The spending trap of your fantasy self: SPEND-TEMBER

Welcome back to Spend-tember! Today, we're unpacking the concept of the "fantasy self" and exploring how it influences our financial behaviours and spending decisions. If you've participated in my wardrobe challenges, you might already be familiar with the idea of the fantasy self when it comes to clothing. But today, we're broadening that lens to see how it shows up in various aspects of our lives. Today I’m covering: Understanding the Fantasy Self Common Categories Where the Fantasy Self Shows Up How to Dismantle Your Fantasy Self Join the discussion! If you haven't yet joined our Facebook group, what are you doing?! We have ongoing discussion threads about each episode and themes from Spend-tember, along with homework tasks to help you dive deeper into your financial habits and mindset. Listen to the episode on Spending Runways mentioned in this episode here: https://thebrokegeneration.com/blog/episodes/are-spending-runways-draining-your-money/?portfolioCats=362  Join the Spend-tember Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/7ZwmieN2ZEPjxsHr/  Vote for The Broke Generation Podcast in the Australian Podcast Awards: https://www.australianpodcastawards.com/voting  Where to find The Broke Generation Website: https://thebrokegeneration.com/Instagram: https://instagram.com/the.brokegenerationTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@the.brokegeneration   Order my book, Good with Money! Sign up to The Glue: the weekly money psychology and mindset newsletter www.thebrokegeneration.com/subscribe, where you’ll also get your free Financial Values workbook.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.