Chrissy Metzknows what it feels like to be scared to look at your bank account.The actress, who has long been open about herfinancial journey, spoke toPEOPLE Nowabout some of the biggest money mistakes she made before landing a starring role onThis Is Us.“I think it was really the fear of not having it, so I wouldn’t even look at it,” she said. “If I had a certain amount of money I didn’t even think about budgeting it because ‘Oh it’s going to be gone anyways so I’ll just spend it. Instead of actually being smart and educating myself on how to save.”Metz recently partnered with IntuitTurbo for its #RealMoneyTalk Campaignto help break the taboo of talking about money. She hopes people can learn the importance of having honest conversations about finances in order to avoid getting into trouble.“When you do educate about a particular situation, such as finances, the fear goes away,” she said. “Once you start starting about it, the whole stigma and the ego [goes away].”But even with steady paychecks coming in, Metz said she finds it difficult to let herself splurge. She recalled crying in her car after purchasing a laptop.“I cried for an hour in the parking lot before [buying the laptop] because I was so afraid of doing it,” she said. “Even though I have a steady income, I’m still worried because I have this mentality of where I’ve been.”
Chrissy Metzknows what it feels like to be scared to look at your bank account.
The actress, who has long been open about herfinancial journey, spoke toPEOPLE Nowabout some of the biggest money mistakes she made before landing a starring role onThis Is Us.
“I think it was really the fear of not having it, so I wouldn’t even look at it,” she said. “If I had a certain amount of money I didn’t even think about budgeting it because ‘Oh it’s going to be gone anyways so I’ll just spend it. Instead of actually being smart and educating myself on how to save.”
Metz recently partnered with IntuitTurbo for its #RealMoneyTalk Campaignto help break the taboo of talking about money. She hopes people can learn the importance of having honest conversations about finances in order to avoid getting into trouble.
“When you do educate about a particular situation, such as finances, the fear goes away,” she said. “Once you start starting about it, the whole stigma and the ego [goes away].”
But even with steady paychecks coming in, Metz said she finds it difficult to let herself splurge. She recalled crying in her car after purchasing a laptop.
“I cried for an hour in the parking lot before [buying the laptop] because I was so afraid of doing it,” she said. “Even though I have a steady income, I’m still worried because I have this mentality of where I’ve been.”
source: people.com
