Changing Financial Behaviour, with Simonne Gnessen
The Meaningful Money Personal Finance Podcast
Pete Matthew
4.9 • 1.7K Ratings
🗓️ 26 October 2016
⏱️ 42 minutes
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Summary
This week, I’m talking to a financial coach called Simonne Gnessen, author of Sheconomics and Founder of Wise Monkey Financial Coaching, who works with people in all kinds of financial situations to help them deal with their personal finances more effectively. There’s a lot to learn here, and some practical advice too for changing financial behaviour.
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Changing Financial Behaviour
I've been aware of Simonne and her work for some time, and I can't quite believe it has taken me this long to get her on to the show. It turns out she regularly recommends that her clients listen to this show, for which I'm very grateful. Simonne is carving a special niche for herself in the UK as a most unusual creature, a financial coach. I ask her about her work and the difference she has made in people's lives, specifically regarding changing financial behaviour
One tip which Simonne suggested was to ask yourself this question:
"If money came to tea, how would it behave,what would it look like, how long would it stay and what would it say about your relationship with it?"
The answers to that question might give you some idea of how your relationship to money is, or is not optimal.
It's a great interview, and Simonne's heart for her clients really comes across - enjoy!
Resources mentioned in this week's show
Simonne's website: Wise Monkey Financial Coaching
Book: Sheconomics, by Simonne Gnessen
Card game: Money Habitudes
Course: Do Something Different
Training: Financial Coach Practitioner Certificate
Resource for business owners: Beanbag (Simonne didn't mention this on the call, but it's worth a look)
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| 0:00.0 | Hi folks and welcome to the Meaningful Money podcast Season 3, Episode 6. |
| 0:04.6 | So keep good behavior. It's your one license. I'm popped by the sailorman. |
| 0:14.9 | Ha, that's my favorite one in a while. This is the podcast dedicated to helping you put your finances in order. |
| 0:23.9 | My name is Pete Matthew, and I'm going to share with you everything you need to know |
| 0:27.1 | and everything you need to do to secure your financial future. |
| 0:30.6 | I'm here to help you make sense of money. |
| 0:41.4 | Boopoo! |
| 0:43.1 | Ah, enjoyed that. |
| 0:46.5 | Okay, so welcome back to the Meaningful Money podcast. |
| 0:47.8 | Great to have you with me once again. |
| 0:51.0 | In this season that we're approaching the end of now, |
| 0:54.1 | where we've been covering behavioral finance. |
| 0:54.5 | We've talked a little bit about what behavioral finance is, essentially why we make the decisions we do around finance. |
| 1:01.6 | We've talked about some classic mistakes that people make. |
| 1:04.7 | We've learned from Greg Davis, PhD, about the science behind why we make those mistakes. |
| 1:10.4 | Last week we heard from a listener, |
| 1:11.7 | Vanessa Ketner, who has employed some very simple techniques to make a difference in her own |
| 1:16.1 | life by essentially hacking the way that she thinks about stuff. This week I'm talking to a financial |
| 1:22.2 | coach, fairly rare breed in this country. And I'm talking to Simone Ganessen. Simone works with people |
| 1:30.1 | in all kinds of financial situations, from wealthy folks to people who are struggling with debt, |
| 1:34.9 | and she helps them to deal with their personal finances more effectively and more healthily |
| 1:39.6 | in terms of their relationship to their personal finance. There's tons to learn here. She really |
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