EPISODE · Apr 14, 2025 · 10 MIN
3108: How to Overcome Your Money Mindset Issues If You Grew Up Poor by Emily Guy Birken with PT Money
from Optimal Finance Daily - Financial Independence and Money Advice · host Optimal Living Daily | Diania Merriam
Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com. Episode 3108: Emily Guy Birken explores how growing up poor can shape a limiting money mindset through a diminished sense of control, leading to reactive financial habits and difficulty delaying gratification. By learning to shift from an external to an internal locus of control, listeners can rewire old belief patterns, reclaim agency, and start making empowered financial decisions rooted in self-awareness. Read along with the original article(s) here: https://ptmoney.com/overcome-money-mindset-issues-grew-poor/ Quotes to ponder: "Feeling as though you have control over your life is a big factor in making good financial decisions." "Waiting patiently for a larger, later reward is what investing is all about, after all." "Successful people know that looking within is the only way to realize your dreams." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com. Episode 3108: Emily Guy Birken explores how growing up poor can shape a limiting money mindset through a diminished sense of control, leading to reactive financial habits and difficulty delaying gratification. By learning to shift from an external to an internal locus of control, listeners can rewire old belief patterns, reclaim agency, and start making empowered financial decisions rooted in self-awareness. Read along with the original article(s) here: https://ptmoney.com/overcome-money-mindset-issues-grew-poor/ Quotes to ponder: "Feeling as though you have control over your life is a big factor in making good financial decisions." "Waiting patiently for a larger, later reward is what investing is all about, after all." "Successful people know that looking within is the only way to realize your dreams." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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