About

My name is R.J. Weiss. I’m 25 years old.

I started Gen Y Wealth because I wanted to build a community where members of Generation Y, or anyone born between 1975 and 1992 if you’re not into that whole generation thing,  can go to learn about personal finance, interact with one another, and of course, build meaningful wealth.

I’m not a millionaire. Nor do I ever care to be. I don’t see financial planning as accumulating as much money as possible. Instead I look at financial planning as using your money as efficiently as possible.

My motto is to spend less money and to pay more attention. If you can successfully do those two things, you can start to build meaningful wealth in your life.

My Education

Since, I talk a lot about money on this site, hopefully you want to know where I received my education. Here is a little background:

I graduated with a degree in finance from Eastern Illinois University in 2007. I continued my education at The American College, completing the curriculum to qualify for the Certified Financial Planner or CFP® examination.

In November 2009, I successfully passed the CFP®. However, before I officially become a CFP®, I need to have three years of total work experience. I will have have the work experience requirement filled in May 2010.