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growing up poor, i have a condition i like to call "poverty brain."
- i dont use credit cards because i dont want to be on the hook for something in the future
- i don't open official-looking envelopes
- i pay my rent on the last possible day before its late because it scares me
- i dont use credit cards because i dont want to be on the hook for something in the future
- i don't open official-looking envelopes
- i pay my rent on the last possible day before its late because it scares me
- money burns a hole through my pocket; who knows when i'll have it again?
- i don't actually know how to budget because it was usually just a matter of "do i have cash on hand literally right now?"
- savings dont make me feel safer; they make me feel like there's more to lose
- i don't actually know how to budget because it was usually just a matter of "do i have cash on hand literally right now?"
- savings dont make me feel safer; they make me feel like there's more to lose
- looking at my bank balance terrifies me, even when there's plenty in there
- every debit card transaction is a duel of the wills with the fear it'll return insufficient funds
- any amount over $20 feels expensive
- every debit card transaction is a duel of the wills with the fear it'll return insufficient funds
- any amount over $20 feels expensive
- i dont own a car because cars look expensive to own
- amounts of money over $1000 feels like special itchy and scratchy land funbucks
- "worry about today because there's no way to worry about tomorrow"
- amounts of money over $1000 feels like special itchy and scratchy land funbucks
- "worry about today because there's no way to worry about tomorrow"
im the most financially secure i have ever been in my entire life, and I can't shake it.
in summary money terrifies me
