REFINERY29: I Feel Guilty About Spending Money — Is It Because I’m An African Eldest Daughter?

Dominique Broadway, a personal finance expert, and Kajabi creator, empathised with Akinyi’s situation. She explains that most people from Black backgrounds, unfortunately, due to a legacy of systemic oppression, have a lot of generational trauma as a result of poverty, which can leave you constantly feeling like you’re one step away from losing it all, even when your bank account says otherwise. This can be cranked by social media pressure, making you feel like you’re falling behind everyone else’s highlight reels.

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