{"id":4978,"date":"2025-07-18T21:48:28","date_gmt":"2025-07-18T21:48:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beyondfinance.com\/blog\/?page_id=4978"},"modified":"2025-07-30T18:50:00","modified_gmt":"2025-07-30T18:50:00","slug":"learning-good-financial-habits","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.beyondfinance.com\/blog\/learning-good-financial-habits\/","title":{"rendered":"Learning Good Financial Habits"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"4978\" class=\"elementor elementor-4978\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-935ae25 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"935ae25\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fb841b8\" data-id=\"fb841b8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-deb835a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"deb835a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-83fced5\" data-id=\"83fced5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d7a710 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2d7a710\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Learning Good Financial Habits<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75344b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"75344b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>You have the power to change your habits\u2014and it starts with one intentional choice at a time.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-67df947\" data-id=\"67df947\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-82eb0da elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"82eb0da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"298\" height=\"244\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beyondfinance.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/good-financial-habits_hero.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4976\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f84fdb6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f84fdb6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bdee80a\" data-id=\"bdee80a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-1117f1a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1117f1a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-031e94d\" data-id=\"031e94d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39c31fd elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"39c31fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Way to go! You\u2019ve already taken the first small step to better financial habits by landing on this page.<\/p><p>There are many ways to start improving these habits, whether it\u2019s \u2026<\/p><ul><li>Curbing impulse buying,<\/li><li>Learning to save and budget,<\/li><li>Or understanding how your emotions are informing your financial behaviors<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>We suggest starting with one small goal at a time.<\/strong><\/p><p>Trying to entirely change the way you approach your money overnight is not a realistic target, and will lead to quick burn-out.\u00a0<\/p><p>Figure out one thing you want to address first, and once you\u2019ve been able to consistently practice this new healthy habit, pick your next small goal!<\/p><p>Check out the resources in the content library below and decide where you\u2019d like to start.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-85f467b\" data-id=\"85f467b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-729511f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"729511f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Our Top Recommended Resources<\/h3><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beyondfinance.com\/blog\/impulse-buying-why-it-happens-and-9-smart-ways-to-curb-it\/\">Impulse Buying<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beyondfinance.com\/blog\/video-beginning-to-budget\/\">Video: Learning to Budget<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beyondfinance.com\/blog\/how-understanding-your-emotions-can-lead-to-healthier-financial-habits\/\">How Understanding Your Emotions Can Lead to Healthier Financial 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Self<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><footer class=\"kt-blocks-post-footer\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-footer-left\"><\/div><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-footer-right\"><\/div><\/footer><\/div><\/div><\/article><article class=\"kt-blocks-post-grid-item\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-grid-item-inner-wrap kt-feat-image-align-top kt-feat-image-mobile-align-top\"><div class=\"kadence-post-image\"><div class=\"kadence-post-image-intrisic kt-image-ratio-66-67\" style=\"padding-bottom:66.67%;\"><div class=\"kadence-post-image-inner-intrisic\"><a aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"presentation\" href=\"https:\/\/www.beyondfinance.com\/blog\/how-to-stop-financial-avoidance-without-spiraling\/\" aria-label=\"How to Stop Financial Avoidance Without Spiraling\" class=\"kadence-post-image-inner-wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"575\" 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Financial Therapist, Nathan Astle, explains why we overspend, and shares the secrets to curbing this behavior.<div class=\"kt-blocks-post-readmore-wrap\"><a class=\"kt-blocks-post-readmore\" href=\"https:\/\/www.beyondfinance.com\/blog\/video-overcoming-overspending\/\">Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> Video: Overcoming Overspending<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><footer class=\"kt-blocks-post-footer\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-footer-left\"><\/div><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-footer-right\"><\/div><\/footer><\/div><\/div><\/article><article class=\"kt-blocks-post-grid-item\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-grid-item-inner-wrap kt-feat-image-align-top kt-feat-image-mobile-align-top\"><div class=\"kadence-post-image\"><div class=\"kadence-post-image-intrisic kt-image-ratio-66-67\" style=\"padding-bottom:66.67%;\"><div class=\"kadence-post-image-inner-intrisic\"><a aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"presentation\" 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class=\"kt-blocks-post-author-link fn\">Stella Martin<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/header><div class=\"entry-content\">\nBeyond Finance graduates rate their financial habits at 5.7 out of 10 before enrolling \u2014 and 8.1 out of 10 by graduation. 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