Are You Dealing With Financial pressure
It is difficult to deal with the financial pressure if you are trying to balance a budget or to keep within certain limits. It is difficult to explain, if you are trying to save money, to other family members and the reasons behind your saving.
If you are in debt and want to get out then you need to work together with your partner to ensure you are on the same page. If you are working against each other, you are going to cause more stress and it can have a negative impact on your budget and your relationship.
Financial Pressure And Children
It might sound odd that children can put financial pressure on their parents, but it is no joke, it happens. When one of my children asked for money and I said no, it would break my heart but I knew that they couldn’t have everything they wanted no matter how they asked.
The pressure I think is growing with children seeing adverts for loans and all forms of credit. How are they ever going to learn what is right and wrong in society if they see the amount of credit is available.
It is your job as a parent to guide them in the right direction and this is difficult if you are unsure about the pressure of credit firms and their enticing adverts, trying to lure you in to take out more credit.
It is as if a financial pressure is increasing every time a new phone hits the market or a new must have gadget, it becomes difficult to tell children that the restrictions are in place not because you don’t care, but because you don’t have the money and you don’t want debt.
Financial Pressure With Society
Technology is an import part of life, it is the way forward but knowing what you can afford is important. Society is pushing the financial pressure on all people to conform to having certain phone contracts and items around the home, as well as going out socially.
My biggest fear is this pressure is going to burst and society is going to collapse. This will have a devastating effect on how people live.
Dealing With Financial Pressure At Home
If you are a couple and share the bills or put money together then you need to understand how you manage your money and the amounts available for the month in the different categories.
It is unrealistic to spend blindly on a credit or debit card without the knowledge of what is really happening when it comes to paying the bills or budgeting the accounts.
It is a joint responsibility to ensure that there is enough money to pay the bills each month. Understanding your financial situation is important if you want to live without debt. You have to have set budgets in different categories to ensure that there is enough money for any spending spree that you want to participate.
Budgeting and removing the pressure that builds when two people are unable to talk about their financial situation, money is often the area that is most likely to cause stress and argument, and dealing with it together can help each party understand the true extent of the problems.
It is not about arguing and putting blame on a high credit card bill or a loan, but working together to deal with the situation can help to create a better understanding of your own financial position and work towards a goal where you are both happy with your financial situation.
Removing Financial Pressure
When you work together, it can remove the strain that you might be feeling when it comes to the financial pressure. It is about making compromises and learning to give and take. Financial training should make up a major part in any adult’s life, understanding how to make the most of your financial position and to live sensibly with credit.
Therefore, if you are feeling under financial pressure you need to stop and look at the situation and decide: what is the best course of action for you and your family?
Hello there, Sharon, I’m visiting you from #FellowshipFriday. I appreciate your post because this is such an important topic. I couldn’t agree more that it’s important to talk to your spouse and be on the same page. Thanks for your words of wisdom.
Hi Betsy, thanks for visiting and your kind comment. It is so important to keep communication a high priority with your spouse.
For us, improving our communication (and our trust) has had the biggest impact. We both have two different approaches when it comes to money, and we’ve had to figure out how to work together. (And increasing our income has helped a lot too!) Thanks for sharing on Equipping Godly Women Fellowship Fridays!
Thanks for visiting hope to see you soon