TwirlySushi
TwirlySushi

If you grew up middle class do you have guilt when spending your money today? If you became a bit more comfortable

Yes I feel guilty before spending
Just a little bit of guilt
No guilt
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DancingBanana
DancingBanana
Amazon17mo

I feel bad everytime I go out with friends and drink expensive ass coffee of 150.

SwirlyTaco
SwirlyTaco

In India everyone with a net-worth of 10L to 10,000 Cr says they are middle class.

MagicalBoba
MagicalBoba

In India everyone is middle-class. Majorly because almost all of our parents were like that. Even celebrities also say they feel guilty spending too much money as they have grown up with very little.

DizzyLlama
DizzyLlama
Atlys17mo

I did, starting out. Post that, I don't nowadays. Have been tuned to be around expensive stuff in Bangalore.

FuzzySushi
FuzzySushi

I don't feel much while actually spending money but somehow feel bad about it while consuming the product. Happens almost every time I get something new for myself.

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