Courtesy of Patrice C. Washington
Patrice C. Washington.
Patrice C. Washington, author of "Real Money Answers for Every Woman: How to Win the Money Game With or Without a Man," says the lies we tell ourselves about money might be contributing to those balances.
Washington says that wealth "has 100% nothing to do with money."
"Getting out of debt, starting a business, whatever your financial goal, I truly believe it has everything to do with us and our mindset," she explains.
Below, she outlines eight common money lies that could be keeping us in debt: