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Scenario

When couples have different relationships with money after growing up poor

My partner and I both grew up poor but we handle money completely differently now that we have some - I save everything because I'm terrified of being broke again and they spend freely because they never want to feel deprived. We can't talk about it without one of us feeling judged for our survival strategy.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Two people are trying to build financial security together while honoring completely different trauma responses around scarcity.

Your guide for this
Juana
Juana works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Cultural assimilation vs. preservation?”

Peri

Peri can explain why this happens, help you decide if this is the right situation for you, and point toward the right journey or coach.

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