I have a hard time valuing money

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I have little sense for the value of money. I feel like I should just be able to get whatever I want. I know that sounds strange, let me explain. I have never stolen anything, nor am I spoiled in any sense of the word. I do not 'leech off the system'. I have a good job and I work hard. But I don't think about money much. For me using money is jumping through a hoop to get something I want. Also it can be hard for me to determine if something is 'expensive' or 'cheap'.

Lol i know exactly what you mean buddy!

I couldn't care less about losing or blowing money, dont care all that much about saving up, i would rather use it to make me happy doing the things i want. I had a yard sale last weekend, and i was selling some stuff very underpriced, while at the same time trying to oversell other things. Money is nothing but paper and minerals.

I value money only because I know I need it to survive. I think too many people are obsessed with it and it's all that matters.

My boyfriend can't even save his money. But he can budget it but when he has money left
over, he has to spend it. It's an impulse he has. He says he won't be spending it when we have kids. I hope he can keep his word.

if you don't think he can
you be in charge of the money

Im terrible with money...I think part of it stems from the fact that I have such trouble understanding mathematics.

I used to be a spender, like so terrible that I got myself into debt (but I am out and don't ask me how I was able to do that and no.. I didn't rob a bank or anyone for that matter) but now I am the opposite. I get very antsy if a lot of money has to be laid out (unless its planned like a vacation or something).

I have less money than the poverty level,
but I'm frugal (a careful spender) so no one would think so by looking.

My problem with money is setting a price on things and my self.
I think my time and skill is so worthless that it often seems not worth doing.
(I know it's not true though)
Logically I should get what money I need to do it, and what I need to live, and some gain.

At times I was very stupid and worked for less than nothing.
The jobs didn't even pay enough for rent, food, and transportation to them.

i am researcher and it is common that one can stay without income between two postdocs. as it happened to me for 7 months. i knew about it and been saving for that two years. i hate borrowing money, i would rather starve. plus my family always wasted money and than had problems and as a kid i had to be looking at my irresponsible parents not being able to manage the family budget, i would do better than them.

When I went to Canada, the bills had the shockingly different size and style and colors!oh the colors! I went tharn at trying to understand and convince myself the pretty pieces of paper was hard earned cash, and I even just gave some away (until my friend took it away from me and stuffed it back into my pocket and told me to cut it out, to try to vision it green and crumply.)

but no, I either have money or I don't, and it's easier for me to work and throw money at my bills than to live with out working.

Merle

my father was very parsimonious with money and we had a pittance of an allowance, kids of my age when I was 9 had the tenfold. Yet, I manged to save in my piggybank out of which my brother used to steal to buy his toys secretly.

Today I still have problems with money (in getting change back, 'm not good at mths either) or knowing when it is worth to spend it and when not...I think that's my dad's fault for not having taught me that money has to circulate.

I hoard money. I hate to pay for anything.

I know what if cheap and what is expensive. Comparing prices and everything; I can do that.

But I think I don't really know what I need. So I do not understand how to value what I need or what I like, what to pay for it or whether to buy it at all.

If I want to buy something, I don't want my money to become less either.

I usually end up spending either nothing at all or everything. Mostly I spent nothing even though there are lots of things I like.

I don't know what's the problem between myself and money and buying stuff. I have a thing for collecting things I guess.

Just collecting them. I'd even buy 20 identical plush cats if I needn't care about money.

I get stuff that's on sale. At the Deli, if there isn't anything on sale and everything is full price I turn up my nose in disgust and won't get anything! I hate it when nothing is on sale! But that's only food and I don't value food that much because I have seen plenty of obese people and valuing food too much seems to have such negative consequences. So, I don't mind buying food that's on sale.
The problems I have are with hair products and clothing. I don't want to buy things on the clearance racks and the cheap shampoos and conditioners don't work as well as the salon brands like Paul Mitchell or Biolage.