Vivian Tu: How the Wealthiest People Work, Network, and Invest Their Money | E267

Young and Profiting with Hala Taha

One of the best ways to become rich is to learn how rich people think. This is the gospel according to Vivian Tu. Vivian is a former Wall Street trader and entrepreneur turned personal finance educator. You may know her best as “Your Rich BFF” on TikTok and YouTube where she’s taught millions of followers how to save, invest, and grow their careers. In today’s episode, Vivian shares her top strategies to build wealth and reduce debt, as well as how we can learn from how the rich think differently about money and investment than the rest of us.

Vivian Tu is the founder and CEO of Your Rich BFF, which she began as a passion project to destigmatize personal finance advice and make it accessible and digestible to non-experts and marginalized communities. Vivian was also named to the Forbes 30 under 30 for 2023, and is also the host of the popular personal finance podcast “Networth and Chill.” She has just released her first book Rich AF: The Winning Money Mindset That Will Change Your Life.

In this episode, Hala and Vivian will discuss:

- Being raised with a scarcity mindset

- Being an Asian American woman on Wall Street

- Walking away from a six-figure job at BuzzFeed

- The importance of reinventing yourself

- How her passion project turned into a multi-million-dollar business

- Writing a money book for her generation

- Why rich people think differently than other people

- Why you can’t save your way to rich

- How rich people network effectively

- How to calculate your F-you number

- And other topics…

Vivian Tu is a former Wall Street trader-turned-expert, educator, public speaker, host, female entrepreneur, and media powerhouse. She is the founder and CEO of Your Rich BFF, which she began as a passion project to destigmatize personal finance advice and make it accessible and digestible to non-experts and marginalized communities. Vivian was also named to the Forbes 30 under 30 for 2023, and is also the host of the popular personal finance podcast “Networth and Chill.” She has just released her first book Rich AF: The Winning Money Mindset That Will Change Your Life.

Resources Mentioned:

Vivian’s Website: https://www.yourrichbff.com/about-me

Vivian’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/viviantu-yourrichbff/

Vivian’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/your.richbff/?hl=en

Vivian’s Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/YourRichBFF

Vivian’s YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/yourrichbff

Vivian’s TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@yourrichbff

Vivian’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/Your_RichBFF

Vivian’s Podcast (Networth and Chill): https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/networth-and-chill-with-your-rich-bff/id1676999261

Vivian’s new book Rich AF: The Winning Money Mindset That Will Change Your Life: https://www.amazon.com/Rich-AF-Winning-Mindset-Change/dp/0593714911

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