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Originally Posted by Tinordi
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There was actually a good post on Cracked a while back about the psychological impacts of growing up poor and how poor people are very often doomed to stay poor because of the way their brains are conditioned.
There's also a growing amount of literature on mental illnesses and disabilities like depression and adult ADHD that can contribute to poor financial-planning and spending decisions, and the lack of resources these people have to correct their behaviours.