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How Childhood Poverty Shapes Adult Spending Anxiety

I make good money but I grew up poor and every purchase still feels like stealing from my future self who might need that money to survive.

Zera
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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Early experiences of scarcity can create persistent hypervigilance around financial security.

Ideas that help explain it
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“Where Are You with Budgeting and financial planning?”

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