Journal about your earliest money memory

Hello All,

This week is the eighth issue of our Finances for Feminists Financial Bingo Series!

What is your earliest money memory? 

For me, my earliest money memory was using my dad's coin sorter and being really excited about it! Do you all remember coin sorters? 

My dad would let me take any spare change, put it in the sorter, and the machine would magically transform the piles of random change into orderly, counted stacks right before my eyes! We would then put the stacks of coins into sleeves to take to the bank. 

I thought this sorter was the coolest thing; it appealed to my desire for categorization and order from chaos. Plus, handing a kid stacks of pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters lends itself to a particular sense of abundance that simply doesn't happen as an adult! 

I was fortunate growing up that I had many positive associations with money. From playing with a coin sorter to picking out where to send charity money as a family. My parents were very intentional about talking openly about money and answering my questions from an early age. For many of us, this isn't true. It's important for us to acknowledge our money memories and stories from childhood because can inform our habits and beliefs today. 

Take a few minutes to sit down and journal about your earliest money memory. Here are some prompts to consider:

• What is your earliest money memory?

• Do you have positive, negative, or neutral feelings about this memory?

• How does this memory impact money beliefs or habits that you have now? 

• If you are a parent or guardian, is there anything you'd like to do for your kid(s) to foster positive money associations? 

Let me know how it goes! You can shoot me an email at hello@financesforfeminsts.com. Well done on another bingo square completed!