if you grew up with financial insecurities listen to this twice   heres your secret weapon you get adhd tax credits too   tldr if you hyper focus finding deals have an affinity for efficiencies use decision paralysis to counter impulsive purchases your adhd may also be saving you money put it towards paying the adhd tax up front and its a wash  -------------------------  ------------------- tlra  the following uses a general you readers should understand as if you are me you  those hyperfocus sessions youve used to find the best deals on big purchases  the decision paralysis that you can harness to just not buy anything cause you kinda realize youre just shopping for entertainment right now ive learned to embrace the small high i get from leaving the store empty handed it used to feel like failure now it feels like an adhd tax credit 100 savings no added junk to have to store re-store agonize over put in a box to get rid of for a year actually get rid of  you know the value of shared resources and when having your own copy is better  you have an appreciation for efficiency thats second to none executive function is unfortunately necessary to harness full efficiency but by golly we look for it  you know patience and tolerance for sub par situations and solutions you know how expensive it can be to be poor you know how to adapt and endure but the older you get you learn which of these are just perpetuating anxiety and are surprisingly costly hoarding poor storage solutions  all this to say i never appreciated my adhdpoverty-earned tax credits until my partner used them to convince me it was ok to spend a little more than absolutely necessary on certain things that make our lives just a little easier in reasonable ways  he was right weve been doing things like op suggests buying huge bags of pre-chopped coleslaw has resulted in huge savings in energy time more than that its bonus energy cause its a snap to get veggie fibre into our human meat sacks 1 to digestion  to those of you who made it this far theres a snack table with orange slices and gatorade behind you please rehydrate before moving on