Young people's understanding of finance is being shaped by platforms like Instagram and TikTok, with endless digital resources changing their attitudes towards money and the way they spend it. Leveraged is a new podcast from the University of South Australia Student Association (USASA) exploring how to navigate this virtual vortex. 

With the help of financial counsellor Chanelle McAuliffe and a variety of friends and experts, Helen Karakulak investigates the phenomenon of buy now pay laters, discovers how the once stuffy world of investing now looks like a video game, and explores how financial influencers can distort our view of wealth.

Follow along with us this summer in your podcast app.  

Find Helen on Instagram & Twitter @helen_karakulak. Find more about USASA at @usasaadelaide or https://usasa.sa.edu.au/ 

Leveraged was recorded on Kaurna Land, and we pay our respects to Elders past and present. We also acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the Country you are listening from, and extend this respect to any Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people listening.