☎️ The Hotline Is Officially Open

🟣 Ask your deepest Money Feelings questions—fully anonymously.

Here’s the plan for your 10-minute financial self-care session:

☎️ The News: Your space to share all your money confessions is open. It’s like those classic radio talk shows, except with three key differences.

💪 The Exercise: Check out this list of topics and consider your limits when discussing them with your loved ones. Taboo or not taboo?

🍬 The Treats: 4 positive affirmations +1 meme to download, print, stick to your vision board and/or share with friends. Which one is your favorite?

Your space to share all your money questions, confessions, and those “am I the only one who feels this way?” worries—completely anonymously— is officially open.

If money’s messing with your relationships, you feel trapped by financial dependency, stressed from being everyone’s safety net, stuck in spending habits you can’t shake, facing a big decision, or just need a place to vent—this Hotline’s here for you.

Think of it like those classic radio talk shows, except with three key differences:

1. No One Will Recognize Your Voice.

Creating a community that is comfortable talking about complex money matters is the most critical part of the Money Feelings project.

But who wants to publicly share traumas, shame, dependency, and trust issues with partners on a public platform? Not everyone is ready—or able—to do that. It could put you at risk or worsen your circumstances in some situations.

Everyone deserves an entirely anonymous space.

So, how do I ensure your Hotline is fully anonymous?

To send your questions, you’ll have to submit them through a form. The settings of this form are configured to complete anonymity.

I don’t collect email addresses, and you won’t receive a copy of your submission in your inbox either.

= no records of what you sent, and I won’t be able to see who submitted it.

2. You’ll Never Be Shamed.

The finance world is packed with shaming and condescending advice that promotes a narrow vision of how finances “should” be handled. But here’s the truth:

Money is complicated.
Your financial choices are part of your unique story.

How we handle money comes from a lifetime of experiences, and those stories deserve to be respected and understood.

They also have to be put in perspective.

Many of the financial issues we face are tangled up with larger forces: patriarchy, capitalism, and systemic inequalities that have influenced our beliefs about money, our choices, and even our sense of worth.

And remember that sending a question isn’t just about getting answers. It’s also a way to give shape to your thoughts and feelings.

3. You Have a Dedicated Researcher by Your Side

What happens after you submit your question?

I’m the one who’ll handle it—with the utmost care.

For anyone thinking, “Wait, who’s this again?”

Hi, I’m Pauline. I’m a French finance writer who’s lived in 8 countries and researched all things money for the past 15 years. I’m passionate about everything at the intersection between money and psychology. From my desk in Amsterdam, I share my findings with readers in 50 countries on Money Feelings and in French on Snowball, France’s most-read Substack, with 62,000 readers.

Fun fact: My dad worked in finance, and my mom was a therapist. I’m the classic apple that fell smack between the two trees.

This is me in my new home office in Amsterdam, which I’m in the process of furnishing and organizing. Subscribe to discover what will go on my pin board :)

But it doesn’t stop with just my insights.

Over more than a decade, I’ve built a network of extraordinary professionals in finance and mental health—trusted voices who bring depth, context, and fresh perspectives to everything I do. I deeply value their expertise, and your questions allow me to draw on this collective wisdom to deliver thoughtful, practical answers crafted just for you.

Whenever you’re ready, you can do it here:

💪 The Exercise: Taboo or Not Taboo?

Your Money Feelings financial self-care sessions always involve some work on your part. This week, I invite you to consider your limits when discussing money with your loved ones.

What is taboo, and what is not taboo?

Step 1

Consider these three categories of feelings we can have towards money conversations:

🟢 Open: “I’m comfortable talking about this openly with anyone.”

🟠 Selective: “I’d discuss this, but only with certain people (e.g., close friends, family, partner).”

🔴 Taboo: “This topic is off-limits—I’m not comfortable talking about it with anyone.”

Step 2

Sort each type of money conversation listed below into the “Open,” “Selective,” or “Taboo” category for you (the polls are completely anonymous, so no one will see what you voted for).

Step 4

Take a few minutes to reflect on your answers—maybe even grab a pen and some paper. Notice what feelings came up around each “taboo” topic. Was it embarrassment, shame, fear of judgment? Or maybe something else?

Why do you think some topics feel off-limits?

Step 5

If you’re comfortable, take it a step further. If you’re up for it, share one of your “taboo” money topics in the comments, or submit it anonymously to the Hotline. This can be a small but powerful step toward breaking down the taboo—both for you and others.

🍬 The Treats

I made these 4 positive affirmations ( + 1 meme) for you to download, print, and add to your vision board—or share with friends.

I’d love to hear which one speaks to you the most. If you share them, let me know—I’d be so excited to see how you’re using them!

👏 Well done for dedicating the past 10 minutes to your financial well-being.

I hope you enjoyed this session. If you did, please take one moment to leave a heart 💜, a restack (that’s the recycle symbol below), a comment, or invite a friend to check out Money Feelings (get a free month of paid access when three friends subscribe).

It’s so important as it helps this post and my research get seen by new people.

Thank you so much!

Galina Munroe, A mother’s garden, 2021

Pauline 💜