On today’s Consumerism Commentary Podcast, Tom Dziubek talks to Jane Honeck, author of the book The Problem With Money? It’s Not About the Money!: Mastering the Unexamined Beliefs that Drive Our Financial Lives. Jane discusses many topics from her book, including how money beliefs are formed & how they shape our attitudes towards money and whether or not money is as big of a problem as it’s made out to be.
Jane Honeck, The Problem With Money: S04E9 / 109
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Table of contents
[00:00] Introduction from Tom
[00:34] Interview with Jane Honeck
– [00:50] What “it’s” about
– [01:56] Jane’s money management past
– [02:58] How her approach to money has changed
– [05:31] Whether or not money is a problem
– [06:59] Conquering unexamined beliefs
– [09:17] Jane’s first money memory
– [10:55] The role of the family in shaping money attitudes
– [12:36] The role of schools
– [13:37] The role of the workplace
– [15:17] How money beliefs can affect relationships
– [17:14] Loaning/giving money to friends or family
– [20:11] Examining your money beliefs
– [22:03] State it, debate it, recreate it
– [24:14] Living a financially conscious life
[26:49] End
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Updated December 20, 2010 and originally published December 19, 2010. If you enjoyed this article, subscribe to the RSS feed or receive daily emails. Follow @flexo on Twitter and visit our Facebook page for more updates.
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Luke Landes founded Consumerism Commentary in 2003 and has been building online communities since 1990. Luke, also known as Flexo, has contributed to PC World Magazine, US News, Forbes, and other publications. 
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Thanks again for the great topic – everything is something to think about and apply to your life. (Well almost)