Is it normal to feel guilty about spending money on myself?
Identity & Self-Worth
Spending guilt is very common and often stems from messages about worthiness, scarcity mindset, or feeling like you don't deserve good things.
Spending guilty feelings, especially on non-essentials, is incredibly common and often rooted in deeper beliefs about identity/building-self-worth" class="internal-link">self-worth and deservingness. You might have internalized messages that you should always put others first, or that spending on yourself is selfish. Sometimes it comes from a scarcity mindset where you fear there won't be enough. Learning to budget for personal enjoyment and recognizing that taking care of yourself isn't selfish can help reduce this dealing with guilt.