The Healthy Money Library

A peaceful relationship with money

Earning well and caring about people can go together. These free articles are for soulpreneurs who feel uneasy charging for their work or anxious looking at the numbers, and who want steadier finances.

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13 articles on healthy money

Every piece below is free, and there’s no set order. Follow whatever draws your eye.

Sliding Scale Pricing — Why I Still Don’t Recommend ItA compassionate case against a well-meaning pricing model — and what tends to serve everyone better.George KaoCharm Pricing — why I don’t recommend itThe $X.99 trick, and why I price differently.George KaoI used to dream of Financial Freedom…The goal I chased for years, and the gentler one that took its place.The Means Never Justify The Ends — If You Care About Your ValuesWhen how you earn your money matters just as much as how much you earn.Why I Stopped Giving It All Away — The Best Things In Life Aren’t FreeThe generosity trap that keeps good-hearted teachers broke — and the way out of it.George Kao3 Viewpoints about Money & SpiritualityThree ways to hold money and meaning in the same hand, without the guilt.George KaoReframing your “money problems” into something more upliftingA small shift that turns money stress into a clear, doable next step.The dangers of “charging what you’re worth”The popular pricing advice that can breed anxiety — and a kinder alternative.How I invest my moneyA candid look inside my own — refreshingly boring — approach to investing.Should You Read “The Science of Getting Rich”?Yes… but skip the first chapter. What a 1910 classic gets right about wealth, and where a soulpreneur should part ways.What if your money situation is actually perfect?A reframe that can dissolve a surprising amount of financial anxiety in one sitting.Let’s Support Small Creators!Why sending your dollars to small creators is its own small act of change.Why Soulpreneurs Struggle to Make a Living (…and What Actually Works)You care deeply about the people you serve. So why isn’t the income flowing?

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