Episode 277

From Piggy Banks to Paychecks: How Childhood Experiences Shape Our Money Habits with Neena Perez

Published on: 15th April, 2025

We’re talking about the REAL “F” word: Finances

From welfare checks to six figures, childhood money trauma to mismanaging success—we get real about what’s really holding us back from wealth.

Hint: It’s not your income… it’s your patterns.

🎧 Tune in to hear:

  • Why making more money doesn’t solve your money problems
  • The sneaky way scarcity still shows up in six-figure businesses
  • The $2 bills, food stamps, and “money gets taken from me” story that STILL impacts Nina’s finances
  • How to stop self-sabotaging your success, once and for all

This is one of the most honest and transformational conversations I’ve had on the show.

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🎙️ Listen to Lisa on Nina’s podcast, Straight Talk No Sugar Added


💻 Connect with Nina: NinaPerez.com


📚 Book recommendation: The Richest Man in Babylon


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I Date Money
iDateMoney® helps mompreneurs manage cash flow, ditch debt, and build true wealth—without shame. Hosted by Wealth Activator Lisa Drennon, creator of the Money Multiplier System. It’s not what you make—it’s what you do with it. 🗝️🌬️💖💸
Where Women Date Their Finances and Build Wealth—Without Shame.
They’ll tell you to hustle harder. Save more. Budget better. But here’s the truth: It doesn’t matter how much money you have—it’s what you do with it. 🗝️🌬️💖💸

Welcome to iDateMoney®, the podcast that helps mompreneurs take back control of their finances with clarity, strategy, and soul. Hosted by Lisa Drennon—Wealth Activator, money mindset expert, and creator of the Money Multiplier System—this show is where taboo ends and true wealth begins.

Each week, you’ll get a mix of raw conversations, mindset rewrites, spiritual insights, and practical strategies to help you crush debt without budgeting shame, master cash flow in your business and personal finances, save, spend, and give with purpose, and create a wealth plan you actually love living.

This is not your accountant’s podcast. This is real-talk money coaching for women ready to multiply what they already have and step into their financial sovereignty.

You’ll hear real stories. Tangible tools. Energetic alignment.
And the occasional money rant (because let’s be honest, some things need to be said).

Tune in, shift your money story, and start dating your finances—because wealth is your birthright, and it’s time to own it.

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Lisa Drennon

Lisa Drennon, Wealth Activator & founder of I Date Money™️ has been in the finance & insurance industry since 1987. Her unconventional Money Multiplier System transformed her money relationship to become a self-made millionaire, retire 2 ½ years early, pay $100K of debt in 6 months, & relocate to her beachfront dream home.