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Why windfall guilt leads to financial self-sabotage

I won $50,000 and gave half away immediately because I felt guilty about having money I did not earn, and now I regret it.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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The discomfort with unearned money triggered impulsive generosity that bypassed rational consideration of personal needs.

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