Episode 144: Conscious Spending with Dana Miranda

In today's podcast, Dana and I discuss what it looks and feels likes to be conscious of our relationship to money and spending. Dana shares why it is important to untangle from "Budget Culture" and instead focus on making decisions from a "Conscious Spending" lens. Dana gets us to pay attention to the muliple systems (macro and micro) that influence our purchasing power (ie. what our credit score is and why it matters to understanding the capaitalistic systems we live in). Take a listen to the whole episode and share with me on Instagram @OneWade one action step you wil take this next week to bring just 5% more consciousness to your spending.    Do you want more support being present in life? If so, I got your back. When we practice mindfulness, we are strengthening our ability to bring our attention to the present moment with curiosity and kindness. This helps us see and feel the wolrd more clearly so that we are not getting hijacked by our emotions and thoughts. Join the membership community on Centered in the City where you have a growing library of holistic reosurces that help you strengthen this mindfulness muscles in daily achievable practices. Learn more and sign up at CenteredintheCity.org                                                                                                                          ***** Dana Miranda is a Certified Educator in Personal Finance® (CEPF®), an author and a personal finance journalist. She's the founder of Healthy Rich, a platform for inclusive, budget-free financial education, where she works with organizations, schools and companies dedicated to making money better for folks who are often left out of the conversation about money. Dana has written about work and money for Forbes, Insider, Culture Study, the New York Times, CNBC, The Motley Fool, NextAdvisor, USA Today and Inc. magazine, among others.