Build a Better Financial Future 125: Growing Up Latino with Uziel Gomez
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Sep 28, 2022 
Uziel Gomez, a first-generation college graduate and CFP certificant who mentors Latinx students, shares his upbringing in a low-income Mexican immigrant family. He talks about choosing financial planning, overcoming college hurdles, volunteering with BLX to expand opportunities, and plans for community workshops. Short, personal stories punctuate practical pathways into the profession.
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First-Generation College Journey
- Uziel grew up in San Fernando as the youngest of four, the first in his family to attend and graduate college.
- His parents migrated from Morelos, Mexico; his dad worked construction and his mom was a homemaker who taught savings habits.
Family Link To Emiliano Zapata
- Uziel discovered family history showing his great-great-grandfather fought with Emiliano Zapata in Mexico's revolution.
- He learned about a possible photograph of his ancestor with Zapata and said it strengthened his cultural pride.
College Without A Roadmap
- Uziel observed Latino families emphasize college entry but often lack guidance once students arrive.
- His earliest money memory: his mom counting rent and saying gracias a que puse este dinero because she set money aside as an emergency fund.