The Shame of Overconsumption and Overspending as an ADHDer: My Ah-Ha Moment

As a financial coach who helps my fellow ADHD entrepreneurs, I never considered myself an overspender. But the number of hair products that lived around my tub surround said otherwise!

So I committed to two things then and there:

  1. Understand how big the challenge is (I debated calling it a problem, but I like the reframe of challenge, because it feels like something to conquer!)

  2. Not buy any new hair products until that specific type of product had all been used.

Unlocking Financial Success with ADHD: How the Kolbe A™ Index Can Help You Build Systems That Work

The Kolbe A™ Index isn’t about measuring intelligence, skills, or personality—it’s about understanding how you naturally take action when left to your own devices. It identifies your unique conative strengths in four action modes:

  1. Fact Finder (how you gather and share information)

  2. Follow Thru (how you organize and structure)

  3. Quick Start (how you deal with risk and uncertainty)

  4. Implementor (how you handle physical space and tangible solutions)

How to Manage Your Money with ADHD

raditional budgeting methods can feel restrictive or too detailed. Even an ‘easy to manage’ system like the 50/30/20 rule can leave us feeling like failures because we can’t ‘stick to them’ or ‘do them right.’ Instead, consider how to customize a plan that includes money for the things you love and what you know about yourself and your priorities. One thing I focus on with my clients is creating a plan that aligns with the life they want to live and finding systems that help them implement their plan into their lives without a lot of extra work each week.