Mastering Money: Breaking Free from Financial Stress with 'Money Mentor' Anna Brading
A New Way of Being
Simon Mundie
4.8 • 523 Ratings
🗓️ 7 October 2024
⏱️ 58 minutes
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Summary
In this episode, we tackle a subject that affects us all but remains somewhat taboo —money. Anna joins me to share her powerful journey from financial uncertainty to mastering her finances, and together, we explore how much headspace money takes up when we’re not in control of it. Financial stress can cloud our ability to think clearly, reduce our creativity, and drain our energy, but by understanding our relationship with money, we can free up that space for the things that matter most.
What we discuss:
- How the mental load of financial stress weighs us down, and why building financial literacy can unlock creativity and fresh perspectives.
- Anna’s personal story of escaping the paycheck-to-paycheck trap, and the actionable steps she used to regain control.
- Why financial "drift" happens when we don't have a clear plan, and how you can take purposeful steps towards your financial goals.
- Identifying and breaking through limiting beliefs around money, allowing you to cultivate a mindset that supports growth and possibility.
- Practical strategies for budgeting, automating your finances, and diversifying your income—whether through investments, property, or starting your own business.
Throughout the conversation, Anna reminds us that money is just a tool. By creating healthier financial habits, you can reduce stress, reclaim your mental space, and open up new possibilities. This episode is a must-listen for anyone looking to improve their relationship with money and, ultimately, their quality of life.
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| 0:00.0 | Hello and welcome back to a new way of being. |
| 0:09.1 | Today we are discussing something that inevitably touches all of our lives, money. |
| 0:14.8 | And it's not just about numbers on a spreadsheet because for most of us, money takes up a huge amount of mental space. The stress and |
| 0:23.7 | uncertainty around finances can really cloud our thinking and therefore prevent us from focusing |
| 0:30.5 | on the things that actually are truly important. My guest today, Anna Braiding, author of Money |
| 0:37.1 | Mentor, has experienced this firsthand. She went from |
| 0:40.7 | feeling really overwhelmed by financial worries to gaining control and clarity over her money. In this |
| 0:47.3 | conversation, she shares how understanding her relationship with money helped free up a huge |
| 0:52.7 | amount of mental space to go on and explore new opportunities and live with more freedom and ease. We'll also cover practical steps, how to break out of the paycheck to paycheck cycle, budget more effectively, and even create multiple income streams so you could spend less time stressing about cash and more time |
| 1:12.8 | actually living the life you want. I do think you'll find this conversation particularly |
| 1:16.8 | insightful and empowering. So let's dive in. Anna, how lovely to see you. How are you? |
| 1:25.6 | I'm doing very well in this transitional weather period of time |
| 1:29.7 | that we're in. I know. Autumn. Varta season from an Ayavidic point of view. But that's another |
| 1:35.8 | topic altogether. So we're talking about a taboo subject today, aren't we, Anna? And it is taboo. |
| 1:42.6 | It's still taboo. I think we've made progress in recent |
| 1:45.7 | years talking about money, but I think still we're at a point where it's not spoken about |
| 1:51.1 | enough and we don't know enough. So yeah, it's going to be a good one. As I said to you before we |
| 1:56.0 | started recording, I found this, your book, Money Mentor, published by Bloomsbury, my publishers too, |
| 2:04.5 | to be quite emotionally at points triggering. |
| 2:12.7 | Not that I'm a huge fan of that word. |
| 2:14.7 | And it made me realize because I don't have a background of financial |
| 2:20.7 | education and nor do most people, right? Right. That's true. We, it's almost, I think, |
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