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Go to a therapist. A money hoarder is the worst kind of hoarder, since it's basically encouraged by society, but it's really damaging to both the hoarder and th
by pasabagi 8y ago
Go to a therapist. A money hoarder is the worst kind of hoarder, since it's basically encouraged by society, but it's really damaging to both the hoarder and the people around them. Destroys famillies, etc, etc. Your money thing is probably, like ordinary hoarding, a sublimated form of anxiety.
- goldcd 8y agoI disagree - sortof. "money-hoarding" is very useful - money lets you do all manner of fun things. If you're not sure what you want - hoarding money is a pretty good thing to do in the meantime. If nothing else you'll be able to spend it on therapy :) But, should ultimately be a means to an end. You are going to die, you can't take it with you - decide what you want from your finite life, and tie the money to what you can do with it.
- pasabagi 8y ago>I disagree - sortof. "money-hoarding" is very useful - money lets you do all manner of fun things. That's exactly the dangerous thing about it. I'm a minor hoarder of electronic components, and I'd probably be a pathological case if my wife didn't stop me. It's precisely the potential future usefulness that keeps me piling our basement full of old washing machine motors and garage-door solenoids.
- goldcd 8y agoOh, you should see the stuff I've got - all the wires, apart from the one I need. Fortunately money doesn't take up that much space (and can be used to buy old solenoids when you ACTUALLY need one). (although I fully agree the transactional costs of selling/buying mean you should at least keep a few spares to hand).