Are Money Issues Causing Stress and Anxiety?

March 31, 2014

How high is your financial anxiety? Hopefully, it is low or at least manageable. Last month, my anxiety level went up briefly as financial stress crept into our family’s financial plan in the form of unexpected but thankfully minor surgery for our son, an emergency vet visit for our dog, and tuition bills for grad school (for me) and pre-school (not for me). Thank goodness we have an emergency fund and health savings account to offset some of the costs! Expected and unexpected expenses like these can wreak havoc on our financial plans if we don’t maintain some flexibility and adapt our plans as those “surely this won’t happen to me” events occur. Continue reading “Are Money Issues Causing Stress and Anxiety?”