How Financial Abuse Begins and Why It’s Often Missed

About this episode

The episode explores the subtle beginnings of financial abuse and its implications in relationships.

Send us Fan Mail Financial abuse often begins quietly, with small patterns of control that slowly reshape someone’s financial agency. In part one of this two-part episode, Joy Slabaugh, CFP® and I explore what financial abuse is, how it shows up in relationships, and what advisors and families should be listening for. Key Takeaways 🔹 Financial abuse is about control, using money to limit another person’s autonomy. 🔹 It often begins subtly and develops gradually over time. 🔹 Many abusive r...

People in this episode

Host: Tony Steuer

Guest: Joy Slabaugh

Topics covered

• financial abuse
• control
• relationships
• financial agency
• autonomy

Keywords

• financial abuse
• control
• autonomy
• relationships
• advisors

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