Your Spending Doesn’t Match Your Values—Here’s How to Fix It

About this episode

Shari Rash discusses how to align your spending with your core values to create a more purposeful financial life.

Have you ever looked at your bank statement and wondered where your money actually went? Not in a dramatic, “I’m terrible with money” way—but in a quiet, uncomfortable way. The kind where you realize your spending doesn’t quite reflect what you say matters most to you. You say you value freedom, connection, growth, or security. But your transactions tell a different story—subscriptions you forgot about, convenience spending that adds up, and impulse purchases that slowly crowd out the things you truly care about. And that gap between your values and your spending? It’s not just costing you money. It’s costing you progress toward the life you actually want. In this episode, Shari Rash, founder of GWA Wealth, walks you through a simple but powerful framework to identify your core values, audit your spending, and make strategic shifts so your money starts working in alignment with your priorities. You’ll learn how to categorize your spending into aligned, neutral, and misaligned purchases, why restriction rarely works, and how small changes—like values-based spending buckets, a wait-to-buy rule, and automated transfers—can create clarity and confidence with your money. This isn’t…

People in this episode

Host: Shari Rash

Topics covered

• spending
• values
• financial alignment
• money management
• intentional spending

Keywords

• spending habits
• core values
• financial progress
• money management
• intentional spending

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: GWA Wealth

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