What greedy people we are - Or are we?

How do you identify greed in yourself?

There are several "red flags" that will help identify the predisposition to greed, in order to take action in time. After all, there is no single and effective pill that would eradicate a negative character trait.

Therefore, the first step is to recognize and admit the presence of greed to yourself. You can find out that it is there, according to the following symptoms:

You often go to guests, friendly parties or holidays empty-handed (at best, you choose the most inexpensive gift or presents).

You never leave tips in cafes and restaurants, constantly finding excuses and claims not to do it.

Do not take part in charity events and promotions, motivated by fraud.

Do not like to give in debt, not only to unreliable people who can not be trusted, but also to those who are sure to treat the fulfillment of obligations responsibly.

Often you feel inner dissatisfaction, discomfort, dissatisfaction with life, and the more you try to change the circumstances, the more the oppressive feeling grows that everything is wrong.

You think about money even when you shouldn't, you are constantly hung up on finances at a satisfactory level of income. If you are haunted by obsessive thoughts about earnings, you constantly plan how to spend money, you want to count and talk about it - this is a serious reason to think.

You like to live at someone else's expense, receive incomparable pleasure when someone pays your bills and/or purchases. This phenomenon can manifest itself in different ways: forgotten debt, unwillingness to mutually treat a friend who once bought coffee for two, etc.

Fixated on constantly saving the family budget, which you justify with financial literacy and frugality. Prudent spending of money is justified only within certain limits, because if you constantly deny yourself even the purchase of basic things such as clothes or shoes, or make a serious effort to buy them - it is already a reason to reconsider your attitude towards the world.

In case too many points have coincided, you need to work hard on yourself in order to examine your motivation and inner fears - only in this way will there be an opportunity to free yourself from the limiting problem of life.