Fintech Education • Real Economic Mobility

Old Financial Traps. New Tech.

Young adults deserve the tools to recognize what changed — and build what's next.

● 501(c)(3) Non-Profit● Based in Hampton Roads, VA● 500+ Youth Reached

Same Knowledge. Brighter Futures.

Advance: -$40

The new landscape

The Trap Got An App.

Payday loans went digital. Cash advances, buy-now-pay-later, and sports betting now live on the home screen — designed to feel harmless while they quietly compound. We teach young people to see the pattern before it sees them.

Cash Advances

Instant advances that quietly drain the next paycheck.

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Buy Now Pay Later

Split payments that stack into invisible debt.

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Sports Betting

Gaming-style odds engineered to feel like fun, not risk.

Where do you fit?

Choose Your Door

I'm 18–24 and Ready to Flip My Future.

Join an 8-week cohort and build a real financial plan.

I Work With Young People Who Need This.

Refer a student, client, or community member to YIG.

I Want to Invest In A Young Investor.

Fund a seat, a cohort, or a year of programming.

Testimonials

Real People. Real Change.

“I used to think investing was for people who already had money. YIG taught me it's for people who want to build it. I bought my first index fund at 19.”

— Xavier, Flip The Future Cohort '23

Our Mantra

“I'm a young investor. I invest in myself and my community. I learn from the generation before me, and I teach the generation after me.”

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Adults 35+

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Young Adults 18–24

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Middle School

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Elementary

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Families

What we run

Our Programs

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Ages 18–24

Flip The Future

An 8-week cohort covering credit optimization, compound investing, and digital banking defense. Young adults leave with a real plan and a funded first account.

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Podcast & Media

Adultish: AF

A youth financial game show and weekly podcast where young people break down money myths, call out digital traps, and interview the generation before them.

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Kids & Families

FinTech Olympics

A statewide gamified competition with mock assets, real-time leaderboards, and micro-scholarships. Kids learn markets by playing them — and win while they do.

Our Impact

500+

young people since 2018

165

families reached

Senator Mark Warner