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You Followed All The Money Rules.. To Get What??

by Angie Carlson |

You followed all the money rules… and ended up stuck.

That’s the truth most aren’t brave enough to say.

You did what society told you was “responsible”:

  • Graduated high school
  • Took on student loans for college
  • Got the degree
  • Landed a job paying less than you were promised
  • Bought a house you could barely afford
  • Worked for 40 years
  • Finally “enjoyed life” at 65 (hoping you’d make it there)

Congratulations. You’ve been played. Exactly how the financial industry designed it.

This cookie-cutter financial path? 

It’s not financial wisdom. It’s a marketing strategy designed to keep you financially obedient for life.

Here’s how I’ve seen it play out for the couples I work with:
– They said “I do” to both their partner & their mistress: the 6-figure student loan debt.
– They took on massive car payments and mortgages to look “successful.”
– They retired with little savings, after putting everyone else’s future first.

Then comes the paralyzing guilt. The endless replays of past decisions:

“If only we knew how much this debt would hold us back…”

“If only we hadn’t bought this house…”
“If only we knew we’d be stuck in the paycheck-to-paycheck cycle…”

STOP.

This obsession with rewriting your past? It’s stealing your future. 

Every minute spent regretting what’s behind you is a minute wasted on creating the future you want.

For those of you who need it, here’s your permission slip:
You can’t change the past—but you absolutely can change what’s next.

Here’s how the couples I work with break free:
– Instead of accepting lifelong student debt, I showed them the one qualification they were missing for forgiveness. A year after applying, their $28K in loans from the ’90s were wiped clean.
– They redefined success, broke the paycheck-to-paycheck cycle, and wiped out $100K of debt in 8 months.
– They stopped avoiding their bank accounts, created a clear plan to pay off consumer debt, and finally felt like they could retire.

Your money comeback starts with one simple question:
“What would we want to do if we let go of everything we think we have to do?”

Answering this question will unlock financial paths you’ve never considered. 

It’s the one thing you never asked because you were too busy following someone else’s rules.

The power to transform your future is not in regretting the past—it’s in choosing a new direction. Today.

Because financially strong couples? They aren’t perfect. 

They’re the ones who refuse to let past decisions control their future.

So, what “normal” money choice is keeping you stuck?

Name it. 

Face it. 

Then let it go.

Because your financial breakthroughs aren’t behind you; they’re in front of you.

Starting NOW.

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