HOW BEING IN COLLEGE GAVE ME SPENDING ANXIETY

Hi friends! 🍋

As a very anxious person as is, it’s no surprise that I have a few ~anxious triggers~ if you will. Being in college resulted in spending anxiety which I am still struggling with post grad, but working through.

🤑HOW: in college, I was not able to work full time so I was super frugal. I was really good at saving and only buying what I needed. Even when it came to essentials like groceries and stuff, I was really good at being conscious of what I was buying and finding sales and coupons. While this is a great skill, it definitely unintentionally made me hyper aware and have a “saving” mindset.

🤑NOW: I conditioned myself for 3 years in school to not buy anything non essential, and to really be frugal with my essentials. While it’s important to save $, I’m working full time and can afford small indulgences, but now feel extreme anxiety with it. I’ll legit go to buy a $10 item and get severe anxiety (like I literally can afford it but the act of getting something I “don’t need” makes me soooo anxious??)

I’m working on this and trying to buy myself small things without guilt. I actually spoke to some friends who went though period of extreme saving and they also struggle with spending anxiety now as a result.

Do you struggle with this? I’m slowly getting better and teaching myself that it’s ok to live within my means and enjoy things!

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