Knockoff Therapy

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Recommendations

Personal Growth Books

For those of you who wonder if you might find yourself in this book, I recommend you try it out and see where it goes. Whether or not your parents were emotionally immature while you grew up, you’ll find yourself somewhere in this book and learn coping mechanisms to overcome your trauma and triggers with time.
You’ll be ready to take on the world when you finish this book and James Clear gives you the play-by-play to actually make it happen. Remember: progress is not linear, so take it slow and stay consistent.
This book will change the way you approach your trauma and how your trauma affects your daily life. Please keep in mind this book can trigger some unwanted feelings that you are not equipped to deal with on your own. Consider other books if you don’t have access to a safe space with which to read this book.
This book is for everyone. It speaks to people with no financial knowledge, some financial knowledge, and a lot of financial knowledge. Tori Dunlap unpacks emotional trauma around finances before preparing you to become the version of you you want to be. And she does it all through the lens of money.

Financial Health

Money has the power to make or break our mental health. That’s why I’ve included only the best free and paid resources on this page for you to enhance your financial education and make your money work for you.

Budget Templates (Free)

Erika Kullberg’s Free Google Sheets Template (requires an email subscription): This requires less upkeep than the budget template below while providing the right information to make sure you’re making an informed decision about how to make sure your money is fulfilling your goals.

Aspire Budget (my personal FAVE): This budget template requires a bit of upkeep and lots of upfront work. However, it’s ideal for people who want a hands-on approach to their money and appreciate the “envelope” method of budgeting (but in digital form).

Credit Card Tools

When you’re looking for a new credit card, you want to maximize rewards in two ways: 1) identify what you value (ex: travel rewards vs. cashback) and 2) identify how you already spend money. Using the tools below, you can find a credit card that fits the financial future you want for yourself.

NerdWallet’s Comparison Tool

Credit Karma’s Comparison Tool

Savings Tools

Knockoff Therapy writers use this tool at least once a week to make sure they’re meeting their financial goals by saving the right amount for the right date. Try it out. It’s free!

NerdWallet’s Savings Goal Calculator

Awesome Financial Experts

These Financial experts will guide you as you start out your financial health journey. Each of them provides unique takes on finances, while all giving you the best information for success (however you define success).

Tiffany Aliche’s The Budgetnista

Tori Dunlap’s HerFirst100k

Erika Kullberg

Podcasts

Sample these podcasts with the episodes included below then check out the rest of the episodes these podcasts have to offer! Not only do they focus on finances and mental health, but they focus on the intersection of our identities.

https://open.spotify.com/show/3y96eFtH6UXbnQpaR1YCGh