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Money, Stress, and Your Health
   Money doesn’t necessarily lead to happiness, but managing it poorly can
   stress, a 2009 poll found that money in general is the world’s greatest
   So money-related stress can cause physical and mental health problems,
    1. Get a plan. If your money stress is related to debt, the first step
   I can identify with debt and money stress. I used to ignore my overall
   stress out about spending money. Eventually I found a balance, but even
   today — debt-free and emergency fund in place — money can still cause
   myself that it was only Stuff, and I save money every month for
   possibly costly health issues, that in turn increase our money stress.
   be careful to not let money stress take over our lives.
   J.D.’s note: Debt used to be my biggest source of money stress. Then it
   income: I want more money all the time. I’m beginning to see, however,
   46 Responses to “Money, Stress, and Your Health”
       Stress over money can be hard on anyone. Plus money issues can
       cause of divorce in the US is money issues. It is easy to see that
       problems surrounding money can easily snowball into bigger things.
       Money issues are probably more pervasive but only because not
       the amount of money it takes to run my household and one of my
       money. I added up all of car note payments and figured out how much
       to a lot less stress, figure out how much money I’ve made over my
       I think if someone is stressed out about money, the very first step
       thirty-six, and all I think about is money!”
       My biggest stress would seem to be money but when you look deeper
       is the inability to control outside forces that made money a
       income, wiped out our saving, and put us in a position where money
       it, we did not set it up to happen. And I do believe that money
       Of course debt is a huge stressor. Without money you’re completely
       but I was STUPID with money when I was younger) that it caused me
       My ex boyfriend and I would constantly fight about money. His
       I love not being stressed about money anymore. I love having a nice
       cushion in the bank so that money problems are an annoyance, not a
       Another interesting link between money and health is that money
       JD– Maybe time to reread Your Money or Your Life for a refresher?
       money, yet didn’t worry about money at all. I could and did live
       more money (5x how much I made in grad school, 2.5x as much as a
       postdoc), I worry much more about money. In part it’s because I
       many more things more precious and valuable than money.
       money should not be another thing to worry about.
       take a corporate job he didn’t want, resulting in more money but
       Money I don’t stress about because like many here I’ve no debt and
       along with a good retirement savings. Money is fine as long as I
       emergency fund I was terribly stressed about money. I think some of
       Money stress sucks.
       really think money problems are more intertwined with depression,
       A person who is depressed is likely to develop money problems
       having a lot of physical health problems, that can lead to money
       And another option is that instead of one causing the other (money
       problems cause stress OR stress/health problems causes money
       tired of fighting about money. Finally facing the fact that I will
       being responsible with money can empower you in ways that on the
       don’t worry about it and it’s only money so maybe I should just
       institute. In part to help me learn to stay accountable with money!
       my husband has a good job, we have money in the bank, contribute
       more on the money. I could sense your passion in many of the
       money.
       to figure out how to do it, but had no extra money at that time to
       that money can cause! There were many days I wished I wouldn’t wake
       Conversely, people can be stressed about having money. A 2009
       related to the amount of money or assets you have; if you worry all
       everyone’s mood, but it may work for you. For more on money and
       with money and debt. Together we help each other get out of debt
       there is a correlation between money problems and health related