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Why financial trauma persists after circumstances change

I grew up poor and now that I have money I still buy generic brands and feel guilty about any luxury even though I can afford it

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Past scarcity creates psychological patterns that persist despite present abundance, preventing you from enjoying earned security

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Money and power — who controls resource flows?”

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