After more than 200 years of minting pennies, the U.S. Mint will no longer produce them! This has sparked some debate online and created a conversation around whether or not it makes sense to keep a tradition going when it no longer makes financial sense. Tune in to this week's episode of FinCap Friday to learn why no more pennies will be produced, and what the impact of this major change will be for individuals and federal spending moving forward:

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Yanely Espinal

Born and raised by Dominican, immigrant parents in Brooklyn, Yanely is a proud product of NYC public schools. She graduated from Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School in 2007 before going on to receive her bachelor's degree at Brown University in 2011. As a Teach For America corps member, Yanely taught third and fourth grade in Canarsie, Brooklyn. She received her master's degree from Relay Graduate School of Education in 2013. She spends her spare time making YouTube videos about personal finance on her channel, MissBeHelpful. Yanely also loves to dance, sew, paint, listen to podcasts, and babysit her 10 nieces and nephews!