Financial mindfulness
Financial mindfulness. The term mindfulness is used a lot in relation to meditation and psychological therapies to describe being aware and paying attention. But what is financial mindfulness? Financial mindfulness is simply described as having awareness and paying attention to your finances and financial behaviours. It means more than being money smart or financially savvy, as […]
Financial stress is widespread
Financial stress is widespread Money worries are common. They existed before COVID-19 and now with changes in our employment and society, financial stress has become more widespread. The Australian Psychological Society reports that financial stress is one of the major causes of stress in adults, and recently published research on the Financial Stress Index (FSI) […]
Australians distressed and acting aggressively to others
Australians distressed and acting aggressively to others. These are the findings from the latest Financial Mindfulness Financial Stress Index (FSI) report which has tracked financial stress in detail over the last 12 months and captured the impact from the COVID-19 pandemic. An estimated 2.29 million Australians are experiencing levels of financial stress that reduce their […]