How much?
What we do with money and what money does to us.
Money is a topic that often triggers feelings of shame and is talked about too little. For her book "How much? What we do with money and what money does to us", Mareice Kaiser had many conversations about money and gives an insight into the money stories and feelings of people who have either very little or very much money.
The journalist and mother, who financed the writing of her book in part through unemployment benefits, describes her relationship with money as toxic: "I'm ashamed of not having any money. I'm ashamed of having money."
What is the significance of money for educational opportunities, and how does one's degree affect one's income? Does the German education system cement the distribution of wealth? What influence do origin and gender have?
What do our feelings about money reveal about ourselves?
We cordially invite you to our reading and discussion evening next week Monday, 30th October, with journalist and writer Mareice Kaiser.
Principal Investigator Karoline Noack and Jean-Pierre Schneider, Director of Caritas Bonn, will query Mareice Kaiser about the dependency relationships and feelings implicated with money, as described in her book "Wie Viel? Was wir mit Geld machen und was Geld mit uns macht" (Rowohlt, 2022).
We look forward to what is promising to be a lively discussion!