Be honest: Have you ever said the sentence “I’m just bad with money”?
Here, what she’s learned along the way:
1.
If it feels like you’re learning a new language, you are.
“You’re not!
You just need to learn it!”
Anytime you learn something new, there is going to be a learning curve.
It takes repetition, commitment, and time.
But for some reason, when it comes to money,we forget that practice makes perfect.
But when it clicks, it can feel incredibly empowering.
It also makes you feel like you have control of the situation.
That control was life-changing."
If you don’t address it, nothing will change.
“I’d cry about it every time I thought about it.
But money is such a ubiquitous part of lifeyou’re never not going to be dealing with money.
And you’re free to’t cry every time you think about it!
It’s like crying when you think about air.”
For Dunn, things didn’t start falling into place until she started talking about it.
Sometimes, you will need individualized advice.)
“You don’t have to have the fear attached to it and surrounding it.
That’s not what it means!
This isn’t just about personal finance, either; it’s about addressing societal issues, too.
“I’ve been able to learn that these are systemic problems.
There are reasons that society is like ‘Keep it to yourself!’
“Not talking about it is how the status quo stays the same.”
Always play the long game.
Managing your money is full time!”
So there’s a lot of incentive to skip it, put it off.
But, says Dunn, “it’s less painful in the long run.
It’s a few hours of your life now to be able to help you later.”
