Title: Money disorders: Financial dependency means losing self-worth - CreditCards.com
Headings: Money disorders: Financial dependency means losing self-worth
Money disorders: Financial dependency means losing self-worth
by Michelle Crouch
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Content: financial rejection, when acquiring money creates feelings of guilt and unworthiness. Essential reads, delivered weekly
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Your credit cards journey is officially underway. Keep an eye on your inbox—we’ll be sending over your first message soon. There’s nothing wrong with looking to your spouse to be the provider if you stay home with your kids, or with moving back in with your parents after you graduate while you save for your own place. But it is possible to be too financially dependent, experts say, and dependence that continues indefinitely can be a sign of a serious money disorder. Do you lie to your spouse about your spending? Feel guilty about how much money you make? Constantly blow your budget? CreditCards.com talked to a new breed of expert — the financial therapist — about the top five money disorders affecting people today.