'It feels like I’m waiting for the other shoe to drop, and I’ll end up just like my parents.'
18 Asian Americans Shared Their Relationship With Money, And It Ranges From Paycheck-To-Paycheck To MillionaireBuzzFeed Staff
"Travelling and experiences is a big one for me. I’m cheap in many ways, but I don’t want to live my whole life in a day-in, day-out sameness, although it’s a beautiful life. Traveling is like being transported to an alien planet sometimes, and I feel so alive. Otherwise, it’s saving where I can and cooking most meals.""I'm not good with money at all. I really need to be a lot more disciplined.
"I think the old generation, especially immigrants, don’t always have a healthy relationship with money. Not their fault — financial institutions aren’t exactly as reliable as ours are here. And the financial instruments we have here are very powerful at creating wealth if you can harness it correctly. And if they grew up poor, they never want to spend money on anything."I live within my means, so I don't spend much.
"I'd like to say I'm good with money, but others might see it as being cheap. I don't buy luxuries like expensive cars or clothes, I shop the weekly sales for groceries, and I only have one TV streaming service at a time. I don't buy the latest and greatest phone every year and will try to find a deal if I need to buy anything. I used to have a problem buying things for myself that I didn't consider a necessity, but I've tried to become better with it these days.
"I save 15% of my earnings before bills, and the rest sits in checking. I’m not a big spender at all, so over time, I’ll have thousands of disposable income in my checking that I won’t use, and it’ll pile up. I'm trying to use it in investments, but I’m not the most knowledgeable on what stocks to buy, but I’m learning. I’ll treat myself to a big purchase maybe once a month, and this includes any big trips.
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