While the holidays worsen our financial stress, most of us feel stressed about money all the time no matter how much money we make. Understand Your Emotions Around Money is a particularly emotional topic, and we can never be at peace with our finances unless we address and change how we feel about it. When you know why you feel the way you do about money, it’s easier to address the core issue. Think about how changing your feelings around money would improve your life.

Key Takeaways:

• During the holiday season, more than one-third of Americans feel pressured to spend more than they can afford, and one in five say that they’ll pay one or more of their regular bills late according to a Harris poll.
• Money is a particularly emotional topic, and we can never be at peace with our finances unless we address—and change—how we feel about it.
• When you know why you feel the way you do about money, it’s easier to address the core issue.

“We have around 6,000 thoughts per day, most of which we repeat. For many of us, those thoughts revolve around worst-case financial scenarios.”

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