The way you think about money was shaped before you were 10 years old. Discover how to rewrite your money story and step into financial abundance.
Close your eyes and think back to your childhood. What did you hear about money growing up?
"Money doesn't grow on trees." "Rich people are greedy." "We can't afford that." "Money is the root of all evil." "Girls don't need to worry about money — your husband will take care of it."
Those words — repeated a hundred times before you turned ten — became your money story. And that story is running your finances right now, whether you realise it or not.
What Is a Money Story?
A money story is the collection of beliefs, emotions, and memories you carry around wealth. It is the invisible script that decides whether you feel worthy of earning more, whether you save or spend impulsively, whether you charge what you're worth, and whether you believe abundance is truly available to you.
Most women I coach are not broke because they lack intelligence or opportunity. They are broke — or stuck at the same income ceiling — because their subconscious money story is quietly sabotaging every financial step forward they take.
Signs Your Money Story Is Holding You Back
✦ You undercharge for your work and then feel resentful
✦ You feel guilty spending money on yourself
✦ You avoid looking at your bank account
✦ You believe you're "just not good with money"
✦ You feel anxious even when you have enough
✦ You self-sabotage when things start going financially well
How to Rewrite Your Money Story
Step 1 — Identify the original wound. Ask yourself: what is the earliest money memory I have? What did it teach me? Write it down without judgment.
Step 2 — Question the belief. Is this belief actually true? Or is it just something I was told? Would I teach this to a child I love?
Step 3 — Create a new statement. Replace "Money is hard to earn" with "Money flows to me in expected and unexpected ways." Say it daily until it stops feeling fake — because it will start to feel true.
Step 4 — Take one aligned action. Open that savings account. Charge your real rate. Invest in that course. Every action that contradicts your old story rewires your brain.
The Truth About You and Money
You were not born to struggle financially. Scarcity is not your destiny — it is a story you inherited. And the beautiful thing about stories is that they can always be rewritten.
You are worthy of wealth. You are capable of building it. And it starts with the very next thought you have about money.
With abundance, Devipriya 🦋
Devipriya.ARM
Life Coach · Author · Founder, Chrysalis Soul
Devipriya helps women break free from limiting patterns in love, money, and identity — and rise into their fullest, most powerful selves. From Cocoon to Crown.