Ep. 38 Mark Allan Bovair: Facing Up To Money

Rarely do you hear the phrase “money isn’t everything” said by someone who has no money. Money is the fuel that keeps our society running, and it is hard to do anything without it. Unless we choose to live off grid eating windfall apples, the fruits of the forest and the animals we catch with our own hands, at some point we’re going to need money. And in a society where money keeps the lights on and the water running, it also means more than mere survival. Money has become a signifier for success, with status symbols and luxuries and Instagram lifestyles becoming proxy signals for the worthiness and validity that we have attached to having lots of money. But not having money can be extremely damaging. Speaking from my own experience, I understand just how big an impact being broke can have on self-esteem, confidence and sense of self-worth. Debt becomes a worrisome burden. The stress of money, of debt, of not having enough, literally kills people. The rules of money, like the rules of diet and the rules of pretty much anything, are simple. Spend less than you earn. Yet so many of us struggle with this. So I wanted to speak to someone who knows all about money, and recorded this conversations with Mark Allan Bovair. Mark has been in a great deal of debt – twice. But he has escaped it – twice. Mark’s approach to money is accessible, realistic and relatable. No pictures on his Instagram of him posing with Lamborghinis and Lear Jets. No flashy watches and fake lifestyles. Just real advice, real wisdom, for real people. I hope you find this conversation as insightful as it is useful. And if you want to find out more about Mark, you can find him on twitter at www.twitter.com/markallanbovair and you should also subscribe to his newsletter at https://markallanbovair.substack.com.

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