About Your Money Worth
Founded by Melisa Boutin, Your Money Worth is a tech-enabled company building digital financial education, online media and technology solutions to improve the financial health of Eastern Caribbean communities and institutions.
the mission
To drive the collective financial wellbeing of communities in the Caribbean and the diaspora.
The Vision
Building the future of financial wellness and inclusion through education and technology rooted in our people and culture.
Meet The Founder
Melisa Boutin, CFEI®
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Born in St. Kitts, with Nevisian roots, Melisa pursued and built a career in civil engineering before pivoting to financial education. In 2024, Melisa was one of 22 technology and technology-enabled startup founders selected by the OECS Global Startup Hub to participate in the Draper University Hero Training Program in Silicon Valley, California. Her startup, Your Money Worth, is focused on driving collective financial wellbeing in the Eastern Caribbean.
About Melisa Boutin
- Startup founder, selected by the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States Global Startup Hub x Draper University Hero Training Program
- St. Kitts & Nevis delegate, Caribbean Confederation of Credit Unions: Caribbean Implementing Digital Experiences and Services (Caribbean IDEAS) South Korea Technical Study Tour
- Named a “Top 50 Women in Personal Finance,” by Tilt (formerly Empower)
- Author of Student Loan Answers: A 7-Step Guide to Understanding Your Caribbean Student Loan
Qualifications & Education
- Certified Financial Education Instructor℠, National Financial Educators Council
- Diversity Scholar, Chartered Financial Consultant Education Program, The American College of Financial Services
- Master of Science in Civil Engineering, Drexel University
- Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering, Texas A&M University
Media Features
Your Money Worth App
Alpha Phase Partners
Alpha Phase Results
As part of the Alpha testing phase of the Your Money Worth App, Your Money Worth hosted a Financial Education in the Community: Summer Financial Wellness Event Series, from June 17th to July 17th 2025, in collaboration with the Charles A Halbert Public Library in St. Kitts, the Nevis Public Library Service and the Caribbean Confederation of Credit Unions.
More than 90% of attendees chose to participate online and a subset registered on the Your Money Worth App platform, revealing technical bugs to resolve.
The next stage of testing is scheduled for Q4 of 2025. Organisations can contribute to product development by becoming an Institutional Partner.
Become A Partner
For forward-thinking institutions
Financial institutions, employers and housing corporations partner with Your Money Worth to improve money habits, financial wellness and long-term financial health.
Become an institutional partner for the Your Money Worth App beta program and provide direct input into the final product development!