financial education

The difference between Money Stress and Distress

Money Distress

The fear and anxiety based on something that is real
YOU don’t have enough money and you

• • Unable to pay your regular payments
• • Miss credit or loan instalments
• • Live from paycheck to paycheck
• • Use credit to pay for essentials or existing debt

Money Stress

The fear anxiety based on something imagined It is Subtle – not easy to spot

• • You fear of not having enough money Overwork to earn more
• • You’re never satisfied; the ‘what-ifs of life’ dominate your thoughts
• • You underspend and postpone spending as much as possible
• • Save for the wrong reasons - not spending is not a good reason to save