December Free Class: Shopping Addiction

You know you should, but you just can’t stop shopping and spending money…

Just last week you swore you’d stop spending on “stupid” things, but here you are again, scrolling on Amazon or wandering the isles?

Is this a shopping addiction?  And if it is, what can you do about it?

Let’s talk about how to know if you’ve become dependent on shopping and/or spending and the first steps to relieving that stress, all without shame, judgment, or punishment!

Past Classes

Making a budget you can actually KEEP

How many times have you tried to use a premade budget, create your own spreadsheet or just use an app for budgeting?  

If it didn’t work (or didn’t work for long) maybe it wasn’t that you were using that tool incorrectly, maybe it was just a bad tool!

In this free 60-minute class we’ll talk about the first steps to making a budget you can actually keep!

Date:

Thursday, May 9th, 2024

Budgeting as a couple 101:

Budgeting as a couple can be difficult… even just having a conversation about spending, saving, or budgeting can lead to conflict and avoidance.  In this class we’ll talk about the first things you’ll need to talk with your partner about money, and work on creating your shared money language!

 

Date: 

Thursday, April 11th, 2024

June Free Class: Undermining Procrastination

Avoiding conversations with your partner around money?

Or maybe there’s a stack of bills piling up that judges you from the table every time you look at it.

Procrastination is not a personality defect.  If just using shame, judgment, accountability or “I just need to be better at managing my time” worked, we’d all be just fine and never procrastinate!

So let’s talk about the root causes of the procrastination cycle and what you can do to begin undermining hesitation, avoidance, and procrastination.

You’ll leave this free, one-hour class with at least one tool you can use to sabotage procrastination.

Original class date: June 13, 2024

July Free Class: Emotional Decision Making and Your Money

How many times have you been told not to make emotional decisions with your money?  So why does it seem like no matter what you do you can’t seem to STOP making emotional financial decisions??

Our brains are emotional decision-making machines, and it’s highly unlikely we’ll ever be able to rid ourselves of emotion, and we probably shouldn’t try. 

So let’s talk about how to LEVERAGE emotions to actually make better, future-focused financial decisions.  

Original class date: July 11, 2024

August Free Class: Five Mental Shortcuts that are Fucking With Your Money

Sure you know what you ShOuLd be doing with your finances, but no matter what you do it seems like you can’t make the changes stick!  It’s almost like your brain is sabotaging you. 

Our brains are messy, beautiful places, and very often the shortcuts our brains take to conserve effort end up making our lives harder in the future.

So let’s talk about five mental shortcuts your brain is probably taking RIGHT NOW that are fucking with your ability to trust yourself with your money!  

Original Class Date:  August 8, 2024

September Free Class: Why Restricting Your Spending Does NOT Work

“I just have to stop spending on stupid stuff!”

We’ve all said something like this, and restriction, on its face, seems like the first, best logical step to getting where we want to go finacially. 

So why does it so often feel like we’re doing restriction… wrong?  

Maybe it’s not that you need a new and better way of restricting yourrself, maybe it’s not working because restriction is a terrible tool.  

What would your life look like if you could make financial decisions WITHOUT restriction, and without spending feeling unintentional and unhinged?

Let’s talk about why restriction doesn’t work and what you can do instead!

Original class date: September 12, 2024

October Free Class: What is Financial Trauma?

Financial trauma can impact our self-worth, decision making, and futures well beyond just the domain of our finances.  

In this free class we’ll be talking about how financial trauma can ruin even the best laid financial plans, and destroy our trust in ourselves.  And of course we’ll talk about the first steps you can take to be financially resilient and begin to undermine the affects of financial trauma.

Original class date: October 10th, 2024

November Free Class: Overcoming Financial Trauma

In October we talked about how Financial Trauma can impact your decision-making, wellness, and future.  While these impacts are frequently negative and long-lasting, there are ways to overcome financial trauma.  Let’s talk about real-world, actionable steps you can take to begin healing from financial trauma.

Original class date: November 12th, 2024