How Do You Cope With Financial Stress?

If finances are a stressor for you, be sure you're coping using healthy, sustainable methods.

Tax Day is here… are you feeling the heat?

Tax season can be a significant source of stress for many. If you’re feeling stressed out, or want to learn how to better manage future financial stressors, here are three basic methods for coping.

Task-Oriented Methods are skills designed to change the nature of the stressor itself or how one thinks about it.
Emotion-Oriented Strategies involve efforts to regulate the emotional consequences of stressful events.
Avoidance-Oriented Methods are unhealthy strategies that keep you from directly addressing stressful events.

If finances are a stressor for you, which method of coping do you employ?

As always, you can contact us if you need help or guidance with your finances.