Debt can breed unworthiness. Gambling can breed powerlessness. Wealth can breed freedom, guilt, arrogance and far reaching philanthropy. Money in relationships can lead to deeper connection and deeper fulfillment, or to manipulation, violence and even murder. The dichotomy is even more pronounced at the global level where we both deify and demonize the rich and poor alike. It is a complicated subject that weaves its way into our very identities, into our relationships, and our societies. Whether the nature and effect of money is good or bad is entirely dependent on your personal relationship with it. Over the course of this book, we will be exploring more about the nature and effect of money from all of these perspectives. Throughout these discussions, I will call out important questions for you to answer. I want to help you explore and understand your relationship with money, and evolve that relationship to a place where your money works for you in a positive way, offering freedom, fulfillment, growth, deeper relationships, and greater good. TABLE OF CONTENTS Validation, Sabotage, and Freedom Money Baggage The Nature And Effect Of MoneyPART ITHE PERSONAL SIDE OF MONEYMoney Reflects Emotional Value Money Is An Extension Of Ourselves Money Reflects How We See Ourselves Being Debt Free Financial Contentment Financial IndependenceYOUR Magic NumberThe Real You Showing It Off Versus Hiding It Large Scale WealthThe Dangers Of Comparison More Money, More Problems Wealth Guilt And Giving It All Away PART IIMONEY IN RELATIONSHIPSAnger, Violence and Murder Manipulation and Extortion Control and Oppression Forcing Attachment Social Spend Pressure Unpacking The Budget BaggageSpend Plans Versus Budgets And Thog The Destroyer The Spendthrift Versus The Free Spirit Letting Go Of Past Financial Relationship Baggage Getting On The Same Page The Courage To Get WeirdThe Spend Plan As A Contract Building Your Relationship As You Build Your Spend Plan Dreaming And Saving Your Magic Number For Financial Independence Financial Fatigue And Falling Off The Wagon Loosening Up Once You Arrive Survivability Your Parents’ MoneyThe Chosen Child Awkward Conversations With Mom And DadSupporting Your Parents Without Going Broke Unequal Distributions Among SiblingsYour Children And Your MoneyThe Typical Parent-Child Financial Journey The Value Of MoneyMom And Dad - The Perpetual ATM Cutting The Cord Boomerangs And The Entitled Planning For The Inevitable No Relationship Can Be Pure When Money Is InvolvedPART III MONEY IN THE WORLDDeities And Demons - Other People’s MoneyScammers, Con Artists And Thieves Deifying And Demonizing The WealthyNeighborhood Jealousy Millionaire Incognito Government SpendingLoans, Grants And Tax Breaks - A Government’s Way Of Encouraging Your Behavior Taxes - A Government’s Way Of Discouraging Your BehaviorMoney In Motion - Stock Markets & The Collective Mood Greener Pastures - Geoarbitrage Feeling Good Versus Doing Good - Charity And Philanthropy Conclusion ABOUT THE AUTHORDr. Amy “Kathryn Colleen” Messegee, PhD RMT is an American-born author, composer and artist better known for her foundational work: Purna Asatti, a process and practice that uses connection to self, others and every aspect of your life for managing challenges and accelerating self development.She has published many books, hundreds of articles and papers, dozens of unique art pieces and released multiple music albums.She is a Reiki Master Practitioner/Teacher and is travel-proficient in nine languages which she is learning simultaneously while living out her dream of traveling the world, speaking at pop up events and aggregating insight on life, the universe and being human.See KathrynColleen.com for more information, books, articles, music, podcasts, and resources.