097: Peita Diamantidis on Being a Finance Action Hero and Gamifying How You Manage Your Finances
Peita Diamantidis is an Author, Financial Adviser and Financial Literacy Advocate.
She combines maths and finance with a passion for communicating leading her on a mission to empower the public to take charge of their finances.
Her easy to understand financial explanations ensure her clients have the tools and information they need to make key financial decisions.
With a background in Actuarial Studies and economics, Peita delivers a deep understanding of the fundamentals of money and finance through the companies that she co-founded: Zaptitude, DeltaPlan Financial Services and Caboodle Financial Services.
With a quirky sense of humour and a deep and abiding love of movies, Peita is in the unique position of being able to use humour and storytelling to communicate the best way to approach an individual’s finances.
Peita is author of Finance Action Hero.
Companies Co-Founded by Peita:
- Zaptitude.me
- DeltaPlan Financial Services
- Caboodle Financial Services
Where to Find Peita:
- Instagram: @peitamd
- Twitter: @peitamd
- Facebook: zaptitudeme
Books:
- Finance Action Hero by Peita Diamantidis
- The One Page Financial Plan: A Simple Way to Be Smart About Your Money by Carl Richards
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November 9, 2016 at 7:06 pmFrank — the story of compounding you remembered (faintly) was of the “humble servant of the emperor” who wanted to be paid a grain of rice on the first square on a checkerboard (8×8), with a DOUBLING (not squaring!) per square, i.e., 1, 2, 4… If you take your penny as start, then you exceed Ireland’s GDP in 39 squares 🙂
Great podcast.