Money Mindset And Habits

You scroll through your feed for five minutes and suddenly it feels like everyone is ahead. Married, pregnant, homeowner, director, six-figure portfolio. And there you are, wondering, “How am I 35 and still not… there?” That feeling of being behind isn’t about your age. It’s about comparison mixed with silence. We compare our middle to someone else’s highlight reel. We compare our cash savings to someone else’s property purchase. We compare our current salary to someone else’

Lending money to a close friend can feel like a generous act but it often leads to complicated emotions and strained relationships. When a loan goes unpaid, the silence that follows can be deafening. This situation sits at the crossroads of generosity, guilt, and power and it challenges the belief that money does not change relationships. It does, not because people are bad but because expectations are rarely clear. Mixing friendship with unstructured money creates imbalance:

One friend had steak. One had a salad. Someone had three cocktails. Someone had tap water. And then someone says, “Shall we just split it?”

I saw a TikTok recently that genuinely made me stop scrolling. A girl was saying that a Rolex isn’t even that impressive in Dubai because there are “better” watches. I don’t know watches. I have an Apple watch that I'm more than happy with. That’s not the point. The point is this: even a Rolex isn’t enough anymore. If something that most people would consider a symbol of success can suddenly be labelled “average”, then what chance do the rest of us have of ever feeling like w

A Little Money Update From Me (And Maybe a Few Ideas You Can Borrow Too) I wanted to share a little money update from me and maybe a few ideas you can borrow too. I’ve decided February is my “low-spend but still fun” month . Not a restriction month. Not a miserable month. Just a more intentional one. If you’ve been wondering how to stop impulse spending without feeling deprived, this is basically what I’m testing in real life. Here’s what that’s looked like so far: Weekends

When a Goal Feels Too Big, Your Money Mindset Is In Trouble