Financially entering the most expensive season of my life 🤦🏾‍♂️. Making the most bread in the family is all fun and games till you get those christmas lists! Not to mention flights to see family. Do y'all feel like being successful in finance changes the expectations family members have for you, especially during the holiday season?

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That's a big yes from me. I don't mind it cause I want to spoil my family on the holidays, but yeah they definitely expect me to go big on presents. My thing is I can't always fly out and be there the exact dates they want, my mother doesn't like hearing that I have to work instead of be with family and it's like where do you think the money is gonna come from if I don't work??

I don't necessarily think it has changed expectations from my family. More like it's changed how I treat gift-giving. I absolutely love being financially secure enough to spoil the people I love and be a blessing to them, so for me, I find this time of year special because it provides me the opportunity to do just that. I think it's all about perspective.

Pretty much! I've resigned myself to the fact that I'm spending a LOT, but what's the point of working if we don't spend?

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