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When Unexpected Money Brings Pressure Instead of Joy

I got a $15k bonus and instead of feeling excited I feel paralyzed because what if I spend it wrong and waste this opportunity.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Windfalls can trigger decision paralysis when the stakes feel too high to get wrong.

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