Business
Julie and Casey sit down with Georgia Lee Hussey - artist turned financial planner and founder of Modernist Financial - to talk about another taboo subject: money. We learn about "money stories", "punk damage", whether it's possible to reconcile progressive values with financial success, and figuring out what you REALLY want. TOP TAKEAWAYS: Your money stories are the inherited and unconscious beliefs you have around money, and they are always pulling the strings in the background. Excavate and examine to make more empowered decisions. "Punk damage" = the idea that all wealth and success is inherently bad. Spoiler: it ends up upholding traditional power structures. The questions to ask are “how can I make decisions in line with my values within the structure that I exist in, and how can I work to change those structures." It's time to update the money story of the "American Dream". We can use down times to nurture our anxiety or to nurture our future. Investing in yourself and in your future is an empowering choice, even now. Maybe you don’t need a vacation HOUSE. Maybe you need a VACATION. One of most radical things we can do as creatives and entrepreneurs is build ourselves into our own budget. Georgia Lee Hussey is the Founder and CEO of Modernist Financial, a B Corp wealth management firm dedicated to helping progressive people structure their wealth around their values. Her mission is to build a world where smart, creative people feel permission to enjoy today while providing a stable financial base for our common future. Before launching Modernist, Georgia worked for national and local financial firms as a CFP. Prior to working in finance, she was a sculptor and writer.