“If I just made more money, everything would be fine.” Sound familiar? The truth is, your financial challenges likely have nothing to do with your income and everything to do with the scarcity script that was programmed into you long before you ever touched a dollar.

 

In this episode, I unpack how childhood lessons, cultural beliefs, and even well-intentioned advice can plant deep-seated money scripts that keep you stuck in fear, lack, and limitation. I share my own journey of breaking free from these beliefs—and the exact steps you can take to rewrite your financial story into one of confidence, abundance, and purpose.

 

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Episode Timeline & Highlights

 

[0:00 ] – What the scarcity script is and how it quietly sabotages your financial life

[2:17 ] – Childhood programming: how small lessons shape lifelong money beliefs

[5:05 ] – Why “making more money” won’t fix a scarcity mindset

[6:27 ] – The hidden ways scarcity shows up: overspending, undercharging, avoiding budgets

[7:22 ] – Reframing guilt around charging your worth

[9:45 ] – How raising my prices actually led to better results for clients

[13:09 ] – Training your brain to look at ROI instead of cost

[14:21 ] – Why scarcity blocks more than income—it blocks your purpose

[16:07 ] – Step 1: Awareness—writing down the money phrases you grew up with

[16:40 ] – Step 2: Identity shift—building a new money identity statement

[21:56 ] – Step 3: Evidence rebuilding—celebrating small wins to build trust with yourself

 

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Key Takeaways

 

1. Scarcity Is Learned, Not Truth – The money beliefs you inherited growing up are scripts, not reality—and they can be rewritten.

2. Abundance Unlocks Purpose – Letting go of fear-based money patterns isn’t just about earning more; it’s about living fully and giving freely.

3. Rewrite in Three Steps – Awareness, identity shift, and evidence rebuilding are the tools to break free from scarcity and build abundance.

 

 

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Quotables

 

“You don’t rewrite the scarcity script—you obliterate it.”

“Scarcity doesn’t just block your income. It blocks your purpose.”

“Abundance says, ‘How can I create it?’ instead of, ‘I can’t afford it.’”

 

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Links & Resources

 

• Learn more about BudgetDog Academy: https://budgetdog.com

• Book a call with my team: https://budgetdog.com

• Connect with me on Instagram: https://instagram.com/budgetdog

 

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