It seems that any personal finance blog these days isn’t complete without the telling of the first money memory. Well, I’m here today to tell you mine!
There’s a widely held belief that your first and earliest money memories tell you a lot about how you are with money now. I listened to a podcast recently that talked about how freeing it can be to reflect on your first money memory.
If you Google first money memory, you may come across dramatic headlines like “Your First Money Memories May Dictate Your Entire Financial Future” or “How Your Childhood Money Memories Could Be Helping – Or Hurting”. While I don’t think it needs to be that dramatic, I am a big proponent of curiosity and awareness when it comes to your own personal (or financial, professional, etc.) life. Have you ever taken the time to think about your relationship with money from a young age, and how that may have affected how you view and feel about money now? You may be surprised by what you discover!
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