Money Guilt, Saving, Budgeting and More w/ Alyssa Davies

Mama Knows

Cloud10

Parenting, Kids & Family

5 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 10 September 2024

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

In this conversation, Nina and Alyssa discuss the topic of money and its impact on relationships. They explore the concept of money guilt and scarcity, and how it can stem from one's background and upbringing. They also delve into the challenges couples face when it comes to money, including conflicts and financial infidelity. Alyssa provides tips on how to have productive conversations about money with your partner, as well as the importance of budgeting and building an emergency fund. She emphasizes the need for mindset shifts and reframing negative money narratives to improve financial wellness. 00:00: Introduction and Money Guilt 11:59: Money in Relationships 19:07: The Importance of Budgeting 21:45: Building an Emergency Fund 26:57: Mindset Shifts for Financial Wellness About Alyssa: Alyssa Davies is a Trauma of Money certified facilitator and a published author living in Calgary, Alberta. She founded the two-time award-winning Canadian Personal Finance Blog of the Year, Mixed Up Money, and is the cohost of Money Feels, a podcast dedicated to healing your relationship with finances. Alyssa is currently pursuing her Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology, and her books, The 100 Day Financial Goal Journal and Financial First Aid are currently available for purchase. Episode Sponsor: For a limited time, kids eat FREE! Go to HelloFresh.com/mamakids to unlock this exclusive offer. One free kids’ meal per box for two months while subscription is active. That’s FREE kids’ meals just by going to HelloFresh dot com slash mamakids. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	We're talking to all things money baby.
0:07.0	We're talking to all things money baby money guilt money having too much, having too little emergency funds, saving, getting
0:15.8	out of financial distress, all the things. Oh, and we're talking about money and relationships,
0:21.8	how it is one of the top causing arguments in marriages.
0:26.4	We're talking today with Alyssa from mixed-up money, so let's dive in.
0:39.6	We talk about money all the time in therapy, my therapist and I, I don't know why, and maybe you could tell me, I have such intense money guilt, whether I have a lot or a little, it's like this intense guilt of like having more than others.
0:52.0	And then attached to that I feel like it can be taken away from me at any given moment and the more money I have the more money I feel like I feel like I just need to have
1:04.8	more money because I'm so scared it it makes no sense to me like when I say it
1:10.5	out loud it's like that doesn't make sense like when you have more money like you should feel fine but I'm excited to talk about money today I think it's a hot topic I think it's a hot topic personally I think it's a hot topic in marriages in relationships but But before we talk about money, let's talk about you,
1:25.8	Alyssa. I would love for you to introduce yourself and tell us a little bit about yourself.
1:31.1	Sure. So, hi everyone, my name's Alyssa Davies, I am a finance content creator and writer.
1:38.7	So I very much am all about educating and doing it in a really non-judgmental safe way because for most of us it's just intimidating to talk about money with anyone else and I feel like finding a space where you feel comfortable.
1:51.3	Learning the basics and increasing your confidence is
1:54.1	super helpful and it's so funny all of the stuff that you're describing might sound
1:58.7	weird to you or not make sense to you but those are very normal experiences and fears and feelings.
2:06.0	Like, those are most of the things that people tell me when it comes to money.
2:12.0	Yeah, and you know, that's reassuring for sure,
2:15.2	but at the same time no one talks about it.
2:18.0	So it's like, I don't know that other people are feeling that too
2:21.8	because when I talk to my husband he's
2:24.3	different than me like the way he looks at money is I'm a bargain person like I could
2:30.0	have a million dollars and I would still buy the cheapest or used thing because I that's
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