The purse strings tie us to our kind.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Financial dependencies create social bonds and obligations between groups.
- In plain terms
- Money ties people to their social class or group.
- What can you take from it?
- Economic reliance shapes social identity.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How does money influence your social ties?
- Who do your finances connect you to?
Another view
It overlooks non-monetary forms of connection.
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