Hi! My name is Bethel Habte.

I spent about 10 years as a journalist and audio documentarian, producing stories for Radiolab, Resistance, Reply All, Serial, and This American Life.

In 2024, I decided to pivot to a new career as a financial coach and launched this newsletter to document what I’ve been learning.

Back in 2018, a major life event led me to get serious about my finances. As a result, I paid off almost $60k in student loans in just two years. That experience taught me so much—not just about managing money but about myself and the systems we live under that thrive on our ignorance, fear and shame around money.

I found myself wishing I’d learned those lessons sooner, and I told myself that one day I wanted to help others overcome their money aversion and become more intentional about their financial lives, too.

In 2024, I studied for and passed the Accredited Financial Counselor® exam and launched Good Bones Financial Coaching.

Now, I help people explore their relationship with money, gain clarity over their finances, and develop sustainable action plans for long-term success.

Money is important to the world we live in today and it is not everything.

Every Deconstructing Money post is infused with this basic understanding.

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