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Finance for the People
Finance for the People: Getting a Grip on Your Finances | Paco de Leon
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An illustrated, practical guide to navigating your financial life, no matter your financial situation We are all weird about money. Whether you have a lot or a little, your feelings and beliefs about money have been shaped by a combination of silence (or even shame) around talking about money, personal experiences, family and societal expectations, and a whole big complex system rigged against many of us from the start. Begin with that baseline premise and its no surprise so many of us find it so difficult to save enough money (but way too easy to get trapped in ballooning credit card debt), emotionally draining to deal with student loans, and nearly impossible to understand the esoteric world of investing. Unlike most personal finance books that focus on skills and behaviors, FINANCE FOR THE PEOPLE asks you to examine your beliefs and experiences around moneyblending extremely practical exercises with mindfulness, and including more than 50 illustrations and diagrams to make the concepts accessible (and even fun). With deep insider expertise from years spent in many different corners of the financial industry, Paco de Leon is a friendly, approachable, and wise guide who invites readers to change their relationship with money. With her holistic approach youll learn how to: root out your unconscious beliefs about money untangle the mental and emotional burden of student loans to pay them off use a gratitude practice to help you think differently about spending break out of the debt cycle and begin building wealth This book is for anyone who feels unseen, ignored, or bored to death by the way personal finances are approached and taught, and is ready to go on a journey of self-discovery and step into their financial power.
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Kerrbearlib
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I am learning so much from this book, & not just about money! Paco de Leon introduced me to the concept of the window of tolerance. I‘ll include a link that describes it better than I can. It‘s made me think about emotional regulation and how it can be difficult to handle some situations if we have a small window of tolerance.

https://ocpsychotherapycentre.com/window-of-tolerance/

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Kerrbearlib
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Today‘s #MentalHealthMonday question is inspired by Paco de Leon‘s concept of the circle of control. When Paco has a moment of powerlessness, she focuses on what she can control. I‘ve adopted this approach when I feel powerless. It doesn‘t fix things I feel powerless about, but it helps me process them without falling into a pit of despair.

dabbe Will do; thanks for the tag! Love this quote and thought, too! 🩵💙🩵 2mo
willaful I find I can have a problem with controlling too much and thereby feeding my anxiety. I spiral into trying to think of everything that could possibly go wrong that I might be able to do something about and it becomes more superstitious than anything else. 2mo
Santie I overthink, make it worse, crash out, and then the only thing I feel capable of doing is sleeping 😔 2mo
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ImperfectCJ I responded to today's prompt before reading your explanation...it's interesting that we're on the same wavelength. 2mo
DebinHawaii Thanks for the tag. I had to go look up the circle of control which I liked a lot. I definitely get anxious when I feel like I don‘t have control. 😬 2mo
IriDas Good advice. 2mo
CatLass007 I don‘t just feel powerless right now, I feel completely helpless. I am in total limbo. I am waiting for the guillotine to drop. I don‘t know what is going to happen to my Medicare benefits or my disability income. I live in a country that has lost any kind of moral center. The current occupant of the oval office is pure evil, and has sold his soul to the devil. His followers who voted for him are complicit in his evil. There is no one (cont)⬇️ 2mo
CatLass007 left in my life who is not complicit. There is no one left in my life I trust. 2mo
Kerrbearlib @CatLass007 sending hugs and support. I agree, the country has lost its moral center. I am so sorry that the people in your life were complicit in that loss. I know what you mean about not trusting people. It‘s hard to trust anyone who backed the terrible things that are happening. 2mo
Kerrbearlib @dabbe thank you! 2mo
Kerrbearlib @willaful I know what you mean about controlling too much. Have you read the book Thriving With Anxiety? The author talks about accepting that bad things will happen and sometimes there‘s no way we can predict them. Easier said than done, but it made me feel a little better to read that point. 2mo
CatLass007 @Kerrbearlib Thank you. Some days are better than others. Wednesday, when I made this post, was a particularly bad day. The rest of the week was not quite so bad. 2mo
Kerrbearlib @Santie sometimes sleeping is just what we need when we feel powerless. Do you feel better/less powerless after you sleep? I find that I do most of the time - a little rest can really help. 2mo
Kerrbearlib @IriDas thank you! 2mo
Kerrbearlib @DebinHawaii you‘re welcome! 2mo
Kerrbearlib @ImperfectCJ we are on the same wavelength for sure. Will respond to your prompt response soon. Hope you had a good week! 2mo
willaful @Kerrbearlib Thanks for the rec, I'll check it out! 2mo
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"Money is a proxy for power...I want to have power because I don't want it wielded over me. Becoming empowered in a society that doesn't want me to be empowered is one of the single most radical actions I can take.”

Kerrbearlib I just started this book & was drawn in by that quote. 4mo
StaceGhost @Kerrbearlib it‘s so good! Honestly I‘m probably due for a reread 4mo
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#libraryhaul today on my lunch break with a good friend & a stack of books 📚❤️