Want to learn how to make money, get rich (fast) and fast-track your way to financial success? Talk to Vivian Tu. She’s the 29-year-old mastermind behind YourRichBFF. Her mission? “To make finance into fun-ance.”
The former JP Morgan trader has racked up millions of followers who turn to Tu for smart and simple financial advice. She’s also ranked No. 46 on the 2023 Forbes Top Creators List. Tu’s prowess in financial literacy was recently celebrated at the 2023 TPG Awards. This annual event hosted by The Points Guy—the trusted media platform focused on maximizing travel experiences while minimizing spending—recognized 22 award recipients for their commitment to innovation across five key industries: credit cards, airlines, hotels, cruises and general travel. The Points Guy also celebrated the impact travel has on the world with its Changemaker Category, honoring individuals who inspire change.
Tu clinched the “Next Gen Influencer of the Year” award, an acknowledgment of her efforts in making finance accessible and enjoyable for the next generation.
Caroline English, director of social media and brand at The Points Guy, told me in an interview why the brand decided to applaud Tu’s approach: “At TPG, we believe that the ability to travel and experience the world is intrinsically tied to financial literacy,” she says. “That is why we’re honoring Vivian Tu with the Next Gen Influencer Of The Year. She may not be a traditional ‘travel’ personality, but she undoubtedly embodies our ethos.”
Summer Hull, director of content at The Points Guy, further emphasized the intrinsic connection between financial literacy and life experiences: “Investments, credit (and credit card rewards!) and financial literacy can unlock some of the most rewarding parts of life,” she told me in an interview. “Vivian Tu makes learning how to take control of your financial life fun and relevant to the next generation.”
Reflecting on the award, Tu noted its significance in breaking the mold: “I think what’s so powerful about this Next Gen Award is that historically it has felt like finance and financial services have been made by and for old rich white men. And they’ve always had the content and the big voices and the information accessible to their fingertips,” Tu told me in an interview. “But for so long, people who looked like me, people who were women, people who were young, people who were people of color, the LGBTQ community, people who were immigrants, grew up low income—all of these marginalized groups, we never got that fair shake."
Tu’s journey from a $600,000-a-year Wall Street trader to becoming a social media finance sensation making $3.5 million a year (according to Forbes Top Creators List) was, in her words, “one big
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