relationship with money
on the ways in which we relate to money, and how it affects our relationship to ourselves and others
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relationship with money
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
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
I just realised I have a hang up around charging people for services and products I could offer that help people
as in, I’m allowed to charge enough to support my life, but more is somehow distasteful
this might explain why I am feeling scarcity around money
Michael Ashcroftx.comcomments are good
With it comes something that often goes overlooked: Do not aim to be coldly rational when making financial decisions. Aim to just be pretty reasonable. Reasonable is more realistic and you have a better chance of sticking with it for the long run, which is what matters most when managing money.
Morgan Housel • The Psychology of Money: Timeless lessons on wealth, greed, and happiness
The only sure way to make money is to have money, but no personal finance expert wants to admit their wealth is built on anything other than a solid foundation of hard work and self-control — not their degrees in finance, Ivy League educations, middle class upbringings… or their ability to sell you a fantasy.
Anne Helen Petersen • Budget Culture and the Dave Ramseyfication of Money
The broader problem with budget culture is its emphasis on individual responsibility and insistence on ignoring the varying levels of access and privilege in our world. It vilifies and oppresses anyone who doesn’t live up to the ideal, regardless of their circumstances. And that ideal is, unsurprisingly, rooted in maleness and whiteness in the way... See more