“I’m really distressed about my financial situation. Although I’m earning twice as much as I did a year ago, now every month I’m broke right after payday, and I’m in serious debt. What am I doing wrong?”
Most people desire to make more money so that they can improve their finances. It seems practical to think that if we get additional income, our money troubles should disappear. So why is it that so many of us retain less money when we earn more?
It’s easy to point to the spiralling cost of living to explain this phenomenon. But should we only put the blame on the tough economy? Can our own spending habits contribute to this earn-more-have-less problem? Continue reading Can Earning More Make You Poorer?