Our guest this episode is Jessica Moorhouse—a Canadian personal finance creator, host of the “More Money Podcast,” and soon-to-be-published author of the book “Everything but Money: The Hidden Barriers Between You and Financial Freedom.” In this episode Dave and Jessica discuss how our emotions and past experiences affect our relationship with money including bad financial habits people learn from their parents, biases that get in our way, why the financial industry benefits from making it seem more complicated than it is and much, much more. Don’t miss this engaging discussion with Jessica Moorhouse. Show Notes 00:00 – Introduction 00:56 – Jessica's Background 03:21 – How Jessica's Podcast Started 05:51 – Jessica's Upcoming Book 11:43 – Bad Money Habits We Learn From Our Parents 15:34 – Money and Shame 17:18 – How to Take Control of Your Relationship with Money 19:07 – Status Quo Bias 22:15 – Anyone Can Learn to be Good With Money 24:33 – Overconfidence Bias in Young Men 27:02 – Women and Investing 29:02 – Emotions and Investing 31:51 – Index Investing & Fintech 33:51 – Focus on What You Can Control and Don't Give Up Hope 38:10 – Living in Toronto 40:37 – The Best Financial Educators Are Truly Trying to Help 43:55 – Happiness and Financial Planning 46:39 – COVID 49:18 – Where to Get Jessica’s Book

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