BiggerPockets Money Podcast · Tuesday, June 30, 2026
Mindy Jensen shared her struggle to reconcile her increased net worth with her deeply ingrained frugal habits developed from childhood. Despite enjoying a more comfortable lifestyle, she sometimes feels like an 'imposter' in nicer settings, attributing this to her upbringing of shopping at garage sales and using coupons.
“So as my net worth has grown, my mental acceptance of my net worth has not grown.”
“I still don't really identify with how much money we have. I still go back to when I was a kid, shopping at garage sales, everything was coupon and sales.”
“But I think that a lot of people are starting to recognize that $40,000 is a great base, but it doesn't allow for a lot of the extras.”