Tag: generational money beliefs
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Talk About Money Before You Get Serious, Move In, or Get Married
Why the Timing of the Money Talk Matters More Than the Talk Itself We’re taught that money talk is rude. Improper. Something you save for after the relationship is already locked in, if you bring it up at all. I don’t buy it. One of the biggest decisions you make in your life is who…
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Why Women Inherit Money Mindsets They Never Chose
Most people treat financial problems as a math problem. Save money, earn more, spend less, and budget using spreadsheets. If logic were enough, then stress and anxiety with managing finances would just disappear. The piece that is usually missing is your money mindset — the set of beliefs, emotional responses, and behavioral patterns you’ve formed…
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How I Paid Off $100K+ of Debt Without A Six Figure Salary (It Wasn’t Budgeting)
At 22, I had over $100,000 in student loan and credit card debt and I graduated into the 2008 financial crisis. Like many millennials, I exited college with a degree that would likely never have paid me enough to cover what I owed in a reasonable timeline. And then the global financial crisis hit. Jobs…