Disrupt Your Money: Liberation through Financial Education for Marginalized Business Owners
Disrupt Your Money, hosted by Meg K. Wheeler, is the unapologetic money podcast for the people the financial industry was never built for — and the people building something better anyway.
We give you the tools to reclaim your financial power, disrupt inequitable systems, and build generational wealth that lasts.
Expect blunt tactics, sharp sarcasm, and zero sympathy for the institutions that rigged the game.
Our mission is simple: help you use your money to disrupt the status quo and build an equitable future.
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Disrupt Your Money: Liberation through Financial Education for Marginalized Business Owners
Your Numbers Don’t Lie: Why Knowing Your Money Is the Ultimate Power Move
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Most people would rather talk about sex than talk about their bank account. And honestly? Fair. Because when you don’t know your numbers, looking at them can feel like peeking into a financial jump-scare—you’re bracing for something awful.
But here’s the truth: the fear isn’t in the numbers. The fear is in avoiding them.
In this episode of Disrupt Your Money, we break down why knowing your numbers isn’t about spreadsheets, shame, or being “good with money.” It’s about liberation. It’s about clarity. It’s about reclaiming power in a system that profits when we stay confused, overwhelmed, or checked out.
Through real stories, cultural receipts, and a little economic truth-telling, we explore why data is power everywhere else—politics, corporations, sports—but somehow becomes taboo when it comes to our own financial lives. You’ll hear what happens when people finally look at their numbers (spoiler: transformation), why avoidance keeps you stuck, and how simple awareness can shift everything.
So grab your tea, pull up those bank statements, and get ready to reclaim your financial power—one honest look at the numbers at a time.
⏱️ In This Episode:
00:00 Why We Fear Looking at Our Numbers
00:42 Story #1: The Mystery Business
03:11 Why We Avoid the Numbers
06:02 Data Is Power (Everywhere Else)
08:10 Story #2: Receipts Don’t Lie
10:44 Numbers as Liberation
13:02 Foundations + Cash Flow
15:21 Economic Gaslighting
17:58 Story #3: The Turning Point
20:42 Your Weekly Challenge
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