Financial Literacy with a side of motherhood and cultura.

Meet Karla V. Mardueño

Financial Educator, Speaker, & Attorney

I am a sCHOLAr—a rebellious and resilient Mexican-American who carries the Chola spirit of my ancestors. Yet, unlike many of the women who came before me, I am also a well-traveled, well-educated attorney. This platform explores the intersection of these worlds, creating a much-needed community for a new generation of empowered and educated women of color.

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sCHOLAr explores Mexican-American culture, history, and traditions because our backgrounds shape the way we handle money—join me as we learn, laugh, and build generational wealth together.

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In 2025 I put my head down and got to WORK 🧱

I can’t wait to break this down and show you all exactly how I did this.

The greatest lesson: compound interest is magic ✨

I spent over 4 years aggressively investing $100,000 without seeing muc

We had a blast at our first financial literacy workshop where we set our money visions.

During our first Money Talk we covered the personal finance basics and shared pastries and tamales among community 💕

As an extra treat from our sponsors, @unfr

Thank you so much to everyone who came out to our first monthly wealth building workshop. 💰

The next one is taking place this Sunday at 3pm CT and will be focused on investing. DM us for details!

Thanks to our sponsors @unfraamed and @craftypart

It was such a pleasure getting to speak about money to a room of Latinas of all ages. Thank you: @biancanaranjosbraids @bnbeautysalonspa for having me and to everyone who came out to support.

Special shoutout to our raffle winner: @illuminada3 hope

Wherever you are in your investment journey remember that consistency is key and that time is your greatest asset!

— Karla V. Mardueño, @K_The_Scholar