Using money as a weapon is called financial abuse — and it's the ultimate form of manipulative control
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- Financial abuse is when somebody controls how and when you spend money.
- Sometimes, they are the breadwinner and withhold or hide their money.
- Other times, they are a financial leech.
- Shannon Thomas tells the stories of many victims of financial abuse in her new book "Exposing Financial Abuse: When Money is a Weapon."
- She spoke to Business Insider about the signs of financial abuse, and how it manifests in people's lives.
If someone is able to withhold your finances it is a sign you are completely under their control. One woman who Shannon Thomas spoke to for her new book "Exposing Financial Abuse: When Money is a Weapon" was so financially controlled by her partner, she had to eat green beans out of a tin because it was all she could afford.
Another had to sleep on a mattress for her entire pregnancy because she was told they couldn't afford a bed — despite her husband making $8,000 a month.See the rest of the story at Business Insider
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