relationship with money
on the ways in which we relate to money, and how it affects our relationship to ourselves and others
Stuart Evans and
relationship with money
In the same way diet culture is quick to blame health conditions on a person’s weight, or prescribe food restriction as treatment toward the goal of being thin, budget culture sees measures like credit scores and debt as signifiers of financial health, and prescribes spending restrictions as the first step toward wellness — defined, at its core, as... See more
Anne Helen Petersen • Budget Culture and the Dave Ramseyfication of Money
Budget culture makes money all about you — your actions, responsibilities and mindset. But individual actions can’t overcome persistent pay gaps, generational trauma, systemic oppression and algorithmic bias. No money management method can square rising housing costs with stagnant wages. No amount of self control can make up for the costs of... See more
Anne Helen Petersen • Budget Culture and the Dave Ramseyfication of Money
My journey with relating to money & the book that changed my life
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The simplest problem with this approach is that budgeting, like dieting, doesn’t work. Restriction and deprivation are unsustainable; accurately tracking spending is hard; income fluctuates, and costs don’t operate on a perfect monthly reset. Budgets don’t account for the way lives work, so they’re hard to keep in our lives consistently.
Anne Helen Petersen • Budget Culture and the Dave Ramseyfication of Money
