Money does not only change your bank balance. It changes how people treat you, what your partner expects and how much your family believes you owe them.
In this brutally honest episode of Adulting Without A Manual, we unpack the hidden relationship between money, love, friendship, dating and family responsibility in South Africa.
Why do people gain new friends after receiving a lump sum? When does generosity become entitlement? Should your boyfriend pay for your hair, nails and lifestyle? Is the person who invites you on a date automatically responsible for the bill? And how much money can you lend a friend before the friendship changes forever?
We also confront lifestyle inflation, fear of checking bank statements, living below your means, emergency funds, financial boundaries and the money lessons many of us were never taught growing up.
This is not financial advice from people pretending to have everything figured out. It is an honest conversation about the mistakes, expectations and uncomfortable truths shaping how young South Africans experience money.
Watch until the end and answer honestly:
Does money change people—or reveal them?
Subscribe to Adulting Without A Manual, share this episode with someone who avoids money conversations and tell us in the comments: Should relationships be 50/50, or should one partner provide more?
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