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Ryan | Master Money Psychology's avatar

This reminds me a lot of Maslow's hierarchy of needs. You can't chase high goals until basic things like survival are dealt with.

Emran Chowdhury's avatar

Absolutely, chasing higher goals without strong base leads to burnout or even complete disaster sometimes.

Christina Luebbert, P.E.'s avatar

Good article. I started writing with the intention to target the young people in that upper category that still find themselves "broke" or "barely getting by" because of poor choices (bad spending habits/too much debt). I recognize that much of my experience doesn't translate as well to those that are just barely getting by.

Emran Chowdhury's avatar

Yes, I was on both sides of the spectrum from clipping coupons to save $1 to spend thousands of $ to save time. I wanted to share my personal experiences in the post.