Join Kathi and Tonya Kubo, the fearless leader of the Clutter Free Academy Facebook Group and Clutter Free for Life, where they have all the fun, for today’s interesting topic of getting over a poverty mindset. Kathi and Tonya discuss the difference between poverty circumstances and poverty mindset. In understanding the difference, we can take an honest look and realize what is pushing us into our place of pain and discomfort. With this understanding, we can ask the three important questions:
- Do you love it?
- Do you use it?
- Would you buy it again?
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Tonya Kubo
Tonya Kubo is the illustrious and fearless leader of Kathi Lipp’s Clutter Free Academy Facebook group and the Clutter Free for Life membership program. A speaker and writer, Tonya makes her home in the heart of California with her husband, Brian, their two spirited daughters, and one very tolerant cat. Visit her at www.tonyakubo.com.
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I am not a clutter person at all. But I love your podcast (and I only have a few consistent ones I Iisten to, yours being one of them.) They are fun to listen to and you have topics that could apply to most any body. My sister and I shared a bedroom for years. She carpeted our wood floor with her stuff. My side was tidy, not a wrinkle in my bed covers. I could really relate to the purse story. That could have been me in my younger days. We were poor growing up, but also the message I got was it was selfish to ask for things. And not being grateful for what you had. In fifth grade I had one pair of bright red pants. But I would have never thought of asking for another pair. I would not have been grateful for the one pair I had. It shocked me when I had kids and they actually asked for stuff. I quickly realized this was normal. But I have had to learn that it is alright to buy myself things, like a new purse, even when the one I have at home still works.
Kathie & Tonya,
Thank you for today’s ‘simple’ message in defining clutter and leaving behind the poverty mindset.
As always, right on target!:)
Philippians 4:19