WHAT ARE THE TOXIC MONEY HABITS OF A NARCISSIST?

By: Khalif Barkhadle,
Digital Journalist

Published On: 13th January 2025

These are five toxic money habits of a narcissist.

Money plays a significant role in our lives, influencing our choices, opportunities, and even our relationships. But have you ever wondered how narcissistic individuals handle their finances? Join us as we delve into the world of narcissism and explore five toxic money habits commonly exhibited by individuals with narcissistic traits.

As narcissistic people believe that they’re entitled to have whatever they want whenever they want it, and they lack empathetic care for how their behavior affects those around them, they’re willing to exploit people to get their needs met. They have that arrogance about them where they don’t put a foot wrong; everybody else does wrong.

There’s nothing that’s off-limits to a narcissist and their manipulation. One thing that they will use to manipulate to get their needs met is money. When it comes to a narcissist and money, it tends to be a similar sort of rule: a narcissist believes what’s yours is theirs, and what’s theirs is their own.

A narcissist’s relationship with everything in their life is dysfunctional and extreme, money being just one of those things. They use money not only to enable their narcissism but also to control people in ways they can’t escape. Their relationship with money is extreme in that they either overspend, underspend, or…