Photo Essay - 25 More Money Confessions
A few months ago I began to collect money confessions from the audience members that attended the talks that I have been giving. At the end of the presentation, I would ask people to take a few minutes and anonymously write down on a piece of paper a money secret that they kept, but which they had not told anyone about. These were then folded and placed in a box. Although many of the confessions placed in the box have been rather typical, there are a few that stand out among them. These are some of those money confessions that I felt were worth sharing. The following money confessions are numbers 26 - 50 (These are the first 25 confessions for those interested):
“I shop to relieve my depression.”
“I haven’t paid taxes in 15 years.”
“I spent $80,000 on a college degree I will never use.”
“I eat at restaurants that I can’t afford so as not to lose face with my friends.”
“I gave up my dream of being an artist and instead went for the money.”
“My company is willing to destroy the environement to save a few bucks. I keep silent because I don’t want to lose my paycheck.”
“I spend over $200 a month on ATM withdrawals.”
“I gambled my retirement away.”
“I can’t stand people who complain about money when they have never known true poverty.”
“I bought a $75,000 boat that I have only used 3 times in 5 years.”
“I pay for sex because it is cheaper than a girlfriend.”
“I spend too much when I travel. Foreign money doesn’t seem real.”
“I’ve become the cheap bastard that I always depised about my father.”
“When I found out he was cheating, spent all the money in his bank accounts before telling him I wanted a divorce.”
“I’m 28 and I live at home with my parents so I don’t have to get a job.”
“I deserve more than I have.”
“I still can’t forgive my parents for spending my inheritance to travel the world.”
“I always give what I have to those begging on the streets because I know that could have very easily have been me.”
“The $3000 diamond ring I bought her is fake.”
“I judge people by their career and the amount of money they make.”
“I spend all my money today because there might not be a tomorrow.”
“I believe if you’re poor, it’s because God wants you to be poor and if you’re rich, God wants you to be rich.”
“Debt has taught me how to cry without tears. It is the saddest place to be in life.”
“I paid someone to do all my homework through college so that I could play. I graduated with honors.”
“I slept with my boss to get my last raise.”
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I really disliked that one that said “I still resent my parents for spending my inheritance to travel round the world.”
Who says your parents are obligated to leave you all their assets when they die??