Money 2.0: Rewrite Your Money Story

05/02/22 • 49 min

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Money worries are one of the biggest sources of anxiety in the lives of Americans. This week, we kick off our new "Money 2.0" series with psychologist Brad Klontz. He says that while external economic forces often shape our financial well-being, our unconscious beliefs about money also contribute to how well we manage our money.

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If you like this show, be sure to listen to last week's episode on how our unconscious attitudes towards money influence how we manage our finances.

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