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I'm obsessed with money

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Lottie585 · 07/11/2025 21:13

I had a baby 6 months ago and ever since I've been obsessed with money. Questions consistently spin around my head like how do people afford to have more than 1 or 2 children, do people think about money as much as I do, what will my child have (moneywise) when they grow up, I wonder how much that person earns etc ... It makes me laugh sometimes as it's such a rude thought! But also a constant thought in my life and a slight obsession. I think about it all the time. Is this normal? Have I just entered "adulthood"? It was not a problem before I was a parent.

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AGirlCalledJohnny · 08/11/2025 01:15

Personally speaking, no. These sound like intrusive thoughts love, and that’s indicative of PPD

Washingbasquait · 08/11/2025 01:18

Not really, to be honest.

AsMyWhimsy · 08/11/2025 01:22

No, it sounds like an odd kind of obsessive thought to me. I have a child and don’t give money any more thought than I did before I had him, other than handling my own finances, obviously. Other people’s money I never give a thought to. I have friends who are ‘racehorses and yachts’ rich, and friends and family who live very modestly.

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