We are approaching the end of the year exhaustion It’s not just physical or mental; financial.
Our brain feels overwhelmed for months Economic shocksdays that rise and fall to the rhythm of the dollar, and a Economic inflation Which seems to have been “normalised”, but continues to determine the way we think, decide and even sleep.
Although it may seem that we are accustomed to it, the body knows it better. We live with a constant level of preparedness. We no longer check prices with the same panic as before, however We remain emotionally connected to every movement dollarAs if our stability depends on his mood. This almost profound automatic association has a name: chronic financial stress.
We know from neuroscience that money activates the same areas of the brain that fear activates. When financial alerts occur or when a card statement arrives that is higher than we thought, the amygdala lights up, Cortisol releases and we feel this combination of anxiety and fatigue Which translates into stress, insomnia, or a feeling of loss of control.
Our mind does not distinguish between an economic threat and a real threat.L: They both put him in survival mode.
In this context, Talking about financial health is talking about mental health.
Even if we understand prices or credits, we still make decisions from them Fatigue, urgency, or illusion of controlto. The end of the year amplifies it: We want to end the year with a balance of accounts, emotions and expectations.
Therefore, more than making accounting balances, we need to activate our financial mind in a different way.
Not to count more, but to Make better financial decisions This will have an impact on how we plan (or procrastinate) for 2026.
The end of the year shouldn’t just be an accounting close. It’s time to reset our relationship with money. The real opportunity is now, in November, when we can still think, before December sweeps us away with a wave of events, expenses and obligations that separate us from what is essential: How we feel about our finances.
Financial well-being is not achieved with more control, but with ADMore awareness. Therefore, this month can become a gateway to a new way of thinking about money, based on three movements that balance the mind, body, and emotion:
- Deactivate the alarm. Our brain does not differentiate between the fear of losing money and the fear of real danger. Concern about the dollar or inflation keeps us in stressful survival mode. Realizing when this alert persists is the first step to regaining calm and making healthy decisions.
- Reconnect with the body. Money is also felt. Breathing, sleeping, moving, and rest are forms of financial well-being because they reduce anxiety and restore the brain’s ability to think clearly. Emotional regulation is the invisible foundation of all good economic decisions.
- Think long term. Financial exhaustion comes from the short term, from reacting to every change in the market or every unexpected expense. Building economic tranquility is today an act of rebellion. Thinking of time as an ally, rather than an enemy, means having internal control again, beyond what happens on the outside.
At this point in the year, we need a break more than just paychecks.
Money is learned by the mind, balanced by the body, and transformed by the emotions.
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