Stop Saying "We Can't Afford It"

You're at the checkout, and your child asks for the shiny thing, and four words come out before you've thought about them: "We can't afford it." It feels honest, even responsible. But a child doesn't hear a temporary budget issue. They hear there is not enough, and wanting is a problem, and they build a worldview on top of it. In this episode, Michelle shares the money belief she's still unraveling in her fifties, why the ask is rarely about the toy, and the exact words to say instead that still mean no without handing down scarcity.

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