Financial targeting is often how predators gain, maintain, and escalate control.
If someone’s behavior is costing you money, security, or reputation—intentionally—it’s abuse, not just “awkward” behavior.

0 – No Harm / Respectful

  • Financial: No economic harm, pressure, or manipulation. All transactions and workplace practices are transparent and fair.

1 – Minor Boundary Testing

  • Financial: Subtle “jokes” about your salary, appearance, or spending. May try to impress or manipulate with money (“Let me pay for everything” in a way that feels controlling).

  • Example: Uses small gifts, free coffee/lunch, or financial favors to create a sense of obligation, even if “just joking.”

2 – Persistent Harassment

  • Financial: Repeated unwanted offers to buy gifts, meals, or pay for things after being told no. May threaten to withhold tips, references, promotions, or schedule changes if you don’t reciprocate.

  • Example: “If you’re nicer to me, maybe you’ll get that bonus,” or “I always tip extra for a smile.” “I’ll buy you a gift with the expectation to use it against you, repeatedly.”

3 – Coercion & Manipulation

  • Financial: Uses financial power or threats to pressure you. “I control your hours, your pay, your ability to advance.” May sabotage your reputation, threaten to “mess with” your paycheck, or make you dependent.

  • Example: “If you don’t go out with me, don’t expect to get overtime.” Or: Disrupts your income (sudden demotion, dropped from projects) as retaliation.

4 – Psychological or Emotional Sadism

  • Financial: Publicly humiliates you about your finances, mocks your debt, spending, or income. Spreads rumors about your “worth,” claims you “only get ahead” by flirting or sleeping with people.

  • Example: Threatens to expose personal financial struggles, or blames you for company/client losses as punishment.

5 – Physical Sexual Assault / Severe Sadism

  • Financial: May steal from you, sabotage your financial security, or use access to your accounts/devices against you. Threatens blackmail (“Do this or I’ll ruin you financially/at work”). May withhold child support, housing, or essentials as leverage.

  • Example: “If you tell anyone, you’ll lose your job,” or “No one will believe you—you need this paycheck.”

6 – Chronic, Predatory Sadism

  • Financial: Systematic targeting of victims for their financial vulnerability—intentionally selects those who are dependent, isolated, or need money. May use identity theft, digital fraud, blackmail, or sabotage of credit/employment as long-term control.

  • Example: In organized abuse rings, uses victims’ financial desperation to trap, control, and silence them.

Quick Reference:

Financial targeting is often how predators gain, maintain, and escalate control.
If someone’s behavior is costing you money, security, or reputation—intentionally—it’s abuse, not just “awkward” behavior.

“Traumanomics™ Sadism, Harassment & Financial Targeting Scale”

Rape is never a misunderstanding. A rapist is not confused. Rape is the act of violating someone’s body, will, or dignity for pleasure, power, or control—no matter how it’s excused, disguised, or denied.”

  • Rape is a choice.

  • Rapists scale their behavior.

  • Survivors are never responsible.

  • There is a spectrum, but no accidents.