Financial Woes

I have had so many surprise expenses this month not even related to the holidays. I had built up this emergency fund to dive into when things came up, but this month I had car troubles and extra doctor's bills and a speeding ticket to pay. Now I'm wiped out and feeling really defeated. I've been trying so hard to get control of my money because financial problems are the chief issue of my anxiety. And now, this huge set back.

Normally, I would get really depressed about this and feel like nothing is ever going to get better. How do I head that off? How can I fight off the feeling that I'm never going to get ahead? With money, with medicines, with relationships...I feel like I just keep slamming into walls and can't make any progress.

lithiumloveaffair wrote:I have had so many surprise expenses this month not even related to the holidays. I had built up this emergency fund to dive into when things came up, but this month I had car troubles and extra doctor's bills and a speeding ticket to pay. Now I'm wiped out and feeling really defeated. I've been trying so hard to get control of my money because financial problems are the chief issue of my anxiety. And now, this huge set back.

Normally, I would get really depressed about this and feel like nothing is ever going to get better. How do I head that off? How can I fight off the feeling that I'm never going to get ahead? With money, with medicines, with relationships...I feel like I just keep slamming into walls and can't make any progress.

Sorry to hear that money is a problem for you hon. I think there are a couple of things you can tell yourself. The first is that things are not going to be like this forever. You will have money again and this will all be just a memory. The other thing is about juggling money between places - this is what I do - moving it around as needed between accounts - it can be helpful to do something like this when you dont have a lot of money. But please remember this will pass.

Huge hugs

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