#it helps that my dad and gustave flaubert infused me with a healthy fear of credit cards

[deadpanwalking]

Thank you for the tags on the decision paralysis post, especially the part about recurring donations. I'm struggling with managing my finances in general—do you have a book recs (or common sense wisdom) for adults with LDs?

I don’t know of any books, so I’m outsourcing that part to the brain trust in the comment section. My specific disability precludes realtime common sense, because it nerfs the cognitive functions involved with time perception, risk assessment, and planning. The only practical wisdom I have to offer is to take as much of the guesswork out of budgeting as possible in order circumvent the impulse purchase/shame spiral feedback loop—when I was in my teens and twenties working food/customer service, temp jobs, and under the table gigs, I did a 70/20/10 budget because it was easy to remember, but now that there are joint expenses and a side-hustle, I use a zero-based budgeting app that I tweak every few weeks, or when something major happens.