# Financial Tips: Founder of PocketbookStrategies.com, which offers financial literacy programs, tools, and resources. Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/money-making-conversations-master-class-991829/financial-tips-founder-of-pocketbookstrategies-com-which-offers-financial-literacy-programs-tools-and-resources Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/money-making-conversations-master-class-991829/financial-tips-founder-of-pocketbookstrategies-com-which-offers-financial-literacy-programs-tools-and-resources.md Podcast: [Money Making Conversations Master Class](https://stenobird.com/podcast/money-making-conversations-master-class-991829) Published: 2026-06-07T20:00:00+00:00 Episode link: https://omny.fm/shows/money-making-conversations-master-class-1/dr-leketa-hawkins Audio file: https://podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/b1db7263-d1a3-4d00-8976-af62012aab44/246a5cec-5ba5-4059-8ca1-b442012a1fd6/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=35a10561-3e1b-4d05-a529-af62012aab6a Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/money-making-conversations-master-class-991829/episodes/financial-tips-founder-of-pocketbookstrategies-com-which-offers-financial-literacy-programs-tools-and-resources Duration seconds: 1247 ## Resource Listen and subscribe to Money Making Conversations on iHeartRadio ,  Apple Podcasts ,  Spotify , www.moneymakingconversations.com/subscribe/ or wherever you listen to podcasts. New Money Making Conversations episodes drop daily.  I want to alert you, so you don’t miss out on expert analysis and insider perspectives from my guests who provide tips that can help you uplift the community, improve your financial planning, motivation, or advice on how to be a successful entrepreneur.  Keep winning! Two-time Emmy and Three-time NAACP Image Award-winning, television Executive Producer Rushion McDonald interviewed Dr. Leketa Hawkins. Also known as the Pocketbook Strategist . She is a financial literacy advocate and business consultant based in North Carolina, offering tools and resources to help individuals and small business owners take control of their financial futures. 🔑 Key Themes and Takeaways: 💼 About Dr. Leketa Hawkins Founder of PocketbookStrategies.com, which offers financial literacy programs, tools, and resources. Also runs Hawdleigh.com, a platform for financial education courses and templates. Her mission is to provide low-cost or no-cost financial education to underserved communities. 💡 Financial Literacy & Upbringing Like many, Leketa grew up in a household where money was not discussed —a common cultural norm that left many unprepared for adult financial responsibilities. She emphasizes the importance of breaking generational cycles by involving children in financial conversations early. 🧠 Emotional Spending One of the most common financial pitfalls she sees is emotional spending —buying things to cope with stress, boredom, or celebration. She recommends tracking spending for one week to identify patterns and triggers.… ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/money-making-conversations-master-class-991829/episodes/financial-tips-founder-of-pocketbookstrategies-com-which-offers-financial-literacy-programs-tools-and-resources/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/money-making-conversations-master-class-991829/financial-tips-founder-of-pocketbookstrategies-com-which-offers-financial-literacy-programs-tools-and-resources.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.