Kelly AlhooiePelviBiz, Pelvibiz · Healthcare Business Strategy Assistant

Did you know that your thoughts and feelings towards money start at an early age? #shorts

31 Mar 2023 · 1 min

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A YouTube Shorts transcript of Kelly Alhooie discussing how childhood experiences shape attitudes toward money. Kelly recounts growing up poor and a specific memory where her mother used Monopoly money to teach the children about the real cost of items (e.g., a $40 cheerleading skirt) and asked how they expected expenses to be paid, a moment Kelly describes as formative.

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I want you to look.
At how.
You actually grew up. I grew up.
Very pretty poor to.
Where everything was a struggle. I remember literally my mom sitting us down, my brother, sister and I, at a dining room table. She took out Monopoly money. I think I was probably 15 years.
Old and.
I really remember this moment. My sister does not, but I do. She took out the Monopoly money and said, okay, so how much does your cheerleading skirt cost? Okay? I said, like 40 bucks. She puts 40 bucks in. How much does this cost? And then we put more money in.
And we.
Still had a.
List of.
What we were.
Spending and we had.
No more Monopoly money. And I remember her asking.
Us, so.
How do you.
Expect me.
Guys to pay for this? How do you expect me to pay for this? And that was a deep moment for me. That was a big, big moment of I don't know how that moment. I was worried.