Money | ADHD Information
On this subject I need a yay or nay does anyone here believe that anyone with ADD or ADHD should be allowed to have money at all. I know myself I do not believe that I should ever be allowed to carry money again as long as I live.
if I think it's a good deal, it doesn't really matter if I need it I just want it...
I have to REALLY watch myself...
Dang GPK- I want to be your pizza delivery person!
I am horrible with money, myself. Before I was married, I had gotten to the point where I just didnt allow myself to spend it on anything at all, because it was the only way I could handle things. Sad! missing: I should NOT be allowed to have money.
I just ordered a pie of pizza. The delivery man said it was 8.75. I took a 20 out of my pocket thinking it was a 10, and said here- take the change.
He looked at the bill in his hand and disappeared before I figured out what I had done.
over 11 dollar tip!!!! for an 8 dollar pie!!!
Arbi, a fellow Canadian, eh? I used to buy tons of stuff and enjoyed accumulating things. Now when I spend it is for supplements, but I am watching it. Recently, I bought some supplements after much research and thought... I will tell you, I have in the past spent money like it grew on trees. These days, I try to postpone spending as much as possible. I figure the more I stretch it out, the more money flows in to help me out.... I have learned that I can wait and have it later so I can feel better about myself rather than associate guilt with spending and money... So I guess if we just think about our purchases and like for supplements I have to think of larger quanities and the like... But I suppose supplements are better than anything else I could spend on besides food. I also do not rent movies often, I also go to the dollar theater and read...
Missing, well try to feel better about what happened. You made the guy happy and he thought you were mighty generous; he did not think you were a fool. You made his day. Your action reminded me of something Suze Orman said about spending money if we hand our money over quickly, it means we don't care much for money and want to get rid of it or something to that effect, and if we are slow to get it over and are clutching it, we are focusing on poverty... I have a lot to learn about money... But I am focusing on one attracting money and opportunity and postponing spending. I also eat at home more.... I often felt I should live like a king and not worry about the money... Anyone else have the monarchical thinking?
Well most of my spending ends up on things I can share... my parents beat sharing into me as a child.....
They actually had to create rules so I'd stop giving everything to my sister...
For example, taking someone else out to lunch, buying a case of water bottles for the office, getting a BBQ so I can entertain, buying spare parts so if anyone ever needs one they can come to me and I end up giving it for free.....
computer parts that is....
I'm a share-a-holic......
Well 
arbiterxero if you have spare computer parts give me some maybe a whole new computer sike.
I am trying to get a hold of my spending because I have a family that I have to support and I can not go spending it on everything. I try to put things in my bank account so that I am not just going everywere with it. If I have cash on me then my mind will go and figure out how to spend it.
You know what will make it easier is if they just did not have bills. No electric bills, phone bills, gas bills, water bills, cable bills, car notes, etc. Just get ride of them all and I will not mind carrying around money.
computer parts that is....
I'm a share-a-holic......
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send some sdram my way then brother
Hey arbiter,
I know we have not talked much, and we're not best friends yet, but
MY BIRTHDAY IS AUGUST 13th
(hint hint hint)
LOL
GarbagePailKid38482.3425925926Money is not the problem, its just the limited amount of it that does us in. The solution is just to have more!
Our problem is limited funds although when I have extra I spend it on my daughter and spoil her. Last venture the mall to the build a bear store.
Hey if you guys are willing to pay the shipping I know where to get
stuff dirty cheap, give me the specifics and I'll see what I have/can
do!PS: I'm a june 22nd baby so you get me something first!
arbiterxero38483.3178819444 [QUOTE=ADHiDsBest] But you also need the good people(TM) that drag you into a shop
and force you to get out of these five year old shoes. [QUOTE]
I know EXACTLY where you're coming from!! I'm getting much much better about it now. Maybe bc I want to set a better example for my kids than slob mommy! Well, I think it's not fair that we not have money...LoL
But I have to set up 'checks' for myself... Like I rarely carry cash...it's too easy to spend. I put money in accounts (savings, retirement, etc) that I don't have easy access to get the money out. I pay bills when I get paid. And when I am out shopping, I try to keep to a list (IF I remember to bring it...or make it..LoL)...or I will make mself not get something unless I still want it when I am leaving the store/mall. I usually forget about the thing, find something better, or when the "I need it now" moment is gone, I don't want it anymore.
-C
a little late but: choco:I know what you mean. I also just refused to buy anything. It really
helped. But you also need the good people(TM) that drag you into a shop
and force you to get out of these five year old shoes. But that is h' of
event then :)impulse shopping has always been a problem for me, its like the reasonable part of my brain that should be saying "You really don't need this." is..uh... well it really just doesn't exist. I turn to shopping when I get anxious or upset... need to break the habit.
[QUOTE=missinglink]That would happen until I reached maybe 28 years old but the money would still disappear quickly.[/QUOTE]
what? you are only 24 years old....what r u talking bout?
was that age a missprint??
LOL .....My husband is the one that has to get it right then and there....As i sit here typing I'm wating for the ups man to arive with the parts for our 4 wheel drive blazer...He is the same way with the race car.....But i feel guilty going to buy a new pair of shorts but dont have a problem with buying things for the kids....You know when I first started working I would get paid on friday and then by monday I did not have any money left. That would happen until I reached maybe 28 years old but the money would still disappear quickly.
But now you know I was able to hold on to some money for the first time for over two weeks without spending it. I feel so good. I am going to try it again this week and see if I can make it to the next week with money again.
[QUOTE=missinglink]That would happen until I reached maybe 28 years old but the money would still disappear quickly.[/QUOTE]
what?
you are only 24 years old....what r u talking bout?
was that age a missprint??
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