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Colin Ryan is a nationally in-demand, award-winning comedic financial speaker, author, and speaking coach.

Colin is on a mission to help people make their important messages – like financial education – transformational and approachable through comedy and storytelling.

He has spoken to over 500,000 students and adults, and was named one of the top 10 financial presenters in the U.S.

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A COMEDIC GUIDE TO MONEY

A painless guide to finances if you’re looking to increase knowledge, confidence, and ever wondered, “Why on earth did I do THAT with my money?”

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Financial Education Hinges on the First Hour

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How to Talk To Kids About Budgeting (Now With Helpful Mantras)

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Financial Literacy vs Financial Wellness vs Financial Capability

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12 Personal Finance Apps that Save You Money and Time

Tracking:Mint: this free app will track your credit card and debit card purchases, and help you know how much you’re actually spending SO that you can make adjustments if you want to. Expensify or Receipts by Wave: apps that help you track and scan...
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The Importance of Financial Education

Do you know the nine words almost every adult says when they find out that one of my biggest audiences for financial education is students? “I wish I had that when I was younger.” And then they usually follow it up with sentiments like: “That would have...
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What is Financial Comedy?

It took me a long time to figure out how to describe what I do. I wasn’t purely a comedian or a speaker or a financial planner. I finally cracked it with Financial Comedian or, even more accurately, Comedic Financial Speaker. Do those job titles sound made up to you?...
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Removing The Shame From Personal Finance

"We need to start talking about money in this country. We have this very powerful culture of shame around money, because none of us want to be seen as failures." - Helaine Olen, author of Pound Foolish & The Index Card Like it or not, people don’t change money...
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