Writing a Letter to Your Past Self

About this episode

Jesse discusses the concept of writing a letter to your past self about money lessons learned.

Jesse offers a thought experiment (or a real experiment if you choose to actually do it, which you should!): write a letter to your past self -- you get to decide how long ago -- teaching him or her about money. Tell them about the things you've learned, some of the mistakes you've made, and what kinds of things they have to look forward to as they learn to get good with money. Jesse actually did write a letter to his past self, and he shares it on the podcast. Watch The Jesse Mecham Show on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@jessemechamshow Got a question for Jesse? Send him an email: askjesse@ynab.com Sign up for a free 34-day trial of YNAB at: www.youneedabudget.com Follow YNAB on social media: Facebook: @ynabofficial Instagram: @ynab.official Twitter/X: @ynab Tik Tok: @ynabofficial

People in this episode

Host: Jesse Mecham

Topics covered

• personal finance
• self-reflection
• money management
• life lessons
• letter writing

Keywords

• money
• finance
• letter to self
• personal growth
• mistakes
• life advice

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Organizations: YNAB, YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter/X, Tik Tok

Products: YNAB

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