Elizabeth Ayoola

Sean, can I be a little soppy?

Sean, can I be a little soppy?

Sean, can I be a little soppy?

Either way, we're both crying, so let's do it. Thank you, because I was going to be soppy regardless. So, Mother's Day is around the corner and I get so emotional thinking about all the values that my mom instilled in me and all the values that I get to instill in my son. Mother's Day also had me mulling on the money lessons that I learned over the years watching my mom.

Either way, we're both crying, so let's do it. Thank you, because I was going to be soppy regardless. So, Mother's Day is around the corner and I get so emotional thinking about all the values that my mom instilled in me and all the values that I get to instill in my son. Mother's Day also had me mulling on the money lessons that I learned over the years watching my mom.

Either way, we're both crying, so let's do it. Thank you, because I was going to be soppy regardless. So, Mother's Day is around the corner and I get so emotional thinking about all the values that my mom instilled in me and all the values that I get to instill in my son. Mother's Day also had me mulling on the money lessons that I learned over the years watching my mom.

Welcome to NerdWallet's Smart Money Podcast, where you send us your money questions and we answer them with the help of our genius nerds. I'm Elizabeth Ayola.

Welcome to NerdWallet's Smart Money Podcast, where you send us your money questions and we answer them with the help of our genius nerds. I'm Elizabeth Ayola.

Welcome to NerdWallet's Smart Money Podcast, where you send us your money questions and we answer them with the help of our genius nerds. I'm Elizabeth Ayola.

But before that, let's talk about lessons we learned from our moms when it comes to money. Sean, was your mom open with you about her finances growing up?

But before that, let's talk about lessons we learned from our moms when it comes to money. Sean, was your mom open with you about her finances growing up?

But before that, let's talk about lessons we learned from our moms when it comes to money. Sean, was your mom open with you about her finances growing up?

My mom didn't tell me much about her personal finances, but she did tell me about the cost of her bills often, with an emphasis on how expensive things were, of course. And she'd add somewhere, that's why you have to work hard.

My mom didn't tell me much about her personal finances, but she did tell me about the cost of her bills often, with an emphasis on how expensive things were, of course. And she'd add somewhere, that's why you have to work hard.

My mom didn't tell me much about her personal finances, but she did tell me about the cost of her bills often, with an emphasis on how expensive things were, of course. And she'd add somewhere, that's why you have to work hard.

It sounds like we had the same childhood, Sean.

It sounds like we had the same childhood, Sean.

It sounds like we had the same childhood, Sean.

All right. So let's take a trip down memory lane. What would you say is the earliest money-related lesson that you learned from your mom?

All right. So let's take a trip down memory lane. What would you say is the earliest money-related lesson that you learned from your mom?