Forever35 Episode 356: Anti-Budget Culture with Dana Miranda
Jun 9, 2025
Dana Miranda, a Certified Educator in Personal Finance and author of 'You Don’t Need A Budget,' joins the conversation to challenge traditional budget culture. She draws parallels between budget culture and diet culture, advocating for intuitive spending instead. Dana emphasizes that financial education doesn’t universally benefit everyone and encourages unlearning restrictive financial habits. She introduces tools like 'money maps' to foster self-compassion in spending and highlights the need for supportive communities to improve financial wellness.
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Trivia Birthday Sparks Friendships
- Doree's trivia birthday party mixed friends into random teams to encourage new connections.
- The trivia questions were challenging and led to fun, competitive bonding moments.
Budget Culture Mirrors Diet Culture
- Budget culture mirrors diet culture by emphasizing restriction and individual blame.
- This approach often increases financial stress and is unsustainable, failing many people.
Practice Intuitive Spending
- Replace budgeting restrictions with intuitive spending by buying what you want when you want.
- Listen to your financial needs and support the life you want without artificial limits.
