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Why 'Just Stick to a Plan' Doesn’t Work for ADHD and Autism Budgeting advice is everywhere. "Just track your expenses!" "Automate your savings!" "Stick to a plan!" But for neurodivergent people—especially those with ADHD or autism—this advice often feels
“I either go full spreadsheet samurai… or I ghost my bank account for three weeks.” Sound familiar? If your financial motivation comes in bursts, and “routine” feels like a foreign language, you might be what we call an Adaptive Flowist—a person whose money management ebbs and flows with their
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TL;DR for Visual Navigators: 📋✔ You think in visuals, not numbers—so your financial tools should match. ✔ Use graph-based tracking tools to make financial trends clear. ✔ Set up a color-coded budgeting system for intuitive money management. ✔ Track financial goals with visual milestones to maintain motivation. ✔ Avoid text-heavy financial statements and
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Read Part 1 here | Read Part 2 here | Read Part 3 here | Read Part 4 here Stepping Into the Unknown—With a Plan As I'm writing this, it's a Friday. Another week gone, trying to figure out which direction to move in. Losing a job can
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Are You an Idea Alchemist? Do you have an endless stream of creative money-making ideas but struggle to turn them into long-term financial stability? Maybe you’ve explored multiple side hustles in the past year, but struggled to stay engaged long-term. Or perhaps you always spot unique ways to make
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A Neurodivergent Take on BJ Fogg’s Behavior Blueprint Book ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️½ (4.5/5 stars) Budget apps failed you. This doesn’t have to. In Tiny Habits: The Small Changes That Change Everything, behavioral scientist and Stanford lab founder BJ Fogg delivers a deceptively simple toolkit for behavior change. It’s
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Big goals feel good for about five minutes. Then the pressure sets in. The blank page. The messy desk. The five missed emails. And before you know it, the goal that was supposed to inspire you becomes another reason to shut down. If you’re neurodivergent—living with ADHD, autism,
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Are You a Systems Hacker? Do you love designing the perfect money management system—but then never stick with it? Maybe you’ve built an elaborate spreadsheet with conditional formatting, pivot tables, and goal trackers… only to abandon it two days later. Or perhaps you’ve tried budgeting apps, calendars,
Stability in the Storm: Navigating Financial Uncertainty During Unemployment Read the full series → Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 5 (coming soon) Losing a job can feel like you’ve been dropped into a storm without a map. The financial stress alone is enough to trigger shutdown. For neurodivergent
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Part 3 of 3 For decades, popular financial experts have insisted that financial success comes primarily from discipline, willpower, and cutting unnecessary expenses. But research in neurodiversity and financial behavior tells a different story. Studies in behavioral economics have consistently shown that when financial systems align with individual cognitive differences,
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Divergent Money Type Quiz Discover your unique financial thinking style based on the Divergent Money Matrix. Answer 10 simple questions to find out how you naturally process money decisions. ← Previous Next → See My Results Your Divergent Money Type Understanding your natural money cognition style can help you design financial systems
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Part 2 of 3: Why One-Size-Fits-All Advice Fails Us? Imagine this: Your best friend meticulously tracks every dollar in a color-coded spreadsheet, while you avoid financial numbers entirely, hoping everything works out somehow- fingers crossed! Or your colleague launches a creative side hustle every month, while your sibling swears by