Angela Fontes's guest appearances

Angela Fontes

Houston's Morning News w/ Shara & Jim

The Mental Health and Wealth Show

Elon Musk

Kamala Harris

Sean Spicer

Donald Trump

Carol Swain

Mitt Romney

Nancy Pelosi

Jordan Goodman

Hillary Clinton

Robert Siciliano

Bernie Sanders

Bob Stein

Leo Galland

Mark Jones

Adam Schiff

OwlTail

What is the difference between surviving and thriving? It’s all a matter of financial health. In today’s episode, I chat with Angela Fontes of the Financial Health Network about their Financial Health Pulse report. Find out how income, race, gender, and more all impact financial health and what we can do to improve our financial health.  "I think we want to sort of think about financial health as both an individual responsibility and certainly as part of a macro-environment." - Angela Fontes  "So many different identities are getting left out of the conversation and it’s like we all have to deal with money so why are some people getting more of the conversation when this is something we all have to deal with."- Melanie Lockert “Check your credit, pull your credit report on a regular basis and just make sure that what you think is happening with your debt and credit accounts is what is being reported and if you do see errors, make sure that you’re addressing those so you do have the good credit score that is an important part of financial health.” - Angela Fontes What You Will Learn From This Episode  Why we’re seeing a drop in the financial health of American households How financial health increases and decreases based on income Four financial health metrics - how you can determine if you’re financially healthy Why Black and LatinX communities experience less financial health Ways to improve financial health from an individual consumer perspective On the financial health gap between men and women and how we can decrease that gap What we can do to boost our financial health  About Angela Fontes: As Vice President of the Policy and Research team, Angela oversees policy and measurement research for the Financial Health Network, including the Financial Health Pulse and FinHealth Spend initiatives. Using cutting-edge data and methodologies, Angela elevates important insights for policy-makers and the academic community to advance financial health for all.  Resources:  annualcreditreport.com Financial Health Network   Connect with Angela:   finhealthnetwork.org  Connect with Melanie  mentalhealthandwealth.com melanielockert.com Instagram Support the podcast through Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/melanielockert Buy Melanie’s book “Dear Debt” Contact: mentalhealthandwealthshow@gmail.com  Want more content and support? Sign up for the Mental Hump Newsletter and get our free Mental Health and Money inventory worksheet. You can sign up at MentalHealthandWealth.com. Also, we host a Mental Health and Wealth Hangout every other Thursday over Zoom at 5 pm PT to chat about all things money and mental health. Join here! Follow us on Apple Podcast or Libsyn! Love the podcast? Leave a review on iTunes!

What is the difference between surviving and thriving? It’s all a matter of financial health. In today’s episode, I chat with Angela Fontes of the Financial Health Network about their Financial Health Pulse report. Find out how income, race, gender, and more all impact financial health and what we can do to improve our financial health. "I think we want to sort of think about financial health as both an individual responsibility and certainly as part of a macro-environment." - Angela Fontes "So many different identities are getting left out of the conversation and it’s like we all have to deal with money so why are some people getting more of the conversation when this is something we all have to deal with."- Melanie Lockert “Check your credit, pull your credit report on a regular basis and just make sure that what you think is happening with your debt and credit accounts is what is being reported and if you do see errors, make sure that you’re addressing those so you do have the good credit score that is an important part of financial health.” - Angela Fontes What You Will Learn From This Episode <ul> <li>Why we’re seeing a drop in the financial health of American households</li> <li>How financial health increases and decreases based on income</li> <li>Four financial health metrics - how you can determine if you’re financially healthy</li> <li>Why Black and LatinX communities experience less financial health</li> <li>Ways to improve financial health from an individual consumer perspective</li> <li>On the financial health gap between men and women and how we can decrease that gap</li> <li>What we can do to boost our financial health</li> </ul> About Angela Fontes: As Vice President of the Policy and Research team, Angela oversees policy and measurement research for the Financial Health Network, including the Financial Health Pulse and FinHealth Spend initiatives. Using cutting-edge data and methodologies, Angela elevates important insights for policy-makers and the academic community to advance financial health for all.  Resources: <ul> <li><a href="https://www.annualcreditreport.com/index.action" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">annualcreditreport.com</a></li> <li><a href="https://finhealthnetwork.org/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Financial Health Network</a></li> </ul>  Connect with Angela: <ul> <li> <a href="https://finhealthnetwork.org/team/angela-fontes-phd/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">finhealthnetwork.org</a></li> </ul> Connect with Melanie <ul> <li><a href="https://mentalhealthandwealth.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">mentalhealthandwealth.com</a></li> <li><a href="https://melanielockert.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">melanielockert.com</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/mentalhealthandwealth/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a></li> <li>Support the podcast through Ko-Fi: <a href="https://ko-fi.com/melanielockert" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://ko-fi.com/melanielockert</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/0692684808" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Buy Melanie’s book “Dear Debt”</a></li> <li>Contact: <a href="mailto:mentalhealthandwealthshow@gmail.com">mentalhealthandwealthshow@gmail.com</a></li> </ul> Want more content and support? Sign up for the Mental Hump Newsletter and get our free Mental Health and Money inventory worksheet. You can sign up at <a href="https://mentalhealthandwealth.us4.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=615ad58a1e8c05d24125c9616&amp;id=5b1e921420" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">MentalHealthandWealth.com</a>. Also, we host a Mental Health and Wealth Hangout every other Thursday over Zoom at 5 pm PT to chat about all things money and mental health. <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/o/melanie-lockert-30520288924" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Join here!</a> Follow us on <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-mental-health-and-wealth-show/id1498377192?fbclid=IwAR1g1c67GbqdZcxsXkS22548Z4rA7BQ1uuTP3wQerEJ4NTF3EuM5I45cKuY" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Apple Podcast</a> or <a href="http://mhawshow.libsyn.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Libsyn</a>! Love the podcast? Leave a review on <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-mental-health-and-wealth-show/id1498377192" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">iTunes!</a>

Why We’re Seeing a Drop in the Financial Health of American Households and How We Can Improve It: An Interview with Angela Fontes

Angela Fontes: People are taking out loans for COVID-19 supplies