Reese Witherspoon: Don’t Ever Let Somebody Control You With Money | Aspire Archives
Reese just told me something her mom used to say: “Your job is your life insurance.”
And it came from pain. Her mom went through tough financial stuff in a marriage. So did her grandma. Reese grew up watching the women in her family not being taken care of financially. And it scarred her. She says it’s living in her “so, so deeply.”
That’s why she has a passion for helping women understand money. For demystifying it. Because she knows what happens when someone says “I’ll take care of it. I’ll take care of you.” That person could leave. That person can hurt you.
So Reese’s rule? Don’t ever let somebody control you with money.
We also talk about the money mistakes she made as a young mom (“I did not save correctly”), why every woman has a financial disaster story, and the basics she wishes she’d learned earlier: index funds, diversifying, paying off credit cards, saving for your future self.
This conversation is about independence. About never being in a position where someone else controls your life with money.
To all the women learning, unlearning, and rebuilding your relationship with money — this one’s for you.
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Emma & Reese, the timing of this conversation is in sync with me being a Scorpio and the giant moon. I"m 55 now– looking back, I never learned about money. I still don't understand investing and while I've listened to Suze Orman, and read to teach myself, it's still very overwhelming. I never had a mentor or example growing up on how you manage finances and make money grow– when I finally, mid 50's inherited a few dollars, I started putting it away correctly– but I always felt so late. I envy ppl whose parents set up trust funds with "dividends," for them. I'm a smart girl– great at so many things, except money. I don't know how to invest and I want to learn from the most basic level without being afraid of the lingo. My brain scrambles math– but I can sell anything from years in sales. Some of us succeed in other ways— but the money thing is huge. I'm listening…..bring it on and teach us 55 year olds with crappy credit, no debt– but also not much in the bank…single no kids women how we do this from this starting point. Love the conversations!!
Okay I had to pause here to just say the host really needs to stop interrupting so darn
much. Let REESE speak. We want to here HER story
I used to think I knew how money worked until I picked up “Rise Beyond Riches.” It’s almost scary how much we aren't told. Arlen Viorra really pulled back the curtain with this one.
Such a great interview!
I love that we are having these conversations, however can we go back even further and discuss how to earn enough to be able to invest and diversify one’s funds. I notice a lot of these conversations begin with the assumption, that one makes enough beyond survival. Can we discuss finding a decent paying job, negotiating good salaries and strategy/tactics to keep increasing one’s pay?