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.

Managing financial stress and mindfulness

How to budget successfully

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 […]

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 […]

How to reduce the shock of unexpected expenses

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 […]

Lowering financial stress and stress in general

Lowering financial stress and stress in general

Lowering financial stress and stress in general. Financial stress is debilitating; it can add a layer of unwelcome, even toxic, distraction to everyday life. It can affect our relationships and our productivity at work; plenty of research shows this, including research commissioned by financial mindfulness. But people under financial stress don’t need research to confirm […]