“You never waste money” – what a scarcity mentality really is and how it shapes your relationship with money
Scarcity is not just about being careful with money. It's about limitation and maintaining constant vigilance and control.
Why Do I Avoid Dealing with Money?
As children, we learn to avoid pain. Money avoidance in later life is based on this process - we are simply avoiding earlier pain.
Why Your Childhood Still Controls Your Money (And How to Change That)
As children, we try to make sense of the world, and so we develop beliefs around money based on experiences we've had.
Why Do I Never Feel Like I Have Enough Money?
We live in a culture that reinforces scarcity every day. This is how it affects you.
Why No One Taught You About Money (And What You Learned Instead)
You may not have been taught about money, but you learned a lot from other people's behaviour.
Why Does Investing Feel So Hard?
Money is built on trust. Trust is built on feelings of safety and acceptance - not logic.
Why You Shouldn’t Blame Yourself for Your Money Problems
The Financial System Is Designed to Exploit You—Here's How to Fight Back
Why Do I Struggle With Money? The Hidden Lessons I Learned as a Child
Where do your money patterns, behaviours, and emotions come from?
The Real Reason You Keep Making the Same Money Mistakes
Understanding money behaviour is the key to changing it.
What does legacy really mean?
Legacy is about what you inherited in childhood.
