Mabel Nuñez – Is an MBA Really Going to Take You Where You Want to Go?

BIO: Mabel Nuñez is the founder and Chief Education Officer at Girl$ on The Money, a stock market investing education company targeted to women, minorities, and individuals underrepresented in the world of investing. STORY: Mabel spent so much money and time taking an MBA that didn’t materialize to anything. Her biggest mistake was never building connections while studying. LEARNING: Make connections in your field as you study. Join career associations to make connections in your area.   “Use your time as a student to make connections in that field.”Mabel Nuñez  Guest profilehttps://www.linkedin.com/in/girlsonthemoney/ (Mabel Nuñez) is the founder and Chief Education Officer at https://girlsonthemoney.com/ (Girl$ on The Money), a stock market investing education company targeted to women, minorities, and individuals underrepresented in the world of investing. Mabel teaches highly rated courses centered on stock market investing and is the author of two best-selling books. Through all of her resources and social media, she shares what she has learned (and continues to learn) since starting her investing journey back in 2008. Mabels holds both a Bachelor of Science and an MBA in Finance. However, most of what she’s learned about investing came from experience. Mabel is currently offering an online course https://girlsonthemoneycourses.teachable.com/p/ready-set-invest (Ready, Set, Invest workshop) and has extended a 20% discount to all My Worst Investment Ever podcast listeners. Use Code: Abundance2021 to enjoy the discount. Worst investment everWhen Mabel turned 26, she decided to start pursuing an MBA. She took the GMAT and did horribly. Mabel paid for this expensive course to teach her how to master the GMAT, which didn’t help. However, she finally got into an excellent MBA school in New York City. Mabel was excited about getting the MBA because she believed it was her ticket to getting a fancy job on Wall Street. Little did she know that all that sacrifice of going to school part-time and work