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I know you know this logically but in case it helps to hear it from another voice -
Enjoy the damn squishmallow. You are allowed little comforts. Little sources of pleasure and joy are as important for survival as security and health needs. No-one should struggle for any of them and it's a disgrace on our species that anyone does.
But do not let yourself be sucked into the myth of the "saintly poor". You are allowed these things and you are amazing at making your resources stretch. Every now and then you have to try to let even that go just for a bit and let the warm water and the little comforts refill your cup. It's actually necessary.
Spoilered in case you don't want any more comment.
Can I just say: Fuck yeah!
Thanks. Iโm just kind of in this mindset that every dollar I donโt spend on luxuries is another dollar Iโll have to withstand the next unexpected financial hit.
Yeah I get it. But you are resilient regardless. Hope the anxiety about it all gives you a break. ๐ซ
Thanks. Itโs not even the money, everything else about my life is just bleeding into that as money = options