Let’s Talk About Mo-ney

“Let’s talk about You and Me. Let’s talk about all the good things and the bad things that may be. Let’s talk about- MONEY!” Salt and Pepa single handedly de-strigmatized talking about sex in the 90’s to address sexual health in the age of HIV/AIDS. Well, maybe not single-handedly but that song is amazing and it arguably got some discussion going. I wish someone would write a song to talk about money health. Especially women and money. This is the new frontier, at least for yours truly. The lack of basic education provided by the public school system leaves most of us learning about money from our parents. And don’t get me wrong, my parents taught me a lot. My mom taught me about budgets, which I still use today (well I recently started again after neglecting it for a minute). My dad taught me about investing in things like real estate. But a recent theme I’m hearing more and more about today is a Money Mindset. How do you FEEL and THINK about money? Angsty? Shameful? Unsure? Or confident, capable and able to receive? Women, in my opinion, have a specific set of feelings and beliefs around money that is worth examining. What is your money mindset? Some of the books I’m obsessed with are Get Rich Lucky Bitch by Denise Duffield-Thomas. She also wrote Chillpreneur which I also enjoyed. My lovely friend Christina Medina is a rock start real-estate agent in NYC and her podcast is Mindset to Manifestation. On a more practical note, Be Wealthy and Smart by Linda P Jones is another recent favorite podcast. The intro song will stay in your head all day, I promise.  Hugs and kisses to all the Wellness Warriors out there.