An abuser’s goal is to control you, and he or she will frequently use money to do so. Economic or financial abuse includes:

• Rigidly controlling your finances
• Withholding money or credit cards
• Making you account for every penny you spend
• Withholding basic necessities (food, clothes, medications, shelter)
• Restricting you to an allowance
• Preventing you from working or choosing your own career
• Sabotaging your job (making you miss work, calling constantly)
• Stealing from you or taking your money