The Power of Enough: Finding Joy in Your Relationship with Money

by Elizabeth Husserl

From a trailblazing female financial advisor, wealth planner, and money coach, a guide to reframing your relationship with money by redefining wealth, recognizing the “power of enough,” and creating satisfaction, joy, and connection

Most of us feel overwhelmed and intimidated by money, confused by the complexity and abstraction of building wealth, nagged by the sense that even if we make a good living and have material things, we’re lacking something. The Power of Enough is designed to shift this mindset by exploring the ways in which our relationships with money affect well-being and how financial systems hinder our pursuit of genuine happiness. Written by a female financial advisor who has spent over two decades exploring the intersection of economics and finance with spirituality and psychology, this innovative guide argues that wealth is a state of being rather than a thing to accumulate, possess, and hold. By reframing our approach to money, Elizabeth Husserl shows that wealth should not be an end in itself, but instead is a means to vibrant living.

Exercises throughout the book help

• define what “enough” means to them and adopt habits and practices to embody it
• use money as a mirror that reflects their true depths and facilitates holding themselves accountable
• understand money archetypes and the roles they play in our dynamics with money
• identify their financial the cultural and familial money-related beliefs, behaviors, and habits we inherit and pass down to our heirs

Designed to help readers create a life rooted in an understanding of their unique needs, The Power of Enough offers a path to financial satisfaction and, ultimately, joy.

Genres: Nonfiction, Self Help, Finance

288 pages, Paperback

Published January 7, 2025

Reviews

[Margo]

I recently became aware of an inner conflict - on one hand, a growing desire to build wealth for the second half of life, and on the other hand, a story that wealth was almost immoral. And as synchronicity goes, it was right then that I learned about this book. From the outset, the author challenges the reader to redefine wealth as well-being. For me, that shift has allowed me to embrace the concept of becoming a wealth builder - without guilt.

Husserl’s analogy of digesting and integrating the intimate and meaningful experiences that nourish us has stuck with me, inviting me to slow down rather than chase the next material fix. Her book builds wonderfully on Lynn Twist's work, bringing detailed examples and exercises that move beyond theory and into practice. I am grateful that by putting words to previously vague ideas, Husserl’s book is inspiring me to pay closer attention to the flow of my money (i.e. budgeting) with a refreshed commitment to creating clarity on what matters most to me. This is the start of a journey.

As an executive coach, I know how many leaders feel stuck as a result of their relationship with money. I look forward to sharing this book with my clients because it will challenge them to look deeply into their relationship with money, thus opening the door to true transformation.

[Douglas Hartman · Rating 5 out of 5]

There were so many concepts in this book that spoke to me. It changed the way I not only think about financial strategy but also how I identify values most important to me. Among the topics covered, I loved the opening example of how the indigenous people in oaxaca define wealth in so many more dimensions than we often do (beyond just the accumulation of stuff), to frameshifting our financial planning approach from a finite game to an infinite game, as well as expanding the concept of gratitude to also acknowledge the need for satiation. I also loved the reminder that money is not in control - and it's easy to fall prey to our bills and paychecks and feel like we have limited agency within these imposing work and financial constraints. But this books shows it doesn't have to be this way. As with any huge perspective change, I expect that I’ll be revisiting the concepts in this book over and over again through the years.

[Krista Kujat · Rating 5 out of 5]

A masterful guide for fulfilling WEALTH from the inside out
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The Power of Enough is an exquisitely crafted tenant for redefining the relationship to our most coveted and essential ally for thriving: money. Through a fundamental reframe around the scarcity mindset, Husserl gracefully examines choice-points that drain our power, while offering practical and tactical tools for relating to money as guide to fulfilling our highest expression of wealth. 



Husserl masterfully chaperones us toward an empowering road map that leverages resources, time, energy and attention, while relinquishing biases around traditional accounts and balances. With rare and seasoned insight, Husserl’s precise articulation for the art of satiation, leaves no stone unturned, towards unearthing the enriching rewards that dwell within our relationship to money and ourselves. A must read for anyone interested in optimizing wealth comprehensively, while flourishing in unparalleled fulfillment and joy.

[Jeff · Rating 4 out of 5]

Elizabeth is my cousin although we've never met in person. I was grateful that she sent me a copy of her book. Compelling and thoroughly researched with elements of science, psychology, sociology, and philosophy, the book makes the point that true wealth is about much more than financial net worth. It's innate and related more to living your core values, the quality of your relationships with family and friends, and your willingness to pay it forward. The title speaks to me- The Power of Enough. I often ask the question how much is enough? Since people like Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos are frequently in the news and are referred to as the two most wealthy people in the world, this book is a wonderful reminder that they're actually not.

[Emilie · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved this book! I was unsure about another money book, especially one talking about 'embodied wealth,' but this really clicked for me. The practical exercises, especially the conversations with money, helped me face my financial anxiety. My relationship with money has completely changed since reading this.

[Rachel Connor · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book offers such a profound and important take on money. The theory of 'satiation' feels so resonant: take time to slow down and digest experiences and being, rather than just focusing on the externals and money alone. A real stand for inner, personal power that comes from deep appreciation of the resources we already have, I know it's a book I'll keep returning to again and again.

[Heidi · Rating 3 out of 5]

I was super-jazzed by Businessolver's book choice for Financial Awareness month when I started reading it - I loved its focus on a growth mindset, abundance, and reciprocity - another appearance of those themes in my recent reading.

The early quote of "hungry ghosts in the land of milk & honey" on page 27 drew to mind one of my favorite songs - "Just Visiting" by Wookiefoot...which points out that you can't take worldly wealth with you. Elizabeth Husserl's viewpoint is moreso that if you don't truly digest & integrate money lessons, you'll always be wanting for more. Her tactic of having a CWS - conversation with money - seems a bit hokey, but I suppose provides a way to be more comfortable with money's role in life and use money as a guide to what you value.

Whereas I expected this book to be another primer on how to enact FIRE - Financial Independence, Retire Early - it's instead much broader than that...redefining wealth as wellbeing. Husserl continued to come back to body/heart/mind/spirit as core areas for 12 values - Physical Health, Safety, Financial Stability; Touch, Leisure, Curiosity; Connection, Belonging, Participation; Understanding, Purpose, Freedom.

I could see this book being a companion or follow-on to the UU curriculum I taught called "The Wi$dom Path: Money, Spirit & Life."

Overall a 3 for me, perhaps because I already have a firm grounding in both money & values so it wasn't transformative. Also, its scope felt too broad to me.