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Part I: Your mind on your money

From inflation to gas prices, to call this past year challenging would be an understatement for many. Things are starting to ease up a bit now, but all these fluctuations can make you question how much control you have over your own finances. What if it’s less about control and more about how we think about money in the first place? Brad Klontz is a Financial Psychologist. He’ll talk about how to adjust your personal psychology around money, in a way that will serve you whether you’re in a time of abundance or a time of scarcity.

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From inflation to gas prices, to call this past year challenging would be an understatement for many. Things are starting to ease up a bit now, but all these fluctuations can make you question how much control you have over your own finances. What if it’s less about control and more about how we think about money in the first place? Brad Klontz is a financial psychologist. And in this first part of our conversation with him about how we think about money, he’ll talk about how to adjust your personal psychology, in a way that will serve you whether you’re in a time of abundance or a time of scarcity.

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