marlene Orozco
In this data-packed episode of Yo Quiero Dinero, Jannese sits down with Dr. Marlene Orozco, founder of Stratified Insights and lead researcher behind one of the most comprehensive studies ever conducted on Latina wealth in America. Together, they break down the receipts real numbers, real…
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How I Made Over Half a Million Dollars in 2025
In this no-fluff, receipts-on-the-table episode, Jannese breaks down exactly how she made over $500K in 2025! While becoming a first-time mom and running multiple businesses. This is not “get rich quick” talk. This is a real, detailed income report covering 10+ revenue streams, the systems that...
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How Mental Health Messes With Your Money with Mariana Barajas
In this episode of Yo Quiero Dinero, Jannese sits down with Mariana Barajas, licensed therapist and money coach aka @lamoneytherapist to unpack the deep, emotional connection between mental health and money. From first-gen pressure and eldest-daughter trauma to scarcity mindsets, over-spending,...
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Why 2026 Is the Year You Stop Playing Small!
Welcome to Season 8 of Yo Quiero Dinero. In this solo episode, I'm reflecting on the lessons that defined 2025, my first year as a mom, nearly five years as a full-time entrepreneur, and over a decade of intentional financial decisions that made this season of life possible. From redefining…
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[REPLAY] The First-Gen Guide to Money, Mindset, and Abundance with Diana Garcia
In this week’s episode,Jannese sits down with Diana Garcia, founder of Amigas y Dinero, to explore her personal journey from nonprofit work to becoming a full-time money coach helping Latinas rewrite their financial stories. Diana shares how a pivotal decision during the pandemic, choosing not to...
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[REPLAY] How I Paid Off $47K in 20 Months with Eduek Brooks
This week on Yo Quiero Dinero, Jannese is joined by the brilliant and unfiltered Eduek Brooks, a Canadian financial educator and founder of Two Sides of a Dime. Sis does not play when it comes to money — and in this episode, she gets real about how she paid off $47,000 of debt in just 20 months,...
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[REPLAY] How to Rewrite Your Money Story and Build Real Wealth with Rose Han
What happens when you do everything “right”—go to college, land the six-figure job, make your family proud—and still end up buried in debt, burned out, and feeling trapped? In this episode, Jannese sits down with Rose Han, a first-gen wealth builder, YouTuber, and now author of Add A Zero. Rose...
About this show
"This podcast will leave you feeling inspired to take a more proactive approach to your savings, earnings, & expenses." - BuzzFeed | Yo Quiero Dinero is an award-winning personal finance podcast that empowers listeners on topics like entrepreneurship, investing, financial independence & money mindset. Hosted by Jannese Torres, Latina money expert, award-winning author and serial entrepreneur. Known as “the swaggiest personal finance podcast", each week we drop episodes brimming with POC-friendly personal finance knowledge, served with sazón! Tune in for all the money lessons you never learned. Visit us at YoQuieroDineroPodcast.com.
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