Okay, rich girls, I have news. My business is thriving, the podcast is popping, we just moved from San Diego to San Francisco, and I am...tapping out for a bit. Not because something's wrong. Everything is actually going really well.

So why am I making a change? I'm pulling back the curtain on a personal ritual that revealed something I couldn't ignore, and the decision I made because of it that flies in the face of every conventional success rule out there. The old me (dysregulated, scared, buried in arbitrary rules) couldn't have done this. Current me is toasting champagne and not explaining herself further.

Stay tuned for the Old Money Summer Series!

In This Episode, You'll Learn:

1. Why walking away from something that's working is sometimes the most powerful money move you can make
2. The weekly ritual I use to rank my life across 9 categories
3. How to tell the difference between burnout and discernment
4. Why the "double down when you have momentum" advice isn't always right
5. What investing in all five dimensions of wealth looks like in real life

Resources Mentioned:

Weekly Reset Checklist

Old Money Monthly Newsletter

Old Money Mindset

TikTok: @OldMoneyPodcast

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Copyright (c) Old Money 2025.

The content presented in this podcast is intended to entertain, educate, inspire and support listeners in their personal and professional development and does not constitute business, financial, or legal advice. Please note that this episode may contain paid endorsements and advertisements for products and services for which individuals on the show may have a direct or indirect financial interest in products or services related to the episode.

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What does it actually feel like to be on the other side of money stress?

Picture this: sun on your skin, a glass of champagne in hand, somewhere on the water with nowhere to rush off to. You’re not thinking about your bank balance. You’re not running numbers in the background. You’re just… there. Present. Relaxed. Unbothered. Certain that everything is handled.

Most people assume that feeling is reserved for someone with an overflowing net worth.

It’s not.

Because the real shift isn’t the yacht. It’s the absence of tension. It’s the quiet confidence of knowing your bills are paid, your systems are working, and your money is growing... without you constantly managing it. And knowing that whatever challenge comes up - the yacht sinks, the PJ catches on fire, your business gets sued... YOU CAN HANDLE IT.

That’s what we’re talking about: the inner calm that comes from an Old Money Mindset, paired with a financial system designed to build wealth while you sleep.

This episode is not about numbers. It’s about what actually changes when money stops feeling like a threat.

Inside this episode, we move beyond net worth, income goals, and financial milestones, and into the lived experience of financial peace. The part most people skip. The part that actually drives change.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

• What daily life actually looks like when your relationship with money shifts
• The subtle behaviors that disappear when financial anxiety is no longer running the show
• How your nervous system, not your income, is shaping your financial decisions
• The unexpected ripple effects on your body, relationships, and work
• Why most financial advice doesn’t stick (and what does instead)
• The internal shift that allows you to earn, hold, and grow money differently

This is the clearest, most specific picture of financial freedom you’ve likely ever heard... not as a concept, but as a lived experience.

If you’ve ever felt like you “should” be better with money by now, but something still isn’t clicking, this episode will show you why.

And more importantly, what changes when it finally does.

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Copyright (c) Old Money 2026.

The content presented in this podcast is intended to entertain, educate, inspire and support listeners in their personal and professional development and does not constitute business, financial, or legal advice. Please note that this episode may contain paid endorsements and advertisements for products and services for which individuals on the show may have a direct or indirect financial interest in products or services related to the episode.

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In this bonus Q&A episode, I answer the most common questions listeners have been asking about money mindset, why you're always fighting with your partner, financial anxiety, and why traditional financial advice often doesn’t stick.

You’ll hear exactly how Old Money Mindset works, who it’s for (and who it’s not for), and why this approach focuses on nervous system regulation instead of just changing beliefs. I'm covering:

• What if you’ve tried mindset work before and nothing changed?
• What if you already “know” this information?
• What changes are available for you in this course
• How quickly can you expect real results?

Enrollment for Old Money Mindset is currently open- Early Bird window closes Thursday April 23, 2026.

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Download your FREE Net Worth Tracker

Download your FREE Simple Money Plan (better than a budget, designed for your richest life)

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The content presented in this podcast is intended to entertain, educate, inspire and support listeners in their personal and professional development and does not constitute business, financial, or legal advice. Please note that this episode may contain paid endorsements and advertisements for products and services for which individuals on the show may have a direct or indirect financial interest in products or services related to the episode.

