Payday hits, you feel rich for about five minutes, and by the end of the month you're back at zero. Again. Even after a raise.

I'm a money coach, and I skip the spreadsheets. I look at what happens in your head right before you spend: the feeling, the habit, the rules you picked up as a kid without noticing. We talk about money like normal people here, with no shame and no woo-woo.

In this episode:

• why making more money almost never fixes it
• the "normal number" your brain keeps dragging you back to
• the spending loop that runs on feelings
• the quiet leak (yes, that subscription)
• what being broke secretly gives you
• what actually helped me and the people I work with

Try this week:

1. Before an unplanned purchase, ask "What am I feeling right now?" and wait 10 minutes.
2. Make a list of things that make you feel good without a receipt.
3. Take your first "Money is..." sentence and ask if it's still true for you as an adult.

CHAPTERS
0:00 Payday to zero
0:59 Let's talk about money like normal people
2:38 Quick test: 6 signs
4:15 "I just need to make more"
5:41 Your money thermostat
8:04 The rules you made up as a kid
11:19 The feeling you're buying
14:18 The quiet leak
15:26 Why budget apps didn't save you
16:49 What being broke gives you
18:37 What my money looks like now
20:25 What actually helps
22:45 Wrap up

FREE GUIDE
Why You Always End Up Back at Zero:
https://mindsetalina.gumroad.com/l/anti-sabotage-guide

WORK WITH ME
First 1:1 session, 30 min, $30. We find your money pattern and you leave with your first tools:
https://forms.gle/XkxJGtq1xVFFzYQe7

FIND ME
YouTube (watch this episode): https://youtu.be/R5P_8u4AUe4
Instagram: https://instagram.com/mindset.by.alina
Substack: https://substack.com/@mindsetbyalina

"Jess" is a composite of real patterns I see, with details changed.