Stop Spending on Autopilot: Align Your Money with What Actually Matters

Leah Hadley hosts Intentional Money Moves Live and continues the focus on strengthening the start to 2026 by going deeper on aligning money with values. She shares insights from the 30-day money reset challenge, including participants identifying autopilot spending, canceling unused subscriptions, and redirecting money toward priorities. Leah explains how misalignment between stated values (like family connection, health, or financial security) and actual spending can create guilt, resentment, and anxiety, and encourages a mindset shift from “I should” to “I choose.” She outlines a simple process: conduct a spending audit, evaluate whether it reflects what you care about, and distinguish joy-filled spending from habit-based purchases. She offers client examples (networking events, kids’ activities, and a Starbucks routine) to show how values-based choices reduce guilt. The episode introduces a one-question values filter—“Does this align with what I actually care about?”—and emphasizes permission to spend intentionally and ignore others’ expectations. Leah invites viewers to join the free 30-day challenge and previews next week’s topic on the “one priority rule.”