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Category: Myths

September 7, 2022By Paula Pant

#401: You Are a Badass at Making Money, with Jen Sincero

Jen Sincero says she used to be a “grouchy broke person.”

In her early 40’s, Jen lived in a converted garage, buried in credit card debt and scrounging for spare change.

She was the type of person who’d join her friends at a restaurant for dinner, order nothing except tap water, and fill up on the complimentary bread basket. She used duct-tape to repair her shoes. Her “splurges” consisted of buying new windshield wipers.

Despite her struggles, Jen believed that pursuing wealth was…icky. She’d internalized negative social attitudes towards money, such as:

Money isn’t important. People are.
Rich people are lucky / gross / shallow.
You can’t make money doing [insert your-dream-here].
You have to attend a good college to make money.
Money is out of my reach.
It’s lonely at the top.
Who has that kind of money?
He/she is only about the money.

Those negative attitudes, Jen says, were holding her back. So she created a more positive script — such as “I’m good at making money,” and “Money is a tool that helps me live my best life.”

This attitude shift made all the difference.

In today’s interview, Jen describes her journey from broke to badass, and she explains how everyone can become more of a maverick at making money.

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January 9, 2015Written By Paula Pant

The Next Financial Challenge: 20 Contenders in a Fight to the Top

Last year I blindfolded myself, threw darts at a list of stocks, and bought the first 10 that I hit.

I let them ride for a year and showed you the results.

This year I’m embarking on a ploy that’s a tad less crazy, but far more heated:

I’m competing against 19 financial writers in […]

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July 16, 2014Written By Paula Pant

Why “Get Paid to Travel” is a Myth (And What You Should Pursue, Instead)

I’ve been in Costa Rica for a week now; a few more days until I fly out.

Believe it or not, I came here for work. I spoke at a blogging workshop for the first five days, at the invitation of a publishing company. About a dozen attendees came to learn about blog writing […]

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January 20, 2014Written By Paula Pant

Why I Wasted an Hour of My Life to Save $3.60

I’d like to tell you about a stupid money mistake I made last week.

I’ll share why it was so dumb … and how you can do the opposite.

Let’s go:

During the past three months, I’ve been overseeing the renovations on one of my six rental property units.

We’re ripping everything […]

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December 16, 2013Written By Paula Pant

Should You Get a Car Loan to Improve Your Credit Score? Heck No!

One reader asks:

I’m young (23), and my fiancee and I are looking at getting her a used car to replace her old clunker.

We’re looking in the $6,000 – $10,000 range and easily have the cash to pay for the car. (This is seperate from our emergency fund, we […]

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November 21, 2013Written By Paula Pant

The Epic Saga of Two College Grads (Or: Why You Should Quit Worrying About Your Resume)

 

Once Upon a Time … Two newly-minted college graduates step out into the world. Their names are Abel and Kant.

Both have Bachelor of Arts degrees from state universities. Both carry $25,000 in student loans. Both have average family backgrounds.

They feature similar height, build and appearance. They project the same grammar, diction […]

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November 5, 2013Written By Paula Pant

How to Become a Rebel With a Retirement Plan

Rebellion has a new face.

It doesn’t (necessarily) wear gothic or punk clothing. It doesn’t skateboard or spray-paint or smoke pot.

The new rebel is quietly subverting the status quo.

But you’d never know by looking at them.

If you pass the new rebel on the street, you’d see an ordinary person.

 […]

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May 21, 2013Written By Paula Pant

One TERRIBLE Piece of Financial Advice You Should Never, Ever Listen To

Launch into any money-related conversation and you’ll inevitably hear the following bad financial advice:

“But it worked for me!”

Those insidious five little words have been used to justify all types of terrible ideas, from buying lottery tickets to over-leveraging your investments to investing every last dime into Apple stock.

Let’s try […]

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February 19, 2013Written By Paula Pant

When A Good Deal … Really Isn’t

A few months ago, I found a great deal on Groupon: two tickets to a murder-mystery dinner theater for $50, including both dinner and the show. I asked Will if he thought we should get it.

“We’re trying to save money,” he reminded me. It was true. In fact, the previous day […]

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December 19, 2011Written By Paula Pant

Be Frugal With Your Time, Not Your Money

I spent the weekend slaying the distractions in my life.

I flung the junk out of my file cabinet. I brainstormed goals for the New Year, ranked them, and eliminated most.

Most of us are pulled in too many directions: too many goals to chase, skills to learn, career avenues to attempt.

 […]

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