💸you might disagree with me but…
Here’s a little note about how my week is going over in Money Healing Club land:
I finished watching Kaos on Netflix – I always felt Jeff Goldblum was a god, but this show takes it to another level! 🌩️ Exactly my kind of quirky surrealism. 🤩
My favorite meal of the week? I’ve scarfed it down every day in between financial therapy sessions, Money Healing Club groups, and all the gunk of running a business. That viral cucumber recipe (IYKYK). 🥒😋
When I was totally burnt out and needed to recharge, I sanded down a table I found on the road. 🪚 My burnout routine used to be doom-scrolling, but I took IG off my phone and am filling that time with hobbies! I kind of feel like I got my life back… ✨
I bet if I asked you to reply with what you watched, ate, and hobbied… they’d be totally different, right? 😄
That’s because all that stuff is just my taste and opinions. 💭
Another opinion I’ve got?
Impulse shoppers have great taste. Yeah… That habit you’re supposed to simply “stop doing” and that the boomers think is the reason you don’t have the wealth they have… The thing you have so much shame about… I love you for it. 💖 [If you want to see how I “treat” impulse shoppers, check out my free email course here]
I know that your impulse shopping habits are extensions of your excitement for beauty and your desire for change, all good things about you. ✨
But the thought of “getting better with money” often translates to “I can’t be myself, have pretty things, or do great things anymore.” I hear it and feel it all the time in Club meetings.
Of course, impulse spending has a dark side, I don’t deny that. But is money shame whispering fears like these to you?: 🫣
If I spend less, how will I express myself?
Will I not have beautiful new things anymore?
Buying things is really genuinely fun… a life without shopping sounds dull and drab. 💵😵💫
What if you’re hearing a false dichotomy? Something like, “if I want to get better with money, I must stop impulse shopping.” Like getting good at money is inversely correlated with impulse shopping (oof, we’re digging way back to high school math with inverse correlation! Have I lost you?)
Let me plant a seed in your lovely head: You can still enjoy shopping while also getting good with money. 💰💸
We’re working on this right now in the Healing Circle (my 12-week intensive program, stay on my email to hear about the next cohort in Feb 2025).
This week we all took the free money personality quiz, Money Type, and you should too! ✨
Most folks who come to me rank high on the “Connoisseur” metric, which is a delightful thing to unpack. 🎨
You might feel in the minority with your love of things, even though the zeitgeist is all about minimalism and experiences right now. What if you’re a maximalist who’d rather have designer shoes than a vacation? That’s totally ok, I see you and accept you as a money healer! 💰🌟
Hear this:
You have good taste, and you’re choosey.
You are surrounded by beautiful things that you love.
You make considered spending choices.
You plan to spend money on things you love. 💖
So, I don’t think impulse spending is a bad thing. That’s my hot take. 🔥
If you love shopping but don’t feel like you can be honest about it, there’s a bunch of us here in the Club to welcome you. We can help you get better with money all while keeping your personality, your sparkle, and your excellent taste! 💫
But I think you and I are already on the same page with all that.
Start your Money Healing Journey here in the Club. 💸
Reply and let me know, what were your top 2 money types from the Money Type Quiz? 💌
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P.S. Tried everything to rein in those impulse buys but still find yourself in that “I just need this NOW” moment? The 7 Day Mindful Spending Challenge isn’t about restricting you—it’s about helping you finally understand why spending feels so soothing (until it doesn’t). Ready to take a kinder approach?