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9 Ways your relationship with Money changes in your 30s
What is the fuss?
All of us develop a certain relationship with money. Some want more, and some conserve what they already have. Some take more risks; some play the patient long-term game. Some do not chase money but their passion, and money finds them somewhere on that path.
No matter your relationship with money, it changes in your 30s. In your 30s, you are either peaking in your career or finding yourself in a mid-career crisis. Additional family responsibilities weigh on you.
You are now a mature individual who knows what works for you and doesn’t. You have real-world experience of how money works. Your money and investment goals become more apparent, and so does your approach.
As someone in his late 30s who will touch the magical 40 soon, I thought of listing nine key ways my relationship with money changed in my 30s. I hope this helps some of you become more aware. Or for some of you to know that others are in the same boat 🙂.
Change 1: Health Takes priority
In your 30s, your somewhat careless eating habits in college and early job life will catch up. Your annual health checkup may reflect some deficiencies, say Vitamin D, etc.