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The brains, the heart and the passion for helping others: How Kelly Peeler is changing the way students understand money

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Episode • Feb 1, 2018 • 39m

We all know most students will graduate with a bunch of debt coming out of school, some way more than others. Did you know 30% of students who go to post secondary will end up dropping out because of financial trouble? Kelly Peeler is trying to break that statistic down. She and her team of smart, passionate people help students overcome the anxiety of money, break down the wording in their loans and even help them come up with a plan on how to pay the loans back as quickly as possible.

She created NextGenVest which is an organization helping students understand their student loans in a big brother / sister way. Through texting, these students can reach out to Kelly and her team and have someone to speak to about money troubles and Kelly's team will offer a plan. How freaking cool is that? 

Check out this episode on how she started this journey and why she became passionate about it. 

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