Uncover Your Top 5 Toxic Money Beliefs

Jennifer Thompson
4 min readMar 12, 2024

Constantly broke no matter how much you make? It could be something deeper than how hard you work.

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Money is so much more than what’s in your bank account. It has an energy all on its own. Just look at how people react when someone’s trying to rip them off.

If I mention “money” what would be the first thing that enters your mind? Freedom, possibilities, security, a much-needed vacation or more like lack, fear and dread?

It’s not your fault.

Growing up, how did your parents feel about money? What were some of the things your parents said about money? “There is ever enough?” “It doesn’t grow on trees” or “Money is hard to earn.”

How did your parents feel about wealthy people? Was there envy or disdain? Resentment towards those “who have it easy.” Or “people who have nothing to complain about since they have money.”

When you were young did you feel left out because you had no money? Left out from hanging out with the popular crowd who may have had more money?

Do you sometimes envy people with money?

Does your finances reflect more like how your parents thought about money — you can never afford things you like and there is never enough? Or do your finances look more like that of a person who…

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