What if the biggest obstacle to building wealth isn't what you know, but what you believe?

This is one of our most downloaded episodes ever, and we're bringing it back because three years later, it's more relevant than ever. In this conversation, Anastasia and Bill break down the four money beliefs, also called money scripts, that most of us picked up in childhood, long before we had any real experience with money. Because they formed so early, most people don't even know they have them.

They cover:

• Money avoidance: the belief that money is bad, that you don't deserve it, or that good people shouldn't want it
• Money worship: the belief that more money will solve everything, leading to chronic overspending or overworking
• Money status: tying your self-worth to your net worth, and what that quietly does to your financial decisions
• Money vigilance: the anxious, secretive relationship with money that can lead to under-spending even when you can afford more

Understanding which of these scripts is running in the background of your financial life is the first step to changing it, and this episode will help you figure out exactly that.

Originally released March 3, 2023. Re-released because some conversations are worth having twice.

Creating Wealth is hosted by Anastasia Taber, CFP®, and her father Bill Taber, a 40+ year investment advisor. New episodes every other Friday.