Let’s talk about the facade.
Somewhere along the way, this toxic narrative took root in our culture —
That spending more means you’re doing better.
That if you can drop $5,000 on a designer bag, $1,000 on sneakers, or $8,000 a month on your luxury apartment, it automatically makes you superior to the person who chooses not to — or can't.
And if someone questions it?
They must be broke, bitter, or jealous.
Where did this lie come from?!
💔 Financial Flexing ≠ Financial Freedom
Let’s be clear:
There’s nothing wrong with nice things.
But when you attach your worth to what you can spend, that’s not confidence — that’s conditioning.
I’ve watched people chase image over impact.
Spending themselves into debt, maxing out cards, borrowing to belong, and calling it "success" — when in reality, they’re stuck in a cycle of performative prosperity.
Buying more doesn’t make you better.
It just makes you more indebted — if you’re not moving wisely.
🧠 Money Is a Relationship — Not a Trophy
I spend my days educating people on this exact point:
There is a right and a wrong way to have a relationship with money.
It’s a lot like having a relationship with a person.
If you respect it, nurture it, communicate clearly, and treat it with intention — it grows. It gives back.
But if you neglect it, disrespect it, or create confusion and chaos in that relationship?
You’ll feel the consequences.
Because money is energy. And like all energy, it responds to how it's handled.
🙅🏽♀️ Broke Is Loud. Wealth Is Wise.
This false sense of superiority — that someone is “less than” just because they choose to be strategic with their money — is not only arrogant, it’s financially foolish.
You don’t build wealth by spending. You build it by understanding.
And the ones who really have it — they know that.
They invest. They position. They protect.
💬 Here’s My Challenge to You:
Ask yourself:
Am I buying to prove something… or to build something?
Is this purchase creating peace… or pressure?
Am I managing money… or is money managing me?
It’s time to rewrite your money narrative.
Because when you know better, you spend different. You move different. You build different.
Don’t let a loud culture keep you broke.
Let wisdom and strategy guide you to wealth — the kind you don’t have to post to prove.
📲 Ready to break free from the spending trap and start building for real? Book your free consultation now at www.TimeWithMoe.com.
With Power, Prosperity & Purpose,
Monique Macklin
The Pink Power CEO™ 💖🦋
Disrupting Poverty, Rebuilding Power & Rewiring Mindsets
🌐 www.PinkPowerCEO.com | 📞 888-718-6818
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