Does anyone else get sick...
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Does anyone else get sick...
| Wed, 07-15-2009 - 8:29pm |
when they check their banking account balances? Everyday I log onto my banking website with a nauseous feeling in my stomach. I don't know why. SOmetimes I admit I do run a little close in my checking account, but I shouldn't be feeling this way.
I just want to see if anyone else feels this same way?
I just want to see if anyone else feels this same way?






I can't say I've gotten sick about logging in to check accounts BUT I used to feel sick over money sometimes. I found that the sick feeling tended to come with feeling out of control. To get rid of it I did two things: Started by creating a buffer in my account of $100 that sits there no matter what ($100 is my $0 and I don't even count it towards efunds, savings etc). This way, if I goof, there is less chance it will ding me.
The second thing is keeping track of everything that comes in and goes out of my bank account. I know when all bills are due, what checks haven't cleared, what comes out automatically, then I round up (i.e. a bill is 132.45 and I record it for $135) Again, giving a bit of a buffer in case of an oops (and this is
Bex -
No, I don't get sick to my stomach, I'm just so damned obsessed with numbers and my budget, it's like my mind never rest.
Norma
"Patience is the best remedy for every trouble"- Plautus
Definitely.
Lulu-
I used to feel that way, but do not any longer.
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I am realizing this paycheck that my anxiety issue (or most of it)
Tricia
I actually find I'm the opposite.
Kate
LuLu-
The grocery store is a place where you can really blow a budget pretty easily and once I reigned in that monster, the rest was much easier.
I budget $150 every two weeks for groceries (includes toiletries in my case.)
It is a pattern well learned. After years of living too close to the edge we recovered and paid off our debts. Our incomes improved and we live a debt free life now. Except for the mortgage.
But still, my stomach gets sick when I check the accounts. All accounts. Credit cards and checking accounts. I feel as though I'm afraid it'll all evaporate or suddenly I'll forget to pay a bill.
But some of mine is rooted in an OCD type personality. Checking and rechecking......