PERFECT HUNGER

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Financial Binging vs. Financial Anorexia
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Financial Binging vs. Financial Anorexia

How fear of too much has me keeping people, money, & food at a distance

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Dana Leigh Lyons
Jan 23, 2024
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Settling into a corner of our small town café to savour a small drip coffee, I set the mug to one side, open my laptop, and pull up two tabs: One, my bank account. Two, my budgeting software. 

Before so much as a sip, I verify the precise amount I’ve just paid, review my account balance, and categorize the coffee and tip under “Groceries.”1 Each time I sp…

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