Claude Said:

Dyscalculia and coping with finances?

We Answered:

I too have Dyscalculia, the only way I managed to get out of debt was to ask my mum to budget my earnings for me(pathetic I know), I even got her to do this after I left home, I had to have a set shopping list of the same things every week that cost the same, she would list them out and draw out the exact money for the total of the shopping I would then go and shop and pay for it.
She set up all the direct debits for my bills and anything else I might have difficulty with, eventually I got on an even keel.
Now I am married I leave all the finances to my husband and we always shop together.
I am fine with things that cost up to £50 but anything beyond that and my brain goes to pot. it's hard and so expensive to get help for it but your Uni should be able to assess you and get you help.
It still gets me down sometimes, just wish my brain would let me understand numbers, how is your left and right? mine is appalling! I cannot tell left from right to save my life.