How Escaping a Cult Changed My Money Story | Money Trauma | Queer Money

- Do you make poor financial decisions, even when you know better? If so, it may help to dig into your money story to find out why.
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On this episode of Queer Money®, Stephani Niblock joins us to explain what it was like to grow up in a cult and how it affected her beliefs about money. Stephani discusses how she got into debt and eventually filed for bankruptcy. She described how she owned her ‘rock bottom’ money situation and finally got her finances in order.
Topics covered about telling your money story:
- What it was like for Stephani to grow up in a cult and how she got away
- The Institute of Basic Life Principles’ view of women and the queer community
- How learning that her best friend was a lesbian led Stephani to question what she’d been taught
- The IBLP’s view of women and the queer community
- How growing up in a cult affected Stephani’s beliefs about money
- Stephani’s experience getting into debt and eventually filing for bankruptcy
- Why Stephani made poor financial decisions in her first marriage (even though she knew better)
- What Stephani did to take ownership of her ‘rock bottom’ financial situation
- Stephani’s unique way of documenting her goals and practicing gratitude for the good things in her life
- Why changing the way she spoke to herself was Stephani’s first step to getting her financial life in order
- Stephani’s advice for listeners like her who don’t have a college degree
- Stephani’s current role providing trauma-informed financial education
Sponsors
- Capital One
We’re David and John Auten-Schneider, the founders of Debt Free Guys and creators of the Queer Money® podcast. We help queer people (and allies) achieve financial, relationship, time, and location freedom by helping them architect their Wealth Builder’s Pyramid.
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