In today's episode, I am interviewing Amanda Grace. Not only is she a former client, but what truly captivates me about Amanda is her remarkable intellect. We will delve into a topic we touch on in every episode: money. However, today we're going beyond the surface and exploring Amanda's personal relationship with money. Together, we'll venture into the profound aspects of money often overlooked in conventional personal finance podcasts. We aim to delve beneath the surface and examine the thoughts, feelings, and emotions surrounding money. We'll also explore the social constructs associated with money, empowering you to connect deeply with your financial journey. So, without further ado, let's dive right in.

Key Highlights

[00:00:00] Introduction to today’s guest and topic: Amanda Grace talking about her relationship with money

[00:01:53] Why Amanda decided to start working on her money

[00:03:27] Financial education is not a part of the school curriculum

[00:06:27] What money represents to Amanda beyond the practical uses

[00:08:32] How growing up without money has impacted Amanda’s life today

[00:11:17] Strategies that have helped Amanda improve her relationship with money

[00:14:34] Amanda’s advice to emotional people that don’t identify as logical

[00:19:33] Trying to make money with an emotional background relationship with money

[00:28:32] What is most valuable to Amanda?

[00:29:47] Example of Amanda’s client who wanted to declutter

[00:35:37] Can money buy happiness?

[00:44:13] Amanda’s advice to anyone with a scarcity mindset when dealing with money

[00:46:26] How to connect with Amanda


Notable Quotes

●I bought things to feel good about myself and like I was good enough. I had never felt truly worthy of money, so I used money as a tool to get there, and what I found was, ultimately, it only perpetuated my sense of worthlessness when I tried to use the money to fill that hole.

●Keeping in check with money facts has given me a structure that makes it feel safe for me as an emotional person to make money decisions based on facts.

●I have a beautifully rich emotional life, but without solid ground, at some point, you're going to get tired out there in the ocean, and you're going to drown. So having that life raft of a system, a procedure, facts, because one thing is, the great thing is that the figures never lie.

●Having a read on the numbers every week gives me some time to experience other emotions like contentment and peace and not just the urgency and panic that is necessary for me to make money.

●It's up to me how much I make, but there will always be a cost. And so that helps me stay in line with my values, and I am not willing to pay certain costs. I'm not willing to pay the cost, for example, of integrity.

●Money is not the most valuable thing, and it's up to me what I spend, and it's up to me what I make, but at what cost? So that's where I'm at with money right now, and it’s also allowing money to provide for me in a very basic and functional way and honor the emotional way I meet life.

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