If something in this brought up your own relationship with money, here’s… A prompt, if you want it Write a letter to money that begins with: “Money, I learned that a good life was supposed to look like…” or “Money, what I actually want my life to feel like is…” As you write, notice which ideas about success feel truly yours—and which ones you may have inherited without realizing it. What do you want money to help make possible in the life you're living now? Submit Your Own Letter to Money ___________ Ying Morley is the writer behind Quiet Millionaire Studio, a publication whose name alone tells you something about the space she is creating. In a world that constantly encourages us to look toward the next achievement, the bigger number, the more impressive title, there is something beautifully peaceful about Ying's invitation to get quiet enough to ask: What actually matters to me? It's a question Ying knows something about. After 25 years as a Fortune 500 executive, she began asking a version of it herself: What comes after success? Her writing explores the movement from achievement toward fulfillment, and from external measures of success toward something she describes as inner freedom. Ying writes as a former executive, first-generation immigrant, mother, investor, traveler, and lifelong student. At Quiet Millionaire Studio, she explores career reinvention, financial independence, retirement, family, identity, and what it means to build a rich life beyond work. But one of the things I appreciate most about Ying's writing is that she doesn't seem particularly interested in telling us what to do. She gives us something to think about. And then she invites us to think about it together. There is a generosity to that approach that feels deeply aligned with what we're trying to create here at Dear Money. Ying shares what she has learned, but also what she is still learning. And she regularly invites her readers into the conversation—to bring their own experiences and perspectives alongside hers. Her book, Success Was Never What I Thought, continues that exploration of what success can mean when we allow ourselves to define it for ourselves. I hope you'll spend some time with Ying at Quiet Millionaire Studio. And Ying, thank you for bringing your thoughtfulness, curiosity, and willingness to keep questioning what truly makes a life rich to Dear Money. I'm so grateful you've shared some of that with us. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit miataedoga.substack.com
