The de-influencing trend is a growing movement that seeks to empower individuals to make more conscious, independent, and mindful decisions. By reducing the impact of external factors, such as advertising, social media, and peer pressure, we can align our buying decisions with our personal values and goals, leading to better buying decisions and more conscious consumption .

3 ways to use the act of savoring to improve your financial life, and exercises to learn to savor, and curb spending by appreciating what you already have.

By focusing on where we’re spending our money when we do have a choice, and what we’re getting out of those spending decisions, we may find that we actually have more money for the things that bring us joy because we’re spending less on the things that don’t.

How debt and depression can feed into each other, balancing depression management with debt payoff, and how to payoff debt and maintain quality of life…

Have you ever purchased something hoping that it might make you feel better, or help you become some aspirational version of yourself? Compulsive buying behavior (CBB) is one example of a time when the emotional connection to financial behavior is at an unhealthy extreme.

While financial anxiety can have a lot of downsides, it's important to acknowledge that some good can come from understanding anxiety in financial situations as well. At its core, anxiety is a form of stress, and moderate amounts of stress can be a good thing.

Emotion regulation comes into play any time we want to prioritize a long-term goal over a short-term desire. In the realm of personal finance, the application of this concept is nearly endless!

Journaling can help you explore your past, present, and future around money, and for this reason, it’s widely applicable at any stage of your journey.