About this episode

Rachel Duncan discusses the meaning of wealth and its implications on personal finance with Nicole Cloutier.

EPISODE SUMMARY In this special rebroadcast episode of The Money Healing Club podcast, Rachel Duncan is the guest on It's All Poetry, a podcast hosted by copywriter, poet, and self-described word nerd Nicole Cloutier that dedicates each episode to exploring exactly one word in depth. And the word they chose? Wealth. Together they dig into its etymology, its evolving definitions across centuries, and the deeply personal, often contradictory feelings it stirs up in all of us. They explore the surprising gap between "rich" and "wealthy," why wealth can feel morally dangerous to want, how the Boomer vs. Millennial economic experience has quietly shaped what financial security even looks like today, and what it actually means to build slow money in a world obsessed with the quick win. 💬 "Wealth feels quieter. It feels like it's okay to want wealth where maybe it's not okay to want to be rich." — Nicole Cloutier Key Takeaways The word wealth carries much more emotional and moral baggage than its dictionary definition, and unpacking that is the first step "Rich" is about perception and spending; "wealthy" is about lasting value that grows on its own The 4% rule and "Rule of 25" are…

People in this episode

Host: Nicole Cloutier

Guest: Rachel Duncan

Topics covered

• wealth
• money story
• financial security
• economic experience
• emotional baggage

Keywords

• wealth
• rich
• financial security
• Boomer
• Millennial
• slow money
• fast money

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: It's All Poetry

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