Jason Vitug
Jason Vitug | |
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 Jason Vitug | |
| Occupation | Author, Entrepreneur, Speaker |
| Language | English |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | B.S., MBA |
| Alma mater | Rutgers University, Norwich University |
| Genres | Non-Fiction |
| Subject | Personal Finance |
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| Official Website | |
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Jason Vitug is an American author, entrepreneur, public speaker, and social influencer. Jason is the founder of Phroogal, a personal finance website and financial education startup, creator of the award winning personal finance project, The Road to Financial Wellness, and a bestselling and New York Times reviewed author of You Only Live Once: The Roadmap to Financial Wellness and a Purposeful Life. Vitug is an expert on lifestyle and money representing millennial viewpoints on print, digital and through television appearances.
Personal Life and Education[edit]
Vitug is from Elizabeth, New Jersey where he grew up with his parents and four siblings. He attended the Elizabeth Public Schools system from K-12. Vitug attended Rutgers University, where he received his Bachelor of Science in Finance.[1] Vitug also received his Masters in Business Administration from Norwich University[2]
Career[edit]
Jason was the Vice President of Marketing and Business Development for Tyco Federal Credit Union in Menlo Park, CA. In 2009, Jason traveled the country to financially educate employees of Tyco International, ADT, and TE Connectivity in the workplace. In 2010, Vitug was recognized for his efforts in promoting financial literacy in the workplace by the Society for Financial Education and Personal Development, Inc in Washington, DC.[3] Vitug has been a strong advocate of credit unions and the financial cooperative mission. He has collaborated with credit union organizations such as CUNA and NAFCU.
In 2012, Vitug resigned from his senior executive job and backpacked around the world traveling to 20 countries in 12 months.[4] Vitug has stated the experience gave him the "aha" moment to empower a generation through financial knowledge. Upon returning to the United States, Vitug started a personal finance blog and on October 2013 successfully crowdfunded his initial seed money raising $78,501[5] through the support of 541 people on the website Indiegogo.[6]
In 2014, Vitug began appearing on local cable television shows and quoted on several publications most notably on Business Insider for his personal finance tips and in Inc for his decision to take a gap year in between jobs.[7] Vitug's media appearances has focused on the millennial perspective on money, living, career and travel.
On June 2015, Vitug founded The Road to Financial Wellness, a local grassroots campaign to turn local money discussions into a national conversation on financial wellbeing. To date, Vitug's project has reached 15,000 attendees and has driven well over 28,000 miles across the United States.[8]
June 7, 2016 Vitug's first traditionally published book, You Only Live Once: The Roadmap to Financial Wellness and a Purposeful Life was released by John Wiley & Sons.[9] In July, Vitug's book was reviewed by columnist Paul B. Brown of The New York Times[10] ending the review with "If Mr. Vitug is trying to educate millennials, then even a basic primer would have helped. But his bigger point is right. The life you want to live should determine your financial goals." Vitug's first book was named as Top 5 Best Personal Finance and Economics Books of 2016 by the Financial Post.[11]
Vitug has written for Business Insider,[12] US News & World Report[13] and a frequent guest blogger in numerous personal finance and credit union websites. He has appeared in digital spots for Money Magazine,[14] Yahoo News[15] and Experian. Vitug continues to write on his personal finance blog and travel the country as a leading expert and keynote speaker at major financial conferences such as Millennial Week, FinCon, and AFCPE.
Bibliography[edit]
- Crowdfunding a Bootstrapped Startup (Self-Published, 2014)
- You Only Live Once: The Roadmap to Financial Wellness and a Purposeful Life (John Wiley & Sons, 2016)
External links[edit]
- Jason Vitug Blog
- Phroogal
- The Road to Financial Wellness
- You Only Live Once: The Roadmap to Financial Wellness and a Purposeful Life
References[edit]
- ↑ "Road to Financial Wellness Seminar". Rutgers University. NJAES.
- ↑ "Defining Path to Success". Norwich University. Norwich University.
- ↑ "Tyco FCU and NAFCU Presents Credit Union Financial Literacy" (PDF). SFEPD.org. Society for Financial Education and Personal Development.
- ↑ "Money Lessons from Traveling the World". Business Insider.
- ↑ "How to Crowdfund a Project". Co-Op Credit Unions. Co-Op Credit Unions.
- ↑ "Phroogal Crowdfunding". Indiegogo.
- ↑ Stillman, Jessica. "Gap Year is for Grownups Too". Inc. Inc.
- ↑ Woldt, Jennifer. "'Road trip' encourages financial wellness". CUNA.
- ↑ "You Only Live Once: The Roadmap to Financial Wellness and a Purposeful Life Press Release". John Wiley & Sons.
- ↑ Brown, Paul B. "Personal Finance Book for Millennials Advises Starting with Lifestyle Goals". The New York Times.
- ↑ Allentuck, Andrew. "Here's a look back at some of the best personal finance and economics books of 2016". Financial Post. Financial Post. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
- ↑ "Single Best Money Advice on a National Road Trip". Business Insider.
- ↑ "US News & World Report Articles by Jason Vitug". US News & World Report.
- ↑ "3 Essential Money Concepts for Millennials". Time.com.
- ↑ Woodruff, Mandi. "Banking Executive Left His Six Figure Job to Teach Americans About Money". Yahoo. Yahoo News.
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