Meghan Markle has given a rare insight into her thoughts on wealth and financial freedom, as she admitted there is a ‘guilt mentality surrounding having a lot’ during a candid interview on the ‘Confessions of a Female Founder’ podcast
Meghan Markle admitted to ‘guilt’ in the revealing interview (Image: (Image: Getty))
Duchess Meghan is making waves as a business-savvy entrepreneur, candidly sharing insights into her life under the Royal limelight, while, in a separate interview, she admitted that her life hasn’t turned out like she initially wanted it to.
From peeks into her everyday eating habits on her Netflix documentary to tender updates from her personal life on social media, Meghan has invited the world to see what Royal living is all about – opening up the conversation on typically private matters, including finances.
Though she’s carved out a niche as a celebrated actress and is married to royalty, Meghan’s journey to financial independence has been marked with its fair share of hurdles.
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In the season finale of her podcast ‘Confessions of a Female Founder,’ Meghan discussed financial freedom with shapewear founder Sara Blakely, one of the wealthiest self-made women.
Meghan tackled the topic of finance in her latest podcast episode(Image: Getty)
During their exchange, 54-year-old Blakely implored listeners to become more “self-aware” and introspective about their attitudes towards money and success, reports the Express.
“A lot of people don’t even realise they have not great narratives around success or around obtaining a lot of financial freedom and money for themselves,” Blakely said, sharing her aspiration to empower personal investment.
The Duchess of Sussex, 43, responded: “But that is so hard to understand because, I genuinely believe, I would love to adopt that level of a mindset whereas you’re talking about even, for a lot of people, not being able to buy into the hope or the promise of something more for themselves in financial freedom.
“I think so many women, especially, we’re taught to not even talk about money, and there’s lots of guilt mentality surrounding having a lot,” Meghan continued. “And at the same time, there’s a scarcity mindset that it’s easy to attach to, of like, ‘I’ll never have enough.”
Blakely then commented: “I always tell women, in particular, I say: ‘Money is really fun to make, really fun to spend and really fun to give away.’ I think money makes you more of who you already were.”
Harry and Meghan were previously ‘cut off by the royal family’ according to the Prince(Image: Getty)
Meghan’s views on finance may surprise some fans, considering her personal wealth, but it aligns with her transformation following her marriage to Prince Harry in 2019. Before getting married, Meghan had an estimated worth of £3.7million, largely due to her acting career, including her role in the first seven seasons of the legal drama Suits.
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However, when she and Harry decided to step back from Royal duties in 2020, they expressed their desire to “work to become financially independent,” and to gain more control over their lives – a goal that was not without its challenges.
In a candid conversation with Oprah Winfrey a year after their relocation to the US, Prince Harry disclosed that he was “literally cut off financially” by the Royal family following his decision to step back from Royal duties. He acknowledged his fortune in still having access to the funds left to him by his late mother, Princess Diana.
“Without that, we wouldn’t have been able to do this,” he stated, referring to their 2020 move to Montecito, California. Since their stateside move, both the Duke and Duchess have inked profitable contracts with Netflix and Spotify, and even released a revealing memoir.
However, despite these ventures, Harry confessed, “that was never part of the plan.
“From my perspective, all I needed was enough money to be able to pay for security to keep my family safe,” he shared with Winfrey.
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