Comments on: Why Do I Feel Anxiety About Our Finances?

By: tehnyit

tehnyit — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 12:23:12 +0000

The way to look at it is that fear is the mind’s way of being devil’s advocate. As long as the foundations are set correctly, there shouldn’t be anything to worry about.

By: Credit, Debt, Life and Steve

Credit, Debt, Life and Steve — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 09:48:13 +0000

Don’t worry, you are far from alone. In fact I just bought a house and I’m living through the “What Have We Done” panic which is only amplified by the “Economy Sucking” fear.

Fear isn’t reality, it’s just perception. Best thing to do is just take a deep breath and follow your plan of attack. That’s what I’m doing.

By: Bill

Bill — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 14:50:57 +0000

I know exactly how you feel. I’m doing pretty well right now but just do not feel like spending any money. I was walking around Walmart the other day and felt a general ‘air’ that people were strapped.

I think this feeling is a protection response to what we consciously and unconsciously feel about the economy. I feel it is a good thing to hunker down your finances right now, despite if everyone stopped spending money would make everything worse. Leave the frivolous spending to the ultra-rich…