The Broke Generation

In this episode we're diving into three types of spending: planned, prepared and impulsive. We'll explore the differences between the three, and how you can use them to audit your current behaviour, farm that data to build a money management style that works for you, and benchmark how you're tracking over time, too. 

Listen to the 'what season of money' episode mentioned in this podcast here: https://thebrokegeneration.com/blog/episodes/what-season-of-money-are-you-in-the-comments-section-with-e-v/?portfolioCats=362 

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Welcome back to Spend-tember! Today, we're unpacking the concept of the "fantasy self" and exploring how it influences our financial behaviours and spending decisions. If you've participated in my wardrobe challenges, you might already be familiar with the idea of the fantasy self when it comes to clothing. But today, we're broadening that lens to see how it shows up in various aspects of our lives.

Today I’m covering:

• Understanding the Fantasy Self
• Common Categories Where the Fantasy Self Shows Up
• How to Dismantle Your Fantasy Self

Join the discussion! If you haven't yet joined our Facebook group, what are you doing?! We have ongoing discussion threads about each episode and themes from Spend-tember, along with homework tasks to help you dive deeper into your financial habits and mindset.

Listen to the episode on Spending Runways mentioned in this episode here: https://thebrokegeneration.com/blog/episodes/are-spending-runways-draining-your-money/?portfolioCats=362 

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Where to find The Broke Generation

Website: https://thebrokegeneration.com/
Instagram: https://instagram.com/the.brokegeneration
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@the.brokegeneration  

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In the final episode of The Comments Section Season Two, we’re digging through the dirty laundry pile that is the intersection of feminism and spending habits, and whether it is unfeminist to critique women's spending habits. Historically, financial media has framed men's spending around wealth-building and investment, while women's spending has often been associated with saving and cutting back. This dichotomy raises the question: is it wrong to scrutinise women's spending when men aren't subjected to the same narrative?

Telling women to ignore their spending habits and simply "build wealth" without addressing the deeper societal pressures misses the point. While it’s crucial to acknowledge that the pressure to maintain a certain appearance or lifestyle is heavily marketed to us, we also discuss the importance of engaging with our financial behaviours. It’s not just about blaming ourselves but rather understanding the structures that shape our financial decisions and taking control to redirect our resources.

The Broke Generation is nominated in the Australian Podcast Awards! If you’ve loved having us in your ears lately, you can cast your vote here. Just search for ‘The Broke Generation’ and follow the prompts. Voting closes 10 October 2024.

Thanks to our sponsors, Wallace Advocates, AJT Legal, Lending Solved.

Where to find Emma

Website: https://thebrokegeneration.com/
Instagram: https://instagram.com/the.brokegeneration
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@the.brokegeneration  

Order my book, Good with Money!

Sign up to The Glue: the weekly money psychology and mindset newsletter www.thebrokegeneration.com/subscribe, where you’ll also get your free Financial Values workbook.

Where to find Victoria

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bad.bitch.money/?hl=en

Newsletter: https://substack.com/@victoriashakeshaft

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WELCOME TO SPEND-TEMBER! 30 days to optimise your spending habits and live a better life. 

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Where to find The Broke Generation

Website: https://thebrokegeneration.com/
Instagram: https://instagram.com/the.brokegeneration
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@the.brokegeneration  

Order my book, Good with Money!

Sign up to The Glue: the weekly money psychology and mindset newsletter www.thebrokegeneration.com/subscribe, where you’ll also get your free Financial Values workbook.

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[WARNING: LOVE IS BLIND UK SPOILERS IN THIS EPISODE] Love is Blind UK has just wrapped on Netflix and WHAT. A. SEASON. From prenups to "I don'ts" to who pays for dinner and Sabrina's £70 supermarket shop, there were SO many juicy money themes in this series that I just had to unpack with someone. 

I'm joined by author of Money Talks, Ellie Austin-Williams, to chat about the couples form this season and explore some of the money stuff that came up during the show. Despite money being firstly a mathematical concept, what we kept coming back to was how deeply values-based so many of the financial conflicts were, highlighting how important it is to understand your own financial compass in order to have a healthy relationship. 

Highlights:

• Reunion debrief, including Sabrina's £70 supermarket shop and an ironing board
• Clashing love languages and the financial side of investing in a relationship
• Tom and Maria's clashing financial values
• Who pays for dinner on a first date?
• Can you ever reconcile differences in foundational financial values?
• What questions could the couples be asking in the pods to get to know each other more intimately on a financial level?
• Prenups, protecting your assets, and what's fair

IMPORTANT: when it comes to money and relationships, it's important to be aware of the risks and red flags for financial abuse. This interview episode with Serena McDuff from Respect Victoria explores financial abuse and its warning signs: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0Co414jUd8h9Nghh9sqq2V?si=ZBoM0GBsRUugI82g2jGt7A&nd=1&dlsi=0b9407665813470a 

Where to find Ellie:

Instagram: @thisgirltalksmoney

Book: Money Talks https://www.penguin.com.au/books/money-talks-9781786787996

Website: https://www.thisgirltalksmoney.co.uk/ 

Where to find The Broke Generation

Website: https://thebrokegeneration.com/
Instagram: https://instagram.com/the.brokegeneration
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@the.brokegeneration  

Order my book, Good with Money!

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This week, we're diving into the messy reality of failure. We’re unpacking the modern narrative that every failure must teach us something or shape our success. But let's be real—sometimes, failure is just failure. From botched jobs to disastrous side hustles, we’ve all been there. We explore the pressure to be grateful for failures, even when they don’t neatly fit into our life’s success story. Ever tried to spin getting fired from a waitressing gig into a stepping stone? It’s a stretch.

