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Navy vet’s money hack is helping families skip payday lenders forever

You can catch Warrior Money on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, or wherever you get your podcasts. On this episode of Warrior Money, Navy veteran and fintech CEO Dennis Cail shares how his personal journey from public housing to founding Zirtue shaped his mission to create financial equity through relationship-based lending. He explains how Zirtue replaces awkward IOUs between friends and family with structured interest-free digital promissory notes, offering a dignified and stress-free alternative to predatory loans. Cail also talks about supporting unbanked Americans, helping small businesses collect payments, and the power of entrepreneurship to break cycles of financial instability. Hosted by former Congressman Patrick Murphy and veteran investor Dan Kunze, Yahoo Finance’s Warrior Money is a weekly vodcast dedicated to uplifting military veterans transitioning into civilian life. Through insights from fellow veterans and high-ranking officials, Murphy and Kunze are helping set vets up for success through financial education and inspiration. This post was written by Langston Sessoms.