211: Overspending on Gifts: When "More" or Expensive Starts to Mean Love
The Overcoming Overspending Podcast
Release Date: 10/21/2025
215: Problems are forever: Pick yours with purpose
The Overcoming Overspending Podcast
We live in a world obsessed with “fixing” problems — fixing our flaws, fixing our money, fixing our lives. But what if the goal was never to eliminate problems… but to choose better ones? In this episode, Paige reframes the entire concept of “having problems” and shows you why a problem-free life is not only impossible… it’s undesirable. She breaks down the difference between low-quality problems that drain your power and high-quality problems that expand it, and reveals why the challenges you choose determine the life you create. This is a grounding, perspective-shifting...
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214: Are you creating your own suffering? A deep dive into Clean vs. Dirty Pain
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What if most of your emotional suffering isn’t coming from your circumstances—but from the way you’re responding to them? In this episode, Paige unpacks the life-changing concept of clean pain vs. dirty pain—a framework that helps you understand the difference between necessary pain that expands you and self-created suffering that keeps you stuck. You’ll learn: The key difference between clean and dirty emotional pain Why feeling your feelings isn’t the same as suffering The five ways we unknowingly create unnecessary emotional pain (and how to stop) How to allow emotional...
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213: The Promises Behind Your Purchases: Why you're never really buying what you think you are
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In this eye-opening episode of the Overcoming Overspending Podcast, Paige reveals the deeper emotional layers behind every purchase you make. Whether it’s a $22 smoothie, a new planner, or luxury skincare, you're not just buying a product—you’re buying a promise. Paige walks you through the 5 Ps of purchasing and introduces powerful new shopper archetypes like The Fixer, The Prover, and The Chameleon, helping you decode your spending habits on a whole new level. If you've ever wondered why you want what you want—or if that thing you’re craving is really the solution—it’s time to...
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212: 10 Money Ironies that will completely change how you see and spend your money
The Overcoming Overspending Podcast
You’ve been told that more money means more freedom, that success brings security, and that buying what you want will make you feel better. But what if everything you believed about money... is wrong? In this episode, Paige peels back the curtain on 10 deeply ironic truths about money — moments where what we expect from spending, saving, or earning completely contradicts what we actually experience. These aren’t abstract theories; they’re the hidden emotional patterns that can quietly sabotage even the smartest, most successful women. From why your daily latte might be dulling your joy...
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211: Overspending on Gifts: When "More" or Expensive Starts to Mean Love
The Overcoming Overspending Podcast
Do you secretly believe the more expensive or extravagant the gift, the more love it shows? In this episode, Paige pulls back the curtain on the gift-giving guilt spiral that fuels so much unnecessary overspending — especially during the holidays. She explores why we associate “meaningful” with “expensive” or “voluminous,” how our culture reinforces that belief, and why even thoughtful gift-givers can feel depleted, resentful, or broke. You’ll learn: • Why we confuse financial sacrifice with emotional significance • The surprising science of what recipients actually value...
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210: How to stop a spending snowball
The Overcoming Overspending Podcast
Is your spending starting to feel… a little out of control? Like you’ve gone from “just one thing” to “how did we get here?” In today’s episode, Paige breaks down what she calls the Spending Snowball — a powerful (and surprisingly common) psychological spiral that turns one small, innocent purchase into a runaway avalanche of overspending. You’ll learn how to spot the signs early, understand the deeper psychological patterns at play (like the Diderot Effect), and the exact steps to stop the spiral — with compassion, not shame. Whether it’s the holidays, a vacation, a big...
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209: My 6 Rules for Using Credit Cards Responsibly, Without Overspending
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Credit cards aren’t the enemy—but how you use them determines whether they work for you or against you. In this episode, Paige breaks down how to build a healthy, empowered relationship with credit cards so they become a tool for your financial growth instead of a trap keeping you stuck in overspending, stress, and guilt. You’ll learn: • The six essential habits of women who use credit cards responsibly (without slipping into debt) • Why paying your cards off in full doesn’t always mean you’re in the clear • How to spot if you’re secretly living in the “credit card...
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208: Abundance without Burnout: Building a Life of "And" with Tiffany Sauder
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What if your life didn’t have to be a trade-off? CEO, mom of four, and “Life of And” creator Tiffany Sauder joins me this week to share a practical, compassionate way to stop living in either/or and start building a full, values-aligned life where self, career, and family coexist. We talk about starting with “triage” (fix the thing causing the most bleed first), the power of explicit agreements at home (like setting a clear cap on travel nights), and Tiffany’s Venn-diagram model for creating “decided harmony” across the three big circles: Self, Career, and Family. You’ll...
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207: Aspirational Spending: Why "Buying to Become" Keeps You Broke and Dissatisfied
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That overflowing cart isn’t just stuff—it’s an attempt to buy a future version of you. In this solo episode, Paige breaks down aspirational spending: purchases you make to “become” someone you’re not (yet), why it drains your money and self-worth, and how to pivot to aligned, identity-rooted choices. In this episode, you’ll learn: How Maslow’s Hierarchy shows up in our carts (and why self-actualization gets hijacked by shopping). The self-discrepancy gap—and why overspenders feel it more intensely. The two core problems with aspirational buys The...
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206: How To Trust Yourself with Money with Emily Romero, Creator of The Self-Trust Model
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Do you ever feel like you can’t trust yourself with money—or even with the promises you make to yourself? You’re not alone. In this episode of the Overcoming Overspending Podcast, I sit down with self-trust expert Emily Romero, creator of the Self-Trust Model and author of You Can Trust Yourself. Together, we unpack why self-trust is the foundation of real change—and how rebuilding it can completely transform your relationship with money, spending, and yourself. Emily shares her powerful Self-Trust Compass, a four-part framework that helps you: Get radically honest about where you...
info_outlineDo you secretly believe the more expensive or extravagant the gift, the more love it shows?
In this episode, Paige pulls back the curtain on the gift-giving guilt spiral that fuels so much unnecessary overspending — especially during the holidays. She explores why we associate “meaningful” with “expensive” or “voluminous,” how our culture reinforces that belief, and why even thoughtful gift-givers can feel depleted, resentful, or broke.
You’ll learn:
• Why we confuse financial sacrifice with emotional significance
• The surprising science of what recipients actually value most
• How to give (and receive) gifts without losing yourself in the process
Whether you're a gift-lover or gift-averse, this episode will help you untangle your spending from your self-worth — and finally take back control of your gift-giving with clarity, compassion, and intention.
🎧 Plus: Paige shares a budgeting hack that makes year-round gifting feel stress-free and shame-free.
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