Stop Funding the Trash: Why You’ll Buy Toilet Paper & Not Transformation EP: 163

You’ll buy toilet paper, paper towels, snacks, streaming subscriptions, Target runs, Amazon boxes, and late-night DoorDash without thinking twice…

However, the moment it’s time to invest in your mindset, health, healing, or coaching, suddenly it’s:

“I can’t afford it.”
“Not right now.”
“Maybe next year…”

In this powerful episode of Framing New Heights, host Michael Hicks — life coach and founder of Liv2Thrive — exposes one of the biggest mindset traps holding people back:

We consistently fund the trash but hesitate to invest in our own transformation.

This isn’t an episode about budgeting toilet paper.
It’s an honest look at why:

You feel guilty spending money on yourself

You stay stuck in cycles of burnout, overwhelm, and self-doubt

You say you want change, but your bank statement and calendar say otherwise

Michael shares real-life coaching stories (with clients’ identities protected) of high-achievers, parents, and leaders who spent years buying things that went into the garbage, while their mental health, physical health, and spiritual alignment were quietly falling apart.

Through the lens of the Liv2Thrive framework, he unpacks:

Why “I can’t afford it” is often really “I don’t believe I’m worth it yet”

How “trash spending” feels safe because it doesn’t require growth, accountability, or identity shifts

Why your nervous system would rather stay in a familiar struggle than risk unfamiliar freedom

How your bank account is a mirror of what you truly value and believe about yourself

You’ll be challenged to take an honest look at:

Where your money goes each month

How much you’ve leaked on things that didn’t change your life

What your life will look like in 6–12 months if nothing changes

Whether you’re truly “unable” to invest in yourself — or just unconvinced that you are a safe place to invest

This is a confronting but compassionate episode that invites you to stop treating yourself as the last line item on your own priority list. Michael doesn’t just talk about self-investment from a mindset lens — he ties in faith,