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Calm isn’t a personality type. It’s the reason some women build wealth faster, make better decisions, and never seem rushed - even when everything is on the line. In this episode, I explain how being reactive is quietly costing you money in your business, investments, and daily decisions, and why the women building real wealth are the most regulated, not the busiest. If you’ve been stuck in overthinking, urgency, or constant decision fatigue, this will show you how to move differently. Because calm women don’t fall behind. They win.

In This Episode, You'll Learn:

1. The $10K mistake most women make under pressure
2. Negotiation mistakes that cost you money
3. Reactive business decisions that hurt your growth
4. How old money families engineer calm
5. Automate this if you want to feel instantly more in control
6. How calm changed my business, money, and relationships

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Copyright (c) Old Money 2025.

The content presented in this podcast is intended to entertain, educate, inspire and support listeners in their personal and professional development and does not constitute business, financial, or legal advice. Please note that this episode may contain paid endorsements and advertisements for products and services for which individuals on the show may have a direct or indirect financial interest in products or services related to the episode.

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There’s a difference between looking rich and actually being wealthy... and most people are living in the gap.

In this episode, we break down:

• Why performing wealth is so easy to fall into (and why it backfires)
• The Real Housewives situation and what it reveals about financial avoidance
• Why having millions of followers doesn’t equal financial security
• The psychology behind spending to signal vs. spending from stability
• What real, grounded wealth actually looks like behind the scenes

If your lifestyle feels slightly ahead of your reality, this episode will make it click instantly.

And more importantly, it will show you how to start closing that gap.

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Resources Mentioned:

Download the FREE CHAPTER from the Old Money Mindset Workbook: Money Story Mapping

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Go Deeper with Old Money Courses:

Old Money Mindset to learn how to think like a wealthy woman

Old Money Method to set up a money machine that grows your wealth effortlessly

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Free Resources:

Shop Amber's Classic Wardrobe Staples + Skin, Hair & Health Holy Grail Products

Old Money Monthly Newsletter for what's rich in culture, shopping and our community

Download your FREE Net Worth Tracker

Download your FREE Simple Money Plan (better than a budget, designed for your richest life)

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Community: Join the Old Money Country Club

Web: OldMoneyPodcast.com

Email: [email protected]

Instagram: @OldMoneyPodcast

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Copyright (c) Old Money 2026.

The content presented in this podcast is intended to entertain, educate, inspire and support listeners in their personal and professional development and does not constitute business, financial, or legal advice. Please note that this episode may contain paid endorsements and advertisements for products and services for which individuals on the show may have a direct or indirect financial interest in products or services related to the episode.

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Let’s talk about financial fight or flight: the reason you can be smart, successful, and still make questionable money decisions. In this episode, I break down how everyday triggers like bills, pricing, or your bank balance can send your nervous system into chaos, leading to overspending, avoidance, or undercharging…followed by guilt, obviously. I also share the patterns I see all the time (and have 100% done myself), plus a behind the scenes moment in my business that completely changed how I think about money, so you can finally understand what is driving your decisions and start breaking the cycle!

In This Episode, You'll Learn:

1. What financial fight or flight is and why it happens
2. The “I deserve this” spending pattern and what is really driving it
3. Why avoidance is the most expensive money habit you can have
4. How undercharging and under earning are rooted in fear, not strategy
5. The self sabotage pattern that shows up after financial wins
6. The mindset shift that reframes how you think about making and keeping money

Resources Mentioned:

Download the FREE CHAPTER from the Old Money Mindset Workbook: Money Story Mapping

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Previous Episodes Referenced:

Episode 114: Trust Fund Energy or Trauma & Trust Issues? Unpacking your Money Attachment Archetype!

Episode 120: Become the CFO of your Life with Shannon Weinstein

Episode 140: The Inheritance You Didn't Know You Received

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The content presented in this podcast is intended to entertain, educate, inspire and support listeners in their personal and professional development and does not constitute business, financial, or legal advice. Please note that this episode may contain paid endorsements and advertisements for products and services for which individuals on the show may have a direct or indirect financial interest in products or services related to the episode.

Download the FREE CHAPTER from the Old Money Mindset Workbook: Money Story Mapping

For many first generation women, money is deeply tied to family, culture, and expectation. Being the one who understands credit, earns more, or “makes it” can quietly turn into becoming the family safety net.

