Are you "bad with money," or are you just exhausted?

If your brain feels like a browser with 100 tabs open, you are likely carrying a heavy mental load. While we often talk about mental load regarding chores or parenting, there is a Financial Mental Load, the invisible worry, planning, and remembering, that is silently sabotaging your bank account.

In this episode, we explore why burnout is not just an emotional issue; it is a financial one. We break down why smart, capable professionals struggle to stick to a budget and how decision fatigue leads to expensive impulse buys and "convenience costs."

In this episode, you will learn:

• The "Bandwidth Tax": Why having a full to-do list literally lowers your financial IQ and leads to poor money decisions.

• The "Ostrich Effect": Why we ignore our bank accounts when we are stressed and how to break the cycle of avoidance.

• Revenge Bedtime Procrastination: The psychology behind why we stay up late shopping online to regain a sense of control.

• The "Financial Uniform": How to reduce decision fatigue by standardizing your money choices.

• Systems Over Willpower: Tools to automate your finances so they work even when you are running on empty.

Stop beating yourself up for being tired. Tune in to learn how to lower your mental load and build a financial system that supports you, rather than drains you.

Listen now and don't forget to subscribe, share, or leave a review to help others discover tools for financial growth and emotional well-being. For future podcast topics, you can email us at askcreatingwealth@taberasset.com.

It's our favorite tradition of the year! In this special holiday episode, we step away from the spreadsheets and stock charts to focus on the "mental game" of money: Gratitude.

We believe that an Abundance Mindset is critical for financial success. When you appreciate what you have, you make better spending decisions, feel less financial stress, and build wealth from a place of confidence rather than fear.

Today, we are reading anonymous messages from our listeners, friends, and family sharing their wins, reflections, and moments of thanks from 2025. From big financial milestones to the quiet moments that matter most, these stories define what it truly means to be wealthy.

In this episode, we celebrate:

• Real-life stories of resilience and growth from the Creating Wealth community.

• A list of questions that help you incorporate the process of gratitude into your life.

• Why reflection is the most important step in year-end financial planning.

Listen now and don't forget to subscribe, share, or leave a review to help others discover tools for financial growth and emotional well-being. For future podcast topics, you can email us at askcreatingwealth@taberasset.com.

Don't let your emotions and 'mental shortcuts' sabotage your financial future. This is the essential deep-dive into the Invisible Costs of Cognitive Biases and the behavioral finance secrets that cost millennials thousands in lost savings and poor investing decisions.

If you know the basics of personal finance but still struggle with execution, this episode is for you. We move beyond "Behavioral Finance 101" to uncover the sneaky biases that drain your net worth without you realizing it.

In this episode, you will learn:

• Restraint Bias: Why relying on "willpower" is the most expensive financial strategy you have, and how to fix it.
• How the power of inertia (Status Quo Bias) is costing you
• How Recency Bias and Social Proof are destroying long-term asset allocation and distorting your sense of "enough."
• Mental Accounting: How 'bucketing' affects your total wealth-building.
• The Anti-Bias Toolkit: Actionable defense mechanisms like the Ulysses Contract, Friction Design, and automating your finances to defeat Decision Fatigue.

Your financial plan is only as strong as your psychology. Tune in and learn how to recognize and neutralize these unconscious errors to make clearer, more grounded money decisions starting today.

Special Note: It's that time of year again! We are about to record our annual gratitude episode which we've done every year since we began the podcast, and we need YOUR messages. We find it's a wonderful way to end the year and remind ourselves of what truly matters. If you've never submitted a message before, we highly encourage you to send us one this year. If you've submitted one in the past, we'd love to hear an update on how your last year has gone. You can send them to us on our social media, by PMing Anastasia or by emailing us at askcreatingwealth@taberasset.com. Please submit them as soon as possible – by Friday December 12th. We can't wait to hear from you!

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