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Changing Your Mindset

To close out this week on Scarcity vs. Sufficiency, I want to talk about the physical practice of actually changing your mindset.

2 min readFeb 2026
Money & Mind

The Cost of Playing Not to Lose

Every business decision you make comes down to one of two postures: playing to win, or playing not to lose. But as

2 min readFeb 2026
Money & Mind

When High Earners Feel Broke

People assume that hitting a certain income bracket or net asset value automatically erases financial anxiety. But in my practice, one of

1 min readJan 2026
Money & Mind

The Paradox of the Frozen Credit Card

Yesterday, I shared the paradox of my financial life: I am a CPA who confidently deploys capital across multiple asset classes, yet

1 min readJan 2026
Money & Mind

Scarcity Goes Undercover

If you looked at my investment portfolio today, you would see someone entirely comfortable with risk. I deploy capital. I acquire income-

2 min readJan 2026
Money & Mind

Karen Mathewson

All week, I’ve been sharing my own inherited money story and the foundation of my Money & Mind framework… but this

2 min readJan 2026
Money & Mind

Money as a Tool for Creation

Money is almost exclusively marketed to us in terms of lifestyle. What it allows you to buy. Where it allows you to

1 min readJan 2026
Money & Mind

From Inherited to Intentional

We have spent this week looking backward. We’ve looked at the money stories we inherited, the ways they shape our professional

2 min readJan 2026
Money & Mind

Success and Discomfort

You likely imagine success as a feeling of arrival. A moment when the effort finally pays off and life settles into a

1 min readJan 2026
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