Farnoosh Torabi

to know that when fear arrives in your financial life, it doesn't want to create stasis or keep you stuck. It wants you to find a solution to help you. To engage with your fear is to engage with your values, to engage with what's important to you and what you want to protect. And you have to be clear on these things before you make any financial decision.

So when you're good with fear, you can be good with money. So I take it it's normal to be afraid of money? Yes. I mean, money is a limited resource, okay? Money inherently creates scarcity in our minds. And that is terrifying because you make a financial decision, you can't rewind, and now you're with less money than when you started potentially.

So when you're good with fear, you can be good with money. So I take it it's normal to be afraid of money? Yes. I mean, money is a limited resource, okay? Money inherently creates scarcity in our minds. And that is terrifying because you make a financial decision, you can't rewind, and now you're with less money than when you started potentially.

So when you're good with fear, you can be good with money. So I take it it's normal to be afraid of money? Yes. I mean, money is a limited resource, okay? Money inherently creates scarcity in our minds. And that is terrifying because you make a financial decision, you can't rewind, and now you're with less money than when you started potentially.

There is risk inherent to making certain financial decisions. And money is personal. So when we make a financial choice or decision, or we think about something financially related, we can't help but make it really personal and think about, well, what does it say about me? If I do this thing, how is it going to reflect on me? All the list of fears that you mentioned make 100% sense to me.

There is risk inherent to making certain financial decisions. And money is personal. So when we make a financial choice or decision, or we think about something financially related, we can't help but make it really personal and think about, well, what does it say about me? If I do this thing, how is it going to reflect on me? All the list of fears that you mentioned make 100% sense to me.

There is risk inherent to making certain financial decisions. And money is personal. So when we make a financial choice or decision, or we think about something financially related, we can't help but make it really personal and think about, well, what does it say about me? If I do this thing, how is it going to reflect on me? All the list of fears that you mentioned make 100% sense to me.

Because as humans, we want to protect our resources, right? And money, I mean, talk about an important resource.

Because as humans, we want to protect our resources, right? And money, I mean, talk about an important resource.

Because as humans, we want to protect our resources, right? And money, I mean, talk about an important resource.

It's a tool. It is an important tool. It's a tool that's going to give you access. It's going to help you create a bridge in your life when you need it most. I got into this space as a financial author, as a journalist, not because I had all the credentials, but because when I was young, I saw my parents argue about money constantly. I saw how it was weaponized.

It's a tool. It is an important tool. It's a tool that's going to give you access. It's going to help you create a bridge in your life when you need it most. I got into this space as a financial author, as a journalist, not because I had all the credentials, but because when I was young, I saw my parents argue about money constantly. I saw how it was weaponized.

It's a tool. It is an important tool. It's a tool that's going to give you access. It's going to help you create a bridge in your life when you need it most. I got into this space as a financial author, as a journalist, not because I had all the credentials, but because when I was young, I saw my parents argue about money constantly. I saw how it was weaponized.

Listen, money can be a tool for good and it can be a tool for evil, for bad. And In my parents' marriage, I saw as a result of my father being the breadwinner and the fact that he was a man and he associated his manhood with financial dominance. My mother also had her own issues in terms of not speaking the language. So she wasn't able to work right away in America as immigrants.

Listen, money can be a tool for good and it can be a tool for evil, for bad. And In my parents' marriage, I saw as a result of my father being the breadwinner and the fact that he was a man and he associated his manhood with financial dominance. My mother also had her own issues in terms of not speaking the language. So she wasn't able to work right away in America as immigrants.

Listen, money can be a tool for good and it can be a tool for evil, for bad. And In my parents' marriage, I saw as a result of my father being the breadwinner and the fact that he was a man and he associated his manhood with financial dominance. My mother also had her own issues in terms of not speaking the language. So she wasn't able to work right away in America as immigrants.

They came from Iran. And I watched them fight around money and money. On the one hand, I was grateful. I grew up in a household where we did talk about money freely as Middle Easterners, that culturally it's not as taboo. But often the topics around money were discussed with, I say, with fists banging on kitchen tables. It was a lot of crying. It was a lot of silent treatment.

They came from Iran. And I watched them fight around money and money. On the one hand, I was grateful. I grew up in a household where we did talk about money freely as Middle Easterners, that culturally it's not as taboo. But often the topics around money were discussed with, I say, with fists banging on kitchen tables. It was a lot of crying. It was a lot of silent treatment.

They came from Iran. And I watched them fight around money and money. On the one hand, I was grateful. I grew up in a household where we did talk about money freely as Middle Easterners, that culturally it's not as taboo. But often the topics around money were discussed with, I say, with fists banging on kitchen tables. It was a lot of crying. It was a lot of silent treatment.

And I quickly saw, I mean, this was it. This is my origin story. I saw how, especially as a woman, if you don't have access to your own money and feel empowered around your finances, then someone will make the decisions for you. And they're not always decisions that you want. They're not always in your best interest. So money, you need it. It's not a nice to have.