Episode description
Shame has no place in personal finance.
This goes for individuals, and especially couples.
The moment that shame starts to emerge, we wreck it. It is antithetical to our process.
Our work is to align and help redirect. Align in that we understand perspectives. Redirect as in helping people to rethink and rewrite their story.
Who of us has not made money mistakes? Most of us were not equipped with proper money tools. Families don’t understand. Schools don’t teach financial literacy. Or at least haven’t until recently.
I think that’s partially by accident, partially due to other reasons. People make great impulsive consumers and debt junkies, until the cycle is broken through education and practical application.
Also, how much you earn does not correlate with better decisions. In fact, it can be the success in position and increasing income that can fool us into a form of false security.
We’re all on a path of continual improvement.