Measuring financial stress

Measuring financial stress

Measuring financial stress. In the second part of our financial stress webinar series, Dr Nicola Gates provides a detailed look at measuring financial stress.

The warning signs of compulsive shopping

Understanding and Avoiding Impulse Spending

The warning signs of compulsive shopping. The humdrum feelings we get from returning to work after a holiday, that ‘back to reality feeling, can hide complex behaviours that lead to financial stress.

Money, relationships and stress

Money relationships and stress

Money, relationships and stress. Whether we like it or not we live in a world that runs on money, especially in OECD nations.

Paying bills and staying ahead

Paying bills

Paying bills Paying bills and staying ahead. Back in 2017 when the Financial Mindfulness journey began we asked our growing army of Facebook followers what were the biggest financial stressors in their lives.

What you need to know to be a mindful shopper

Mindful shopping

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 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

Loss of employment. Losing a job is one of the most stressful things that can happen to a person.

Disorganised finances

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 […]