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Financial abuse serves three purposes for the narcissist:

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1. It is a way for narcissists to control and manipulate their victims.

2. It limits a victim's options for leaving the relationship. 

3. It supports the narcissist's reliance on external goals and motivation

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Financial abuse can take many forms including (but not limited to):

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• misappropriation of funds allocated for bills and expenses

• hiding income or assets

• purposeful unemployment or underemployment

• causing property damage

• not contributing to shared expenses

• interfering with your education or career advancement

• withholding money as punishment or ransom

• hiding bills and financial statements

• failing to pay bills and expenses

• spending funds allocated for bills & expenses

• spending money gifted to someone else (e.g., a spouse, a child)

• prohibiting a spouse from working

• not including you in financial decision-making

• ruining your credit

• sabotaging your job

• prioritizing personal spending over shared living & child expenses

• taking out loans or credit cards behind your back

• taking out loans or credit cards in your name or your child's name

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You may even get glimpses of the narcissist's entitled, financially exploitative behaviour with others: 

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• manipulating others into giving them things, or performing services for free

• fraudulently using other people's credit cards

• borrowing items and not returning them

• damaging borrowed items

• borrowing money with no intention of paying it back

• stealing

• asking lots of "favours" of others

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If you'd be willing to share your personal experience of financial abuse, please email me at BattlingNarcissisticAbuse@gmail.com

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