8 lies about money that could be keeping you in debt

According to a 2015 report from Pew Charitable Trusts, 80% of Americans are in debt.

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: