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Financial Advice for Building Queer and Trans Wealth with Leo Aquino

April 16, 2025 • Shawn Aaron • Season 3 • Episode 82

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Many people have a bad relationship with money. There is shame and guilt surrounding income and spending, and we don’t talk about it enough. So, in this episode of Dem Bois Podcast, we share some advice from financial coach Leo Aquino. Leo discusses their journey of self-discovery, the importance of financial literacy, especially within the queer and trans community, and the founding of Queer and Trans Wealth, an organization that provides financial coaching and education focused on the needs of queer & trans communities across the US.

We talk:

08:24 Understanding Leo’s non-binary identity

20:15 The birth of Queer and Trans Wealth

31:02 Practical advice for managing debt

41:42 The Pay It Forward Fund

49:15 Building financial literacy for future generations

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The Pay It Forward Fund

Read more about Leo in their bio below:

Leo Aquino is a financial coach, multidisciplinary artist, and award-winning journalist. Leo is the founder of Queer & Trans Wealth, an organization that provides financial coaching and education focused on the needs of queer & trans communities across the US.

IG: @queerandtranswealth
www.queerandtranswealth.org

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