I keep buying expensive things for my apartment to prove to myself that I have made it, but the credit card debt is making me more anxious than the possessions make me happy.
More people experience this than they realize.
Material signaling of success becomes self-defeating when the cost of status undermines the security it attempts to demonstrate.
“Where Are You with The meaning of money — what it ultimately is?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.