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How childhood poverty affects your ability to consume ethically

I make six figures but still buy the cheapest groceries because growing up poor taught me that spending money on food is wasteful, even though I know those companies treat workers terribly.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Early experiences of scarcity can create lasting psychological barriers to spending money on values-aligned choices even when resources allow.

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Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Ethical consumption?”

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