💸 ADHD Late Fees Got You Down? (Here’s Your Brain’s Cheat Code) 📖 RELATABLE OPENING — “Take One” Me: “I’ll just pay that one bill real quick.” Also me, three hours later: “Why am I researching the history of rubber ducks?” Okay, real talk. I, Sarah, consider myself a fairly competent human. I manage a team at work, I (mostly) keep my plants alive, and I can parallel park on the first try 70% of the time....
💸 ADHD & Money: Why Your Brain Freezes When You Open That Budgeting App (And the 5-Second Hack) 📖 RELATABLE OPENING — “Take One” Me: “I’ll just open my budgeting app and see where my money went.” Also me, 3 hours later: “Why am I researching the history of the rubber duck?” Okay, okay, so maybe I didn’t exactly dive headfirst into my finances this morning. I mean, I did open the app....
🤯 Why Your ADHD Brain Freezes Over Medical Bills (And the ‘Good Enough’ Fix) “Me: ‘I’ll just open this medical bill real quick.’ Also me 3 hours later: ‘Why am I researching the mating rituals of the Peruvian long-tailed sylph?’” I, Alex, consider myself a reasonably intelligent person. I can hold my own in a debate about the socio-economic impact of artisanal cheese. I can explain the plot of Inception backwards....
💸 ADHD & Money Dysregulation: Why Impulse Buys Feel SO Good (and How to Tame the Beast) 💸 Me: “I’m just going to browse Amazon for 5 minutes.” Also me, three hours later: “Why do I own a taxidermied squirrel wearing a tiny hat?” It’s a Tuesday afternoon. Sarah, a graphic designer, is working from home. She’s got a looming deadline, a project proposal due by end of day. “I’ll just check my email real quick,” she thinks, eyes darting to the little notification icon....