Cats, comics, a dash of David Bowie are this Portland personal finance entrepreneur's Kickstarter success

If the idea of sitting through a personal finance course or reading personal finance book makes your eyes glaze over, then Lillian Karabaic may have a solution for you. It involves cats. It involves indie comic book illustrators. It involves Ziggy Starbudget (her David Bowie-themed alter ego). Karabaic, a Reed College alum with a degree in economics, is the brains and personality behind Oh My Dollar!, a personal finance radio show, podcast, money bootcamps and now an at-home workbook. Karabaic… Continue reading at 'Silicon Valley Business Journal'

[ Silicon Valley Business Journal | 2017-10-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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