Feb 12, 2026

FinCap Friday: Romance & Finance

In this FinCap Friday episode, we're looking at what's really going on with Gen Z weddings and spoiler alert: they're doing things way differently than their parents did! Younger couples are ditching the big traditional bash for smaller, more personal celebrations, and they're getting creative about cutting costs without losing what actually matters. We'll dig into why Gen Z is over the whole expensive venue thing, and how this generation is changing the way we celebrate love.

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About the Author

Yanely Espinal

Born and raised by Dominican, immigrant parents in Brooklyn, Yanely is a proud product of NYC public schools. She graduated from Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School in 2007 before going on to receive her bachelor's degree at Brown University in 2011. As a Teach For America corps member, Yanely taught third and fourth grade in Canarsie, Brooklyn. She received her master's degree from Relay Graduate School of Education in 2013. She spends her spare time making YouTube videos about personal finance on her channel, MissBeHelpful. Yanely also loves to dance, sew, paint, listen to podcasts, and babysit her 10 nieces and nephews!

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