{"id":5016,"date":"2025-07-31T18:44:44","date_gmt":"2025-07-31T18:44:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beyondfinance.com\/blog\/?page_id=5016"},"modified":"2025-07-31T18:46:18","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T18:46:18","slug":"your-relationship-with-money","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.beyondfinance.com\/blog\/your-relationship-with-money\/","title":{"rendered":"Your Relationship With Money"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"5016\" class=\"elementor elementor-5016\" 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\">Your Relationship With Money<\/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>The better you know your money story, the more control you have over how the next chapter unfolds.<\/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=\"286\" height=\"244\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beyondfinance.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/relationship-with-money_hero.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5019\" 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>Your relationship with money could actively be keeping you from thriving financially, so it\u2019s incredibly important to understand it.<\/p><p>While it may seem like money is just about numbers, this couldn\u2019t be further from the truth. Money is complicated and emotional, and so is our relationship with it.\u00a0<\/p><p>When you don\u2019t have enough, it can lead to extreme stress and shame. When you receive a raise or big bonus, you\u2019re over the moon!\u00a0<\/p><p>When you buy a new car or a home, it\u2019s not just an exchange \u2014 it\u2019s all about emotion \u2014 how it feels to own and drive the car, what the new home means for the future of your family and your dreams.<\/p><p>Understanding your relationship with money can be extremely beneficial when it comes to:<\/p><ul><li>Improving your confidence<\/li><li>Building better financial habits<\/li><li>Developing your own financial values<\/li><li>Healing from financial trauma<\/li><\/ul><p>Check out the resources in the content library below and start thinking about where your relationship with money can improve and start working for you, instead of against you.<\/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\/overcoming-the-shame-of-credit-card-debt\/\">Overcoming the Shame of Debt<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beyondfinance.com\/blog\/video-money-stories-what-we-inherit-what-we-learn\/\">Video: Money Stories: What We Inherit &amp; What We Learn<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beyondfinance.com\/blog\/cultural-effects-on-your-financial-behaviors\/\">Cultural Effects on Your Financial Behavior<\/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 Habits<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\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-546caf8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"546caf8\" 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-2973a41\" data-id=\"2973a41\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap 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class=\"kt-blocks-meta-divider kt-blocks-meta-has-divider\">&#183;<\/div><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-author\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-author-pretext\">By <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beyondfinance.com\/blog\/author\/erasure\/\" class=\"kt-blocks-post-author-link fn\">Dr. Erika Rasure<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/header><div class=\"entry-content\">Overspending isn&#8217;t a willpower problem \u2014 it&#8217;s your nervous system reaching for relief or an unmet need through a purchase, which is why restriction and shame don&#8217;t work. 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