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How childhood poverty shapes adult spending behaviors

I grew up poor and now that I have money I cannot stop buying things I do not need because having options feels like freedom.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Scarcity creates a compensatory relationship with abundance where purchasing becomes an act of healing old wounds.

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Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with The meaning of money — what it ultimately is?”

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