Episode 8
8: Seeing Money as a Bridge: A Thanksgiving Reflection
This Thanksgiving, let's stop carrying all that shame and guilt around money. Learn how to transform your relationship with your finances by embracing gratitude for every dollar you have, no matter how small or large that number is.
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Transcript
when you hear the word gratitude, you probably think about being
Speaker:thankful for your family, your health,
Speaker:maybe that big vacation you took this year.
Speaker:but what about being grateful for your money?
Speaker:this week is thanksgiving here in the united states,
Speaker:so it makes sense that gratitude is at the front of my mind.
Speaker:when you hear the word gratitude, you probably think about being
Speaker:thankful for your family, your health,
Speaker:or maybe that big vacation that you got to take this year.
Speaker:but what about being grateful for your money?
Speaker:i believe that money should be a tool to help you live your
Speaker:greatest life rather than an obstacle.
Speaker:so wouldn't it make sense to pause and appreciate your money
Speaker:for the opportunities it provides no matter how big or small your
Speaker:bank account balance is? what if when you look at your checking
Speaker:account balance, even if it really isn't where you'd like it
Speaker:to be, you still take a moment to find gratitude for what
Speaker:actually is in there. it's the money that paid for the
Speaker:roof over your head. it's the money that bought the groceries
Speaker:for your thanksgiving meal. it's the money that covered the bill
Speaker:for your thanksgiving meal. kids' new
Speaker:shoes. it's the money that you're using to pay down that credit
Speaker:card debt. again, even if it's going much slower than
Speaker:you would like like it. every dollar,
Speaker:every cent has a job. when you're using a tool like ynab and
Speaker:you're intentionally giving every dollar a job,
Speaker:you can visually see the progress of your deliberate planning and
Speaker:start to feel the energetic flow of your money.
Speaker:and that my friends deserves gratitude.
Speaker:instead of focusing on financial anxiety or that feeling that
Speaker:everything you want cost money, try to embrace that energetic
Speaker:flow of money. be grateful for when the money comes in
Speaker:because it allows you to pay for the things that are important to
Speaker:you. it's so easy to get caught up in the stress of budgeting,
Speaker:especially when you're just getting started or if you've had
Speaker:some large expenses come up recently.
Speaker:but when you stop and acknowledge that your money is a bridge to
Speaker:achieving your biggest, wildest dreams,
Speaker:it might just change everything. this week,
Speaker:as you are sitting down for your thanksgiving meal or your usual
Speaker:thursday meal if you aren't here in the us,
Speaker:i want you to try this simple practice.
Speaker:take a moment to genuinely thank your money for the opportunities
Speaker:it provides. the goal is to begin to move past the shame,
Speaker:guilt, and fear. all of those heavy emotions that people carry
Speaker:around when it comes to money and replace them with appreciation
Speaker:and clarity. go ahead and give this practice a try for a week,
Speaker:even if it feels a little silly at first.
Speaker:you might just be surprised at the shift you feel with your
Speaker:relationship with your money. and finally,
Speaker:as we talk about gratitude, i actually want to take a moment to
Speaker:thank you, my amazing listeners. i know this is only episode
Speaker:eight of this podcast, so it is still pretty brand new for me.
Speaker:but you are here, showing up. and i wanted to say thank thank
Speaker:you. but not only are you showing up for me,
Speaker:maybe more importantly, you are showing up for yourself.
Speaker:every week that you show up, you listen,
Speaker:you take in this information, and you take another step towards a
Speaker:more positive financial future. and you are the reason
Speaker:i am so passionate about helping others use money as a tool to
Speaker:build their greatest life. it truly means the world to me
Speaker:that you are letting me be a part of your financial journey.
Speaker:and i don't take that lightly. and i want to know that i
Speaker:appreciate each and every one of you.
Speaker:so thank you, truly. thank you for allowing me to share this
Speaker:work that lights me up so darn much.
Speaker:thank you for allowing me to spread my budget nerdiness into
Speaker:your life a little bit. with that,
Speaker:happy thanksgiving, friends. until next time,
Speaker:keep creating that positive relationship with your money so
Speaker:that you too can start to experience financial freedom.
