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Stop Budgeting, Start Living: Redefining Your Relationship with Money
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Stop Budgeting, Start Living: Redefining Your Relationship with Money

Dana Miranda shares 5 key insights from You Don’t Need a Budget: Stop Worrying about Debt, Spend without Shame, and Manage Money with Ease.

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Do you feel a twinge of guilt every time you swipe your card or hit “Add to Cart”? Does budgeting feel like a diet for your wallet—restrictive, joyless, and impossible to stick to? You’re not alone. For decades, we’ve been told that the secret to financial freedom lies in checkbook balancing and prudent self-control. But

Dana Miranda
, author of You Don’t Need a Budget: Stop Worrying About Debt, Spend Without Shame, and Manage Money with Ease, is here to flip the script. It’s time to ditch the shame, embrace your intuition, and discover a refreshingly human approach to money management. Scroll down to learn how Dana’s insights can help you spend, save, and thrive—without the spreadsheets.


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The 5 Key Insights:

1. Budgeting doesn’t work.

2. Budget culture is like diet culture for your money.

3. Debt isn’t a moral failing.

4. Money is meant to be spent.

5. What you own isn’t truly yours.

Hear Dana share her 5 top tips for healthy spending:

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Autistic bisexual passing for a nice Midwest lady. Irritatingly worried about financial education. 📘 YOU DON’T NEED A BUDGET.
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