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Scenario

When couples inherit different cultural beliefs about scarcity and sharing

My spouse and I both grew up poor but in different cultures, and we can't agree on what it means to 'have enough' now that we're financially stable - their family tradition says you save everything because scarcity always returns, while mine says you share abundance because hoarding brings bad luck. Every spending decision becomes a battle between our ancestral fears and beliefs.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Partners are caught between competing cultural wisdom about how to relate to financial security once you've achieved it.

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

“Where Are You with Abundance mindset across traditions?”

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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