The Broke Generation Grow your money mini series: Your "money memoir", with Jess Brady
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Aug 12, 2025 In this session, financial advisor and educator Jess Brady shares her journey in finance and her mission to empower others. She emphasizes the importance of understanding your personal 'money memoir'—the experiences that shape your financial beliefs. Jess discusses how reflecting on these narratives can enhance financial literacy and help overcome barriers. She also highlights the role of community in learning about money, urging listeners to adapt their financial stories in response to life changes and personal values.
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Host's Hot Money Turnaround
- Emma used deep self-understanding to turn her finances around and stop being a "hot money mess."
- She now teaches others how to feel better about money and take control.
Teaching People To Fish With Money
- Jess built the Greenhouse to translate advisor skills into an affordable, repeatable program.
- She emphasises community, guard rails and action over costly one-on-one advice.
Your Money Memoir Matters
- A money memoir is a raw, vulnerable history that explains where your money beliefs come from.
- Jess argues strategies fail if you don't first understand those underlying beliefs and behaviours.