What you need to know to be a mindful shopper
What you need to know to be a mindful shopper. The pandemic has placed enormous pressure on the global supply chain, which has led to retailers warning goods will take longer to arrive than they would have before the pandemic.
Under-earning and financial stress
Under-earning and financial stress. ‘Under-earning’ – that some people earn less than what they’d like to or even deserve to earn – might sound like an odd idea to people with faith in a free market.
Loss of employment
Loss of employment. Losing a job is one of the most stressful things that can happen to a person.
Managing financial stress and mindfulness
Managing financial stress and mindfulness. In the second part of our financial stress webinar covering managing financial stress, we look at goals, mindfulness, and monitoring progress with expert help from Lea Clothier, a Master-certified behavioural money coach involved in the development of the Financial Mindfulness program. Part one looked in detail, decision making, literacy, and […]
Managing financial stress – Decision making, literacy, learning new skills
Managing financial stress – Decision making, literacy, learning new skills. In the first part of our financial stress webinar covering managing financial stress, we take a detailed look with expert help from Lea Clothier, a Master-certified behavioural money coach involved in the development of the Financial Mindfulness program. There are so many triggers to create […]
Disorganised finances
Disorganised finances. A persistent, nagging fear of money is all too real for many people. The medical word for it is Chrematophobia, also known as Chrometophobia and its sufferers have a much higher likelihood than average to experience financial stress. The individual reasons are probably as varied and nuanced as the number of sufferers, but […]
Money and relationships
Money and relationships. Many elements can lead to relationship tensions and even breakdown. One of the most difficult to change can be disputes or differences over money. Perhaps strangely, often ‘opposites’ attract when it comes to money and relationships. “You’ll often see a spender/saver dynamic in a couple,” says Lea Clothier, a Behavioural Money Coach. […]
What to do if lockdown has caused me financial stress
What to do if lockdown has caused me financial stress. Right now, millions of Australians are under public health orders to stay at home in an attempt to reduce the spread of the Delta variant of the Covid-19 virus all around the country. More than half of all Australians face this uncomfortable but necessary reality, […]
How to reduce the shock of unexpected expenses
How to reduce the shock of unexpected expenses Unexpected events are by definition surprising and can cause anxious feelings in most of us. Where it’s a positive surprise that speaks for itself, positive feelings of wellbeing usually follow. But where it’s an unwelcome unexpected event, we can be quite shaken. A flood or fire, a […]
Why you need to stay mindful with your use of ‘buy now pay later’ services
Buy now pay later. Popular new payment services like Afterpay, Openpay, Zip Pay and soon, Paypal’s ‘Pay in 4’ – collectively known as ‘buy now pay later’ services – perform something of a trick in the minds of consumers. The trick results in people walking out of a store with a television, a carry bag […]