82. “My husband won’t let me spend the money” – what to do when you feel financially limited
Plenty with Kate Northrup
Kate Northrup
4.8 • 697 Ratings
🗓️ 10 December 2024
⏱️ 25 minutes
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Summary
Have you ever felt financially limited because you and your partner aren’t on the same page about how you spend money? Navigating financial disagreements can feel tricky, but it doesn’t have to leave you feeling powerless. In this episode, I’ll guide you through reclaiming your financial sovereignty and fostering more compassionate, productive conversations around money with your partner.
As we explore this topic, I invite you to reflect: Is there something you might unconsciously gain by feeling financially powerless? It’s a bold question, but uncovering the answer can transform your financial life.
Remember, no one ultimately controls you. Whether in a partnership or not, you can step into your financial sovereignty, reclaim your confidence, and move forward with more ease and abundance.
“When we realize that we are giving our power away, our job is to ask: what is the secondary gain? How is this serving me?” -Kate Northrup
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(00:00) Introduction to Financial Empowerment
(01:07) Understanding Power Dynamics in Relationships
(02:36) The Importance of Shared Financial Responsibility
(05:03) Reassessing Financial Contributions
(06:39) Claiming Financial Power
(08:16) Calculating the Economic Value of Unpaid Labor
(10:19) Empowering Women Through Financial Awareness
(12:22) Conscious Choices in Financial Empowerment
(15:12) The Necessity of Financial Independence
(18:08) Taking Control of Financial Accounts
(20:29) Creating Healthy Finacial Dynamics
(22:50) Conclusion and Call to Action
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| 0:00.0 | There is never a time that ultimately someone has control over you and you are allowing that to happen, |
| 0:07.7 | which because of our conversation about a secondary gain is serving you in some way. |
| 0:13.3 | And so our job when we realize that is then to say like, okay, what is the secondary gain? |
| 0:20.0 | How is this serving me? What am I getting out of |
| 0:23.2 | letting myself have the delusion that someone else is actually in control of my life? |
| 0:29.6 | Welcome to Plenty. I'm your host, Kate Northrop, and together we are going on a journey |
| 0:35.7 | to help you have an incredible relationship with money, |
| 0:39.8 | time, and energy. |
| 0:42.0 | And to have abundance on every possible level. |
| 0:46.9 | Every week, we're going to dive in with experts and insights to help you unlock a life of plenty. Let's go fill our cups. Every now and again, |
| 0:58.6 | something comes up in the comments, in a DM, in a question that really lights a fire under my |
| 1:05.2 | ass, and I just have to say something about it. So today is one of those episodes. So a while ago, I was on a call. |
| 1:15.7 | And in the chat, we were talking about joining a particular program and a particular investment. |
| 1:22.2 | And in the chat, somebody wrote and said, I want to do make this investment, but my husband won't let me spend the money. |
| 1:32.3 | And I did not address it specifically in that moment because I did not want to call this person out. |
| 1:39.2 | I don't know who it was. |
| 1:40.7 | I just, it was a comment I saw out of the side of my, side of my vision. However, today, I am going |
| 1:47.5 | to unpack that because I know how common it is for women to give their financial power away |
| 1:57.1 | in a variety of ways. Now, this one was really direct and overt. Like, I want this, but my husband |
| 2:03.7 | won't let me spend the money. There's so much going on there. And I want to unpack it today |
| 2:10.6 | because even if you are not in a position where you overtly are feeling like your choices financially are being limited by someone else |
| 2:21.2 | who has control over the finances, all of us give our power away in big and small and |
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