We both grew up working class and now we're making good money but we can't agree on what to do with it — I want to help my family and she wants to invest for our future and we're both carrying guilt about having more than where we came from. Every financial decision becomes this loaded conversation about who we used to be versus who we're becoming.
More people experience this than they realize.
Two people are navigating the emotional complexity of financial success while carrying different relationships to their class origins and family obligations.
“Where Are You with Social mobility and identity shift?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.