In this episode, I talk with Giovanna “Gigi” Gonzalez, author of Cultura & Cash, about the pressure of being a first generation daughter, the guilt that can come with setting financial boundaries, and how to build stability without losing connection to family or cultural identity. If you’re feeling torn between being a good daughter and becoming financially independent, this conversation will feel validating and empowering.

We’re giving away 3 copies of Cultura & Cash!

👉 To enter the giveaway: Be sure you’re following @oldmoneypodcast and @gigifirstgenmentor on Instagram. Tag a friend in the comments of this episode’s post. 3 people will be randomly selected!

About Giovanna “Gigi” Gonzalez:

Giovanna is a financial educator, speaker, influencer, and award-winning author focused on helping first generation professionals navigate money, career growth, and cultural expectations. She teaches at universities, ERGs, and organizations across the country and was named Best Personal Finance Influencer for Racial Equity by Bankrate in 2025. Her book Cultura & Cash was recognized by Forbes as a must-read money book for women’s financial growth, and her work has been featured in Nasdaq, Business Insider, The Wall Street Journal, and more.

Website: thefirstgenmentor.com

Instagram + TikTok: @gigithefirstgenmentor

Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/3b2O40WygEVdKT5EEMYCmw

Book: https://www.amazon.com/Cultura-Cash-Managing-Finances-Expectations-ebook/dp/B0CQ6H9FTY

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Old Money Mindset to learn how to think like a wealthy woman

Old Money Method to set up a money machine that grows your wealth effortlessly

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Free Resources:

Shop Amber's Classic Wardrobe Staples + Skin, Hair & Health Holy Grail Products

Old Money Monthly Newsletter for what's rich in culture, shopping and our community

Download your FREE Net Worth Tracker

Download your FREE Simple Money Plan (better than a budget, designed for your richest life)

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Community: Join the Old Money Country Club

Web: OldMoneyPodcast.com

Download the FREE CHAPTER from the Old Money Mindset Workbook: Money Story Mapping

Your family may not have handed you a trust fund... but they handed you something that's been shaping your relationship with money ever since.

Before anyone ever sat you down and explained money, money was already teaching you. Every family passes down a financial inheritance that has nothing to do with bank accounts — it's the stories, the silences, the arguments, the phrases you heard so many times they became beliefs. 'We can't afford that.' 'Money doesn't grow on trees.' 'Rich people are greedy.' Sound familiar?

In this episode, I'm breaking down how childhood money beliefs become adult money patterns- why the nervous system stores them as survival strategies, and why most budgeting and financial advice fails because it never touches this layer. I'm also introducing two identities that I think are going to completely change how you see your own financial behavior: the Poor Little Girl and the Wealthy Woman.

In this episode, you'll learn:

1. How money beliefs are inherited without a single direct conversation, through observation, emotional atmosphere, and family behavior
2. The three channels money programming travels through: family environment, social and cultural conditioning, and observed behavior
3. Why old money families pass down a nervous system relationship with money, not just assets, and how to build that foundation for yourself
4. The Poor Little Girl identity: what she learned about money, how she survived, and why she's been running your financial decisions ever since
5. The Wealthy Woman identity: what changes when your nervous system believes money is safe
6. How to start mapping your own money story, and the free workbook that walks you through it step by step

This episode comes with a free resource: a snippet of the Old Money Mindset workbook: the Money Story Mapping exercise I give students inside the course. It's free, it takes 20 minutes, and it will show you your money patterns more clearly than years of budgeting advice ever did.

Download the FREE CHAPTER from the Old Money Mindset Workbook: Money Story Mapping

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Referenced in this Episode:

Episode 116. Women, Wealth & the Psychology of Power with Mira Katz

Episode 043. Raising Future Finance Bros: Teaching Financial Literacy to Kids with Samantha Bird

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Old Money Mindset to learn how to think like a wealthy woman

Old Money Method to set up a money machine that grows your wealth effortlessly

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More Free Resources:

Shop Amber's Classic Wardrobe Staples + Skin, Hair & Health Holy Grail Products

Old Money Monthly Newsletter for what's rich in culture, shopping and our community

Download your FREE Net Worth Tracker

Download your FREE Simple Money Plan (better than a budget, designed for your richest life)

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Copyright (c) Old Money 2026.

The content presented in this podcast is intended to entertain, educate, inspire and support listeners in their personal and professional development and does not constitute business, financial, or legal advice. Please note that this episode may contain paid endorsements and advertisements for products and services for which individuals on the show may have a direct or indirect financial interest in products or services related to the episode.

What if your worsening eyesight, your need for scalding showers, and your 3am wake-ups are all signs of nervous system dysregulation... and you've been treating them like personality quirks?

In this episode, I break down the signs of nervous system dysregulation that high-performing women have completely normalized, and explain exactly why this matters for your money, your wealth, and your life.

This is not a wellness episode. It's a wealth episode. Because you cannot make your best financial decisions from a nervous system that is in survival mode; and most high-achieving women are running a stress response they've never been taught to see.

In this episode you'll learn:

1. The surprising physical signs of chronic stress or bunrhout that high performers most commonly miss
2. Why your eyesight, sleep, sensory preferences, and body tension are connected to your financial fight-or-flight response
3. Why hustle culture rewards overriding discomfort, and why ambitious women are especially at risk for missing the signs
4. Why financial decisions made from a dysregulated state always cost more than the price tag
5. How this state of being affects all five dimensions of wealth: relationships, health, time, purpose and money

Get on the Old Money Mindset waitlist (early bird discount + exclusive bonuses)

Pour yourself a martini and hit subscribe. New episodes every Tuesday.

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Go Deeper with Old Money Courses:

Old Money Mindset to learn how to think like a wealthy woman

Old Money Method to set up a money machine that grows your wealth effortlessly

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Free Resources:

Shop Amber's Classic Wardrobe Staples + Skin, Hair & Health Holy Grail Products

Old Money Monthly Newsletter for what's rich in culture, shopping and our community

Download your FREE Net Worth Tracker

Download your FREE Simple Money Plan (better than a budget, designed for your richest life)

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Copyright (c) Old Money 2026.

The content presented in this podcast is intended to entertain, educate, inspire and support listeners in their personal and professional development and does not constitute business, financial, or legal advice. Please note that this episode may contain paid endorsements and advertisements for products and services for which individuals on the show may have a direct or indirect financial interest in products or services related to the episode.

Why does success sometimes feel unsafe?

Nervous system expert Jessica Karwat unpacks why high-achieving women often sabotage growth, burn out after big wins, or feel anxious when money increases. From hitting her highest cash month and spiraling into panic, to understanding how trauma lives in the body, Jessica explains why wealth isn’t just strategy, it’s capacity. You’ll learn how your nervous system shapes your relationship with money, visibility, and expansion, plus a practical framework to help you reveal, heal, expand, and hold your next level.

If you’ve ever made more money and immediately lost it…

If you’ve ever felt anxious the moment things started going right…

If you’ve ever hit an income ceiling you couldn’t explain…

This episode will connect the dots between your nervous system and your net worth. Build from regulation, not survival.

About Jessica Karwat:

Jessica is an embodied business mentor for women entrepreneurs who specializes in money, visibility, and the nervous system. She helps high-achieving women expand their capacity to earn, be seen, and lead without burnout or self-sabotage by regulating their nervous system and embodying their next level identity.

www.womensacademyoftransformation.com

The Wealthy Nervous System 2 Day masterclass

Instagram and TikTok: @jessica.karwat

Youtube: Jessica Karwat

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Go Deeper with Old Money Courses:

Old Money Mindset to learn how to think like a wealthy woman

Old Money Method to set up a money machine that grows your wealth effortlessly

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Free Resources:

Shop Amber's Classic Wardrobe Staples + Skin, Hair & Health Holy Grail Products

Old Money Monthly Newsletter for what's rich in culture, shopping and our community

Download your FREE Net Worth Tracker

Download your FREE Simple Money Plan (better than a budget, designed for your richest life)

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Web: OldMoneyPodcast.com

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Copyright (c) Old Money 2026.

The content presented in this podcast is intended to entertain, educate, inspire and support listeners in their personal and professional development and does not constitute business, financial, or legal advice. Please note that this episode may contain paid endorsements and advertisements for products and services for which individuals on the show may have a direct or indirect financial interest in products or services related to the episode.