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Last week on the podcast, we talked about how to unpack all of the money baggage that we essentially got through our childhood and growing up, so if you haven’t listened to that episode, go do that now! This week I want to take things a step further and talk about the six most common money blind spots, as I call them, that tend to show up in our lives. Money blind spots are beliefs or thoughts that obstruct the way that we view money in our lives. In this episode, I want to try to normalize this for you because we have all of these voices in our head that we interact with throughout the day that can prevent us from moving forward in our lives if we don't really address them. My hope is that you’ll listen to this episode and leave with actionable steps you can take to heal your money blind spots to become more confident in your financial decision making!

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• How Shinobu identifies money blind...

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Everyone’s money culture in their home is unique and it creates different perceptions and behaviors that they take with them as they grow older. This is the same culture that creates big emotions that arise when you have to create big financial decisions. So what do you do with those feelings? That’s what I want to talk about today – unpacking your money baggage. I’ll share a little bit about my own money story and how it affected me, then I’ll move into the different forms of fear that come up around money and how to overcome them. Then, stay tuned for next week when I’ll cover the six money blind spots that are commonly showing up in many people's lives! 

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• Shinobu’s own money story and how this informed her financial decisions as an adult

• The different ways that Shinobu has seen people think about money 

• What heuristics are and the role that they...

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Hello and welcome to the Empowered Planning Podcast, Honest Financial Conversations for the Modern Woman! This podcast has been a long time coming for me and I finally took the leap to bring you a space to have open, honest conversations about money and investing. I've been in the financial industry for over 15 years, both as a financial planner turned educator and coach. Because the financial markets and the economy are fluid, they are forever changing, this really impacts how we spend our money, how we invest our money. With this, I always consider myself a student first and I want to share with you what I learn along the way and take that research, the data that's out there, kind of weed through all the noise and really help you put those into practice.

In this first episode of the podcast, I want to give you a backdrop of how as women we got to where we are with our money and then provide you with...

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Today I want to talk to you about a really hot topic: INFLATION. The high levels of inflation that we're facing have been putting a dent in everybody's wallets, so today I want to talk to you about four money moves you should be making with your money during these high inflation times. I’ll also share two tips to consider when thinking about your cash because there are ways to take advantage of this high interest rate environment that we are also in at the same time. But even before I get into these tips and start thinking about strategies for you, I want to talk to you a little bit about what exactly inflation is and why we care and what we should expect going forward. I hope this episode helps you feel more confident and hopeful.

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• What exactly inflation is, the different things that minimize or increase inflation, and how this can affect our day to day 
• The impact that the pandemic and low...