My name is Brunno Barbosa, and I grew up watching my mom — a single mother — work tirelessly to make things happen. She always found a way to provide, but because of the lack of financial information and tools available to her, life was often harder than it needed to be.

Like many people, I didn’t grow up with financial literacy. What I did grow up with was the desire to understand wealth, money, and opportunity. At first, I thought success meant making a lot. But the older I got, the more I realized true financial freedom isn’t about how much you earn — it’s about how you steward what’s already in your hands.

For years, I held the same limiting belief most people do: that wealth was reserved for those who were born into money or who had access to “secrets” the rest of us didn’t. But over time, I discovered that freedom with money isn’t about secrets — it’s about responsibility, discipline, and learning to make wise choices with what you’ve been given.

That realization led me to shift my focus. I wasn’t just learning for myself anymore — I felt called to help others, especially the next generation, so they could grow up with the knowledge I wish I had earlier. That’s why I created Piggybank Finance, a program that teaches teens and young adults how to master their money.

Today, I’ve had the privilege of helping students overcome those same limiting beliefs, build strong financial foundations, and step confidently into a future of freedom and literacy.

And here’s the truth: if I could do this starting with almost nothing but a hunger to learn, so can you.