012 Life’s A Trip: Psychology of Spending Money on Self, Family and Building Self-Reliance in Kids

1. Is over-giving to family an act of love, or an unspoken fear of being seen as “different”? 2. Does money expose fractures in families that were always there? 3. Has the narrative of “work twice as hard” psychologically conditioned Black Americans to trade time and health for money? 4. When you spend money on yourself, do you experience pleasure, justification, or shame? 5. How does the fear of losing everything influence your willingness to invest or take risks? 6. Should parents prioritize giving their kids a financial head start—or teaching them struggle and self-reliance?