# The Money Habits Keeping You Poor (And How to Fix Them) Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/dropping-bombs-204039/the-money-habits-keeping-you-poor-and-how-to-fix-them Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/dropping-bombs-204039/the-money-habits-keeping-you-poor-and-how-to-fix-them.md Podcast: [Dropping Bombs](https://stenobird.com/podcast/dropping-bombs-204039) Published: 2026-05-07T16:00:00+00:00 Episode link: https://therealbradlea.libsyn.com/the-money-habits-keeping-you-poor-and-how-to-fix-them Audio file: https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/therealbradlea/BL_VPDCST_DB-Jerry-Citarella-26-05.mp3?dest-id=540226 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/dropping-bombs-204039/episodes/the-money-habits-keeping-you-poor-and-how-to-fix-them Duration seconds: 4421 ## Resource This episode was sponsored by Cardiff, Prosperitas Financial & Jerry Citarella Presents LightSpeed VT: https://www.lightspeedvt.com/ Dropping Bombs Podcast: https://www.droppingbombs.com/ Today's Dropping Bombs episode gets brutally honest about money with Jerry Citarella — 35-year top-percentile financial advisor, bestselling author, and founder of Prosperitas Financial . Jerry breaks down the pay-yourself-first system most advisors skip, why emotional investing destroys portfolios, the needs-vs.-wants reality check that actually changes behavior, and how to start building wealth even if you're starting late. He also unveils LetsTalk.money — an AI platform built to help people have the hard financial conversations they've been avoiding. Doesn't matter if you have $500 or $5 million, the principles in this conversation will change how you think about money for the rest of your life. 🔗 Connect with Jerry Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jerrycitarella YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@JerryCitarellaPresents Website: https://www.prosperitasfin.com AI Financial Platform: https://www.LetsTalk.money Email: jcitarella@pfria.com 📚Books Mentioned The Truth Hurts Help Series by Jerry Citarella — Currently available as signed hard copies directly from Jerry. Reach out via his socials or website to request one. The Richest Man in Babylon by George S. Clason The Millionaire Next Door by Thomas J. Stanley Watch the full-length video version of any Dropping Bombs episode here on YouTube . Brad Lea is a self-made entrepreneur who turned small-town grit into a multi-million-dollar empire. With over 25 years dominating sales and leadership, he's mentored thousands to outsmart, outwork, and out win their competition. His top-rated podcast, Dropping Bombs, brings raw, game-changing i… ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/dropping-bombs-204039/episodes/the-money-habits-keeping-you-poor-and-how-to-fix-them/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/dropping-bombs-204039/the-money-habits-keeping-you-poor-and-how-to-fix-them.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.