We also touch on the emotional weight of redundancy and how some failures don’t need to be transformed into life lessons. Maybe they’re just missteps we’d rather forget. And while failure can build resilience, not every misstep needs to be a defining moment. Join us as we share our own flops, from failed fitness kicks to embarrassing work blunders, and how we’ve learned that sometimes, it’s okay to just move on without turning every failure into a victory lap.

Thanks to our sponsors, Wallace Advocates, AJT Legal, Lending Solved.

Where to find Emma

Website: https://thebrokegeneration.com/
Instagram: https://instagram.com/the.brokegeneration
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@the.brokegeneration  

Order my book, Good with Money!

Sign up to The Glue: the weekly money psychology and mindset newsletter www.thebrokegeneration.com/subscribe, where you’ll also get your free Financial Values workbook.

Where to find Victoria

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bad.bitch.money/?hl=en

Newsletter: https://substack.com/@victoriashakeshaft

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode, I explore the idea of "quiet quitting" beyond the workplace and how it applies to our consumption habits. Inspired by a recent newsletter on stepping back from the beauty hamster wheel, can a change in mindset help us break free from the cycle of overconsumption and superficial self-care? I share practical strategies for assessing what genuinely adds value to our lives, like simplifying beauty routines and scrutinising our purchases. From questioning the necessity of trendy beauty treatments to evaluating convenience-driven consumption, I show how adopting a quiet quitting attitude has empowered me to make more intentional choices, and you can too! 

Episode highlights:

• Practical tips on simplifying beauty routines and scrutinising purchases.
• How convenience-driven consumption impacts spending.
• Actionable strategies for making better choices about consumption.

“I was able to identify that the thing compelling me to pay for that, or to consider getting that treatment, was because I felt pressure that everybody else was."
Emma [12:26]

“All of these things are priming us to become these convenience seeking consumers like it doesn't serve us."
Emma [20:08]

“Is this really expressing myself? …Can I really see beyond this one decision and really can I really make sense of what I'm actually trying to do with this consumption decision."
Emma [25:38]

Book mentioned: Indistractable by Nir Eyal

Follow for help with your fashion footprint: curatedwardrobe.au

Where to find The Broke Generation

Website: https://thebrokegeneration.com/
Instagram: https://instagram.com/the.brokegeneration
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@the.brokegeneration  

Order my book, Good with Money!

Sign up to The Glue: the weekly money psychology and mindset newsletter www.thebrokegeneration.com/subscribe, where you’ll also get your free Financial Values workbook.

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In this episode, we ask: "Deal or no deal?" when it comes to the influence of situational bias on our financial decisions. Our environment often plays the role of the banker, tempting us with offers that can derail our long-term financial goals. We explore how these subtle pressures can sway our choices and discuss ways to stay in control of our financial journey.

By understanding situational biases, we can better equip ourselves to make decisions that truly align with our intentions. We share practical strategies for recognising when we're being nudged off course and how to resist these influences, whether in everyday spending or high-stakes financial choices. Join us as we uncover how to keep your financial decisions firmly in your own hands, no matter the external pressures you face.

Thanks to our sponsors, Wallace Advocates, AJT Legal, Lending Solved.

Where to find Emma

Website: https://thebrokegeneration.com/
Instagram: https://instagram.com/the.brokegeneration
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@the.brokegeneration  

Order my book, Good with Money!

Sign up to The Glue: the weekly money psychology and mindset newsletter www.thebrokegeneration.com/subscribe, where you’ll also get your free Financial Values workbook.

Where to find Victoria

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bad.bitch.money/?hl=en

Newsletter: https://substack.com/@victoriashakeshaft

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's you, me and the mic again, baby, for another hot little solo ep. In this episode we're deep diving into financial sabotage, why we do it and how to understand it better and use that knowledge to be more strategic in your finances.

Highlights:

• Common types of financial self sabotage
• The 5 categories of financial self sabotage
• 3 key causes of financial self sabotage
• Why our brains crave familiarity
• How to spot your own financial self sabotage behaviours and move through them

Key moments: "it it infinitely easier to be the person you've always been than the person you want to be."

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Where to find The Broke Generation

Website: https://thebrokegeneration.com/?v=518f4a738816

Instagram: https://instagram.com/the.brokegeneration

TikTok: @the.brokegeneration 

Sign up to The Glue: the weekly money psychology and mindset newsletter www.thebrokegeneration.com/subscribe, where you’ll also get your free Financial Values workbook.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this hot little ep we answer the big question: is diet culture back? From the return of low rise jeans to the controversial rise of Ozempic and other weight loss drugs, it's hard not to feel like we're living our very own rerun of the early 2000s. 

We discuss the impact diet culture has on our finances and why liking yourself is one of the best things you can do for your relationship with money, and with yourself.

Thanks to our sponsors, Wallace Advocates, AJT Legal, Lending Solved.

Where to find Emma

Website: https://thebrokegeneration.com/
Instagram: https://instagram.com/the.brokegeneration
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@the.brokegeneration  

Order my book, Good with Money!

Sign up to The Glue: the weekly money psychology and mindset newsletter www.thebrokegeneration.com/subscribe, where you’ll also get your free Financial Values workbook.

Where to find Victoria

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bad.bitch.money/?hl=en

Newsletter: https://substack.com/@victoriashakeshaft

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.