Episode Details

In this episode of Growing Money, I sit down with Shannah Game to talk about the side of personal finance that spreadsheets can’t explain: our emotions, identity, habits, and deeply rooted beliefs about money. We explore why someone can have plenty of money and still feel financially unsafe, why so many of us constantly think, “I should be further ahead by now,” and how childhood experiences can continue shaping our financial decisions decades later.

We also talk about money guilt, emotional spending, defining what “enough” actually means, and why earning more isn’t always the answer. Shannah explains how our bank accounts can change much faster than our nervous systems and why small experiments may be more effective than trying to completely overhaul our financial lives overnight.

We also get into career changes, comparison, personal growth, and giving yourself permission to step outside the box you’ve built around money and success.

What money belief have you carried for years that you’re starting to realize might not actually be yours?