Anxious About Money

[Panic57]

I have to pay something by the tenth but I haven't got paid yet.  I don't know how else I'm going to come up with and extra hundred and fifty dollars in ten days.  I'm freaking out.  I can't even focus on the work I have right now because I know it pays at the end of the month and it'll be to late.  I need to pay this off or the late fee will eat me alive.  My credit is bust so I can't borrow it and no one in my family will help me out.  It's so bad that I'm grinding my teeth in the middle of the night, my head is fuzzy, and I've been so fidgety. 

 

[Sue]

Financial troubles are stressful and hard on you. I have my share of them too. Do you have anything that you could sell? Even clothes that you nice longer wear. People will buy stuff and every little bit adds up. I hope you are able to come up with something so that you aren't stuck paying late fees.

 

[Choochoo]

I am going through this state myself as of now. At this point I am constantly thinking of where I will earn some extra money but I can only hope that something pops up within the next few weeks. I'm sorry I can't be more helpful but I just wanted to come by and wish you well as I know how you are feeling right now. Currently I'm researching about any other online means that I can possibly make some money out of but so far I have not come across anything that helpful. 

 

[fuzyon]

I'm struggling with money right now as well, I need to buy a car desperately because work and studies are far away from my house and my budget is pretty tight, I've been anxious about it for a while and I'm still not in a good place with the situation, I'm sorry to hear about your problems. Have you talked to the people you have to pay to check if you can delay the payment? My TV company allows that and you don't get any late fees, try calling them about it.

 

[mauricioq]

This is the worst for me, having no money makes me really anxious and nervous, it's terrible. What I do now it's always having some money on the side, so if something happens I know I can count on it to cover. Even worse it's when you had no job, that already happened to me and I almost caught a depression.

 

[LionTurtle]

I'm in the same boat. I'm a month behind on my car payment and a couple months behind on other things. It's really stressing me out and making me depressed. I feel like I'm just treading water and can never get ahead. I just started my second job again after being off for the summer, things will get better soon at least 

 

[cluckeyo]

Online work is really nice to remedy financial shortages. I always send mine to Paypal. You can do a little bit of work and before you know it, you are cashing out to Paypal. From there I always route mine to my bank so that it can be used as needed. You can gather up $50 pretty fast doing online work. 

 

[kgord]

Online work does help but it is no panacea when you have financial woes. Trust me on this one. I just think that you probably have to look for another job, or at least I do, because what I am doing does not pay the bills. Unfortunately, even though there are presumably alot of jobs on there int he market, employers seem to be very selective about who they hire and who they don't and it can be frustrating.

 

[DDNatureLover]

Wow, I just created a thread about how spending money brings on anxiety. I'm glad to see I'm not the only one in this situation, although I wish none of us was. I just had to spend money I don't have to fix something that couldn't be put off, and I can definitely relate to your stress. I've got bill collectors calling me for medical expenses and I'm hoping I can give them a little money to stop the calls. I'm afraid every time I drive my car that it will fall apart, and there's no money in sight to use to fix it or replace it. I just keep entering sweepstakes and contests in the hope that something will get better. 

 

[HappyKoi]

Same here.  Financial troubles are the worst.  I've been in so much financial difficulty that even when I do have money, and more than enough, I'm so used to not having any that I go into panic mode for no reason at all.  It's gotten to the point where I freak out over spending $5 on a meal.  It's hard for me to even think about paying some bills because the anxiety is just overwhelming.  For me, the holiday season is actually easier financially because I don't have many gifts to buy and it's holiday retail work season, which means a lot of overtime and money in my pocket.  February on is where things start to really get tight.

 

[misszerable]

Money had been tight for me lately and that's why I have decided to come out of my self-imposed retirement to look for a real job. Online work is just so much work! Perhaps not as much as an accounting work, but the pay is really not commensurate to one's time and effort. I'm just thankful for my small business but even that can be a cause for anxiety because the vehicle for hire can just break down anytime and that would mean huge outlay on my part.