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Empowering Women Through Financial Fluency with Sandy Yong

Written by Tony Steuer | Nov 25, 2025 4:42:22 PM

On this episode of The Get Ready Money Podcast, I spoke with Sandy Yong, award-winning author of The Money Master, about empowering women through financial fluency.

 

๐Ÿ’ก Key Takeaways:

 

๐Ÿ”น Itโ€™s important for women to understand how money works

๐Ÿ”น Women are fully capable of managing money.

๐Ÿ”น How women can feel empowered with their money and change their money mindset.

๐Ÿ”น Your financial planner should understand your needs - listen rather than talk at you.

๐Ÿ”น How to talk to your spouse about money

๐Ÿ”น Sharing your experiences and expertise creates a ripple effect for other women.

 

 ๐ŸŽฅ Watch this episode below: 

 

 

 

Connect with Sandy Yong: 

Website (here)

LinkedIn (here)

Books: 

  • The Money Master: Inside Secrets on How to Make Your Money Grow and Stay Safe

Resources mentioned: 

  • Sandy Yong - TedX talk: "Becoming Financially Independent" (YouTube)
  • Invest for Better (here). Listen to my conversation with the founder of Invest for Better: The Get Ready Money Podcast with Janine Firpo: Invest In Alignment With Your Values (here)

Bio:

Sandy Yong is a self-directed stock market investor and owns multiple rental properties. As a TEDx and Keynote Speaker, she teaches millennials and Gen Z on how to invest in the stock market and real estate. As a personal finance writer, sheโ€™s written for various publications including MoneySense, TurboTax, QuickBooks, Scotiabank and Money.ca. With her award-winning book, The Money Master, Sandy has been featured in hundreds of media outlets including CTV News, Global News, Forbes, Toronto Star, and The Globe and Mail.