Break The “Family ATM” Cycle Today

I Date Money: Budget • Invest • Build Wealth After Divorce

Every time you get ahead, a “family emergency” pulls you straight back to zero. In this episode Lisa shows single moms how to build a bulletproof money mindset, set family money boundaries, and stop overspending with a conscious spending challenge that actually works.

Episode Highlights

• The repeating “family ATM” pattern and why it isn’t just bad luck
• The 4 psychological triggers: Guilt Gauntlet, Obligation Trap, Crisis Currency, Scarcity Echo
• From savior to steward: the mindset shift that protects your bank account
• Three steps to rebuild your money mindset and stop overspending
• Boundary scripts that are kind, clear, and firm
• The gifting rule that ends resentment and protects relationships
• How the 7-Day Conscious Spending Challenge finds $500 in a week

Timestamps

• 0:00 Cold open: why emergencies keep resetting your progress
• 2:24 Exposing the psychology behind family money sabotage
• 4:42 Trigger 1: The Guilt Gauntlet
• 6:43 Trigger 2: The Obligation Trap
• 8:41 Trigger 3: Crisis Currency
• 12:47 Trigger 4: The Scarcity Echo
• 16:25 Step 1: Identify scripts and rewrite your money story
• 21:12 Step 2: Reframe from family savior to financial steward
• 21:56 Step 3: Boundaries with compassion and clarity
• 26:23 The gifting rule and how to use it
• 28:36 What happens after you say no: the extinction burst
• 30:45 Recap and your next decision
• 31:24 CTA and share with a single mom who needs this

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Intro/Outro music "IDM" by Christa Lily