How do you build financial confidence in a new country? 

It starts with learning how money works where you are.

On this episode of Get Ready Before Life Happens, I spoke with Bisola Tijani, the Whiz Queen, about building financial confidence when navigating a new country, learning how money works in a different system, and taking ownership of your financial future.

Key Takeaways

🔹 Learn how money works where you live.

🔹 A growth mindset helps you adapt, learn, and take ownership of your financial decisions.

🔹 Start with the essentials by setting up identification, banking, and credit systems early.

🔹 Building credit intentionally expands your access to housing, employment, and financial opportunities.

🔹 Confidence grows through action by learning, experimenting, and making small, informed decisions.

🔹 Protect your money by working with regulated professionals and taking time before making decisions.

🔹 Money is a tool that supports your life, your goals, and the people you care about.

Tony’s Take: Starting over creates opportunity. Financial readiness begins with understanding the system you’re in and taking ownership of your decisions.

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Connect with Bisola Tijani: 

• Website: https://whizqueen.ca
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/b-tijani/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/whiz_queen/?hl=en
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@WhizQueen/featured

Podcast: 

• The Whiz Queen Show: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhG7IsMTPnBNn2MMAoXzDal7cJR7R6jDP

Bio: 

Bisola Tijani, known as WhizQueen, is a Nigerian-Canadian content creator and financial educator with 150K+ followers across YouTube, TikTok, and Instagram. She's on a mission to make money simple, accessible, and actually enjoyable — especially for first-generation immigrants and newcomers building wealth in a new country. Through her community Smart Money Group and her education platform, she teaches investing, income building, and the kind of financial clarity that changes how people live — not just how they save.