How I'm Decolonising My Relationship With Money

How I'm Decolonising My Relationship With Money

From Māori Millionaire Podcast by Te Kahukura Boynton

April 7, 2026 · 12 min

About this episode

Te Kahukura Boynton discusses the importance of decolonising one's relationship with money and redefining wealth beyond individualistic views.

Wealth Was Never Meant To Be Individual Most of us were never taught how to build wealth, we were taught how to survive. So for a long time, I thought money was something you had to chase on your own. In this episode, I talk about letting go of that idea and remembering that wealth was never meant to be individual. When we build together, we move faster, we hold more, and we create something that actually lasts. Scarcity Isn’t Who I Am I unpack how a lot of our money behaviours are inherited. The scarcity, the fear, the inconsistency. That didn’t come from nowhere. It was shaped by generations of not having enough. Decolonising my relationship with money meant understanding my patterns instead of judging them, and creating safety instead of pressure. Money Needs To Feel Safe You can earn more, learn more, do everything “right” but if money doesn’t feel safe, it won’t stay. I share why I stopped focusing only on strategy and started focusing on building a sense of safety with money first. Those Narratives Were Never Mine I reflect on the stories that were placed on me before I had a chance to choose for myself. The assumptions about who I would become and what would be possible…

People in this episode

Host: Te Kahukura Boynton

Topics covered

  • decolonisation
  • wealth
  • money mindset
  • community building
  • financial safety
  • narratives
  • redifining wealth

Keywords

  • wealth
  • money
  • decolonisation
  • financial safety
  • community
  • narratives
  • scarcity

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