Current Events > I have no impulse control when it comes to money >_>

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Its pretty bad. I just switched to day shift at work which came with a $2 pay reduction and Im struggling with the adjustment. Im on the spectrum and Ive read that people on the spectrum tend to be very bad with money due to having the impulse control of a child. Sounds like me alright. I see something I want and I just have to have it right then, consequences be damned.

Im trying to be better, and since getting with my gf shes helped me learn to manage a little bit better, but its still a struggle

It can be difficult for some and not so much for others. I have terrible spending habits. I have been able to hold off on purchases better now but it is super difficult. Especially regarding hobbies or tools.

Same. I like spending money. But I also hate seeing the number in my bank account go down. I can never be satisfied. >_>

Also this is just consumerism at its finest. I already have more than I could ever need. I know that, and yet I still want more >_>

Im the opposite. Im an extreme saver to the point of it being a mental block. Im the type of person that can have almost $5,000 in disposable income for the month and Ill agonize over making a $30 purchase and once I do it I wont make another purchase the rest of the month and then even the next month I wont make any purchases because I dont want to make extra purchases two months in a row. I once went 18 months, all of 2023 and half of 2024 and only spent $75 outside of required monthly bills.

This year I have been doing a little better and allowing myself to enjoy myself some. I have had multiple months including this month where I spent a couple hundred dollars collecting 4k movies. Its just really hard for me spend. I save like 80% of my monthly income. Ive never had lifestyle creep. The more I make the more I save. When I paid my vehicle off, my house off, I just saved more and more and never upped my spending.

So I do understand even though Im the total opposite how these tendencies can absolutely shape your actions. We need to blend out situations and meet in the middle.

archizzy posted...

Im the opposite. Im an extreme saver to the point of it being a mental block. Im the type of person that can have almost $5,000 in disposable income for the month and Ill agonize over making a $30 purchase and once I do it I wont make another purchase the rest of the month and then even the next month I wont make any purchases because I dont want to make extra purchases two mo this in a row. I once went 18 months, all of 2023 and half of 2024 and only spent $75 outside of required monthly bills.

This year I have been doing a little better and allowing myself to enjoy myself some. I have had multiple months including this month where I spent a couple hundred dollars collecting 4k movies. Its just really hard for me spend. I save like 80% of my monthly income. Ive never had lifestyle creep. The more I make the more I save. When I paid my vehicle off, my house off, I just saved more and more and never upped my spending.

So I do understand even though Im the total opposite how these tendencies can absolutely shape your actions. We need to blend out situations and meet in the middle.

Ill gladly trade you some of my impulsivity for some of your frugality