Key insights from the FSI report
Key insights from the FSI report. A significant focus of Financial Mindfulness is the tracking and reporting of our Financial Stress Index (FSI), which allows us to benchmark and compare the impact of financial stress on Australians. The FSI has now become a leading financial stress measure in Australia. The FSI is a comprehensive measure […]
Australians rebounding from pandemic
Australians rebounding from pandemic Financial Mindfulness was reported in Money Management on its latest financial stress survey. Australians assessed as “thriving” financially have rebounded after sliding backwards during the first six months of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Financial Mindfulness. The firm’s Financial Stress Index (FSI) showed that 25.8% of 645 respondents were rated as […]
Staggering number of Australians with less than $2000 in the bank
Staggering number of Australians with less than $2000 in the bank. Financial Mindfulness was interviewed by the Daily Mail on the latest study on financial stress. These results show just how dire circumstances are for some Australian’s. Revealed: The staggering number of Australians with less than $2000 in the bank – and why the slow […]
March 2021 Financial Stress Index (FSI) report
March 2021 Financial Stress Index (FSI) report Number of Australians ‘thriving’ bounces back dramatically as Covid nears end, but worst affected still suffering. Australians assessed as ‘thriving’ financially – a group that slid backwards eduring the first six months of the Covid pandemic – have bounced back and are doing even better than before the health […]
Find stability with Financial Mindfulness
Find stability with Financial Mindfulness. With a horrible year in 2020, routines have returned back to normal but 2021 hasn’t started well. David, 51 and Lisa, 46 are parents to Joshua (8), Jake (13) and Bella (11). Josh misses his dad while Bella is angry at her dad and hasn’t seen him for 4 months. […]
Financial Mindfulness exclusive interview with Dr Ellen Langer – Part 2
Financial Mindfulness exclusive interview with Dr Ellen Langer – Part 2. We continue with our exclusive interview with the world-renowned Professor Ellen Langer. Part 1 can be found here Financial Mindfulness: So, what is the difference between mindfulness and positive thinking? Dr Langer: “Positive thinking says things are positive, by definition. Mindfulness says outcomes are […]
Graduates arrive in their careers with financial stress
Graduates arrive in their careers with financial stress. Graduating from University is an exciting and rewarding experience. The prospect of being in the field of your choice and apply those years of learning is one of hope and excitement, however there are elements of fear. Fear of ‘will I be good enough?’, fear of performing […]
Mindfulness can help you get in control of your spending
Mindfulness can help you get in control of your spending. Why do we spend money to feel good now, even if it’s obviously going to have negative consequences at some point, such as damaging financial stress. And why do we seem to make better decisions if those decisions are planned and not impulsive? The answer […]
Mindfulness to remain a key part of what it means to be human in the future
Mindfulness to remain a key part of what it means to be human in the future. While we look in awe at the videos of amazing robots coming out of labs worldwide on ever smarter smartphones, sceptics and academics are meanwhile busy wrestling with the real value of mindfulness. A leading British expert has made […]
Money doesn’t make you happy, but bad debt makes you sick
Money doesn’t make you happy, but bad debt makes you sick. You can’t buy happiness, goes the old saying. We also know that being in poverty decreases happiness, but instinctively we know having lots of money doesn’t guarantee happiness. Research backs up the motherhood statement too. In a landmark study, Daniel Kahneman and Angus Deaton, […]