> (Good decisions, all else equal, will tend towards better outcomes financially and I’d expect the converse would also hold.) There's a study that does hint t

> (Good decisions, all else equal, will tend towards better outcomes financially and I’d expect the converse would also hold.) There's a study that does hint the converse is true. > Childhood poverty: Experiencing or growing up in poverty affects people’s lifelong decision-making style. People living in poverty make decisions focused on coping with present stressful circumstances, often at the expense of future goals. https://www.lse.ac.uk/PBS/Research/Research-archive/How-poverty-affects-peoples-decision-making-processes https://www.lse.ac.uk/PBS/Research/Research-archive/How-pove...