Having to think (as in spend any mental effort) about money at all, in the context of regular daily purchases?
I mean it's not anywhere near the level of worrying about where the next meal is coming from, but it is a reminder of one of the many stressors that the poor are constantly dealing with.
Budgeting is always stressful. Having to exert that effort every day on every purchase, instead of weekly/monthly (and only on larger purchases) is a lot of mental energy that could be spent in more productive ways.
That becomes easy to forget sometimes.
Edit: I didn't think this would be controversial... I'm honestly asking, why?
I mean it's not anywhere near the level of worrying about where the next meal is coming from, but it is a reminder of one of the many stressors that the poor are constantly dealing with.
Budgeting is always stressful. Having to exert that effort every day on every purchase, instead of weekly/monthly (and only on larger purchases) is a lot of mental energy that could be spent in more productive ways.
That becomes easy to forget sometimes.
Edit: I didn't think this would be controversial... I'm honestly asking, why?