Back in the day, the scariest thing in your wallet was an embarrassing school photo. Now it’s opening your bank app.
Gen X outlived New Coke and dial-up internet—we can handle looking at our finances without hiding under the covers like it’s a Poltergeist movie.
Financial fear is real, whether it’s:
- avoiding your credit score
- ignoring retirement planning
- pretending that “insufficient funds” notification never happened
But naming your money monsters actually makes them less scary.
Start small—check one account, open one statement, ask one question you’ve been avoiding.
Think of it like finally watching that VHS tape on your shelf—once you hit play, it’s never as terrifying as you imagined. Whether your fear is debt, investing, or not knowing where your money goes, facing it head-on is the only way to level up.
The bottom line: Financial fears lose their power when you stop treating your money situation like the final boss and start seeing it as a game you can actually win.
