This is the stuff you need to know to get smart with your money, financially fit and start making millions.
How many times have you said this to a client who hasn’t paid you? “I really need the money, even if you can give me part of the payment it would be great. I really need to pay insert YOUR reason here (my employees, my suppliers or my rent is due) and so if you could get me some money you’d be saving me”. The tone is desperate and pleading; there’s no denying that you are begging for the money.
Hours after losing my job as a big company junior executive, I