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Scenario

How to stop financially overextending to maintain social status

My college friends are all buying houses and having babies and I'm still paying off credit card debt from trying to keep up with them for the past five years.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Social belonging can become economically unsustainable when peer groups outpace personal financial reality.

Your guide for this
Zera
Zera works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Money and identity — class aspiration and shame?”

Peri

Peri can explain why this happens, help you decide if this is the right situation for you, and point toward the right journey or coach.

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