Money Series: What Is Your Money Mindset & How Does It Affect Your Dating Life?

08/11/22 • 24 min

Important note: This is the second episode in a series. If you’re just joining us, I urge you to go back and start at the beginning.
Whether you’re dating or in a committed relationship, understanding your and your partner’s money mindset is one of the most essential skills you’ll learn. Did you know we all have a “financial blueprint”? This blueprint is created and molded in our childhood and is influenced by our family and environment. Two things can happen when creating your blueprint as a child. You see a habit or pattern and you mimic that behavior and adopt it as your own, or you see a habit or pattern and you reject that behavior because you don’t agree with it. And for the truly self-aware, you see a habit and pattern, recognize how it has affected your life, and choose your own path. It all starts with the question, “How are you identical or opposite to either of your parent's money habits and ways of being?”

This podcast series features Rebel Finance School founders Alan & Katie Donegan. They offer a free 10-week finance course on how to master your personal finances. Check it out here: http://rebelfinanceschool.com.

Resources mentioned in the episode:
Eight Dates: Essential Conversations for a Lifetime of Love by John & Julie Gottman
Secrets of the Millionaire Mind by T. Harv Eker
I Will Teach You To Be Rich by Ramit Sethi
Notes from a Friend by Tony Robbins
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Money Series: My Personal Story With Money

Have you ever wondered how money psychology impacts your dating life? It turns out that most arguments around money hamper many relationships. Still, most of these conflicts have nothing to do with the numbers themselves and everything to do with the psychology behind them, that is, how we were raised to think about money. In this podcast series, we’ll address the topic of money psychology, how to come to terms with our partner’s money blueprint, and how to reconcile opposing perspectives around money.

In this first episode, I’m sharing my personal story with money and explaining how our financial mindset might be the most important foundation for a relationship because it influences everything that we do. I’ll also introduce my co-hosts for season three: Alan & Katie Donegan from the Rebel Finance School. They offer a free 10-week finance course on how to master your personal finances. Check it out here: http://rebelfinanceschool.com.

This podcast is brought to you by Ambiance Matchmaking, a matchmaking service for conscious leaders, creatives, and entrepreneurs. Apply to become a member: ambiancematchmaking.com/apply. If you enjoy the podcast, would you please consider leaving us a review? It makes a huge difference and helps others find our show.

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Money Series: How To Understand Your Partner's Money Mindset

Important note: This is the third episode in a series. If you’re just joining us, I urge you to go back and start at the beginning.

What is your partner's money blueprint? The biggest reason behind money fights isn’t the money itself, but the mismatch of the couple's money mindset. How was your partner raised to think about money? What’s important to your partner when it comes to money? What are his or her motivations and fears? These questions address the root cause, not the symptoms.

Resources mentioned in the episode:

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Transcript

Whether you ask the Gottmans, T. Harv Ekker, or Ramit Sethi, they all say the same thing in different ways. Money psychology is just as, if not more important than the number in your bank account. That’s why the Gottmans have an entire chapter dedicated to it in their book The Eight Dates, T Harv Ekker wrote an entire book on it called The Secrets of the Millionaire Mind, and Ramit Sethi has an entire podcast on it titled after his book I Will Teach You To Be Rich. They all preach the same t