I grew up poor. I slept in the same bed as my mom until I was 8 because we only had 2 bedrooms in our apartment and my grandma slept in the other room. We didn’t have a car until I was 10. I remember walking everywhere or taking the bus. My mom raised me as a single mom to the best of her ability but I still didn’t have much growing up. I’m currently 25 and I still find myself not wanting to spend money on things that I don’t consider a necessity. I made very good money last year- over 300k, but I find myself trying to save as much money as possible because I never want to be in the same position that I was in when I was younger. For example- I canceled my 15$/month Netflix subscription because I only watched Netflix once last month and thought it was a waste of money to keep renewing my subscription. I hate buying clothes or new shoes unless I absolutely have to. I feel bad spending an extra 2$ for guacamole at chipotle. In my head, I keep thinking- 2 dollars here, 10 dollars there- eventually all of this adds up. Someone please tell me it’s ok to spend my money.
March 02, 2023 at 11:49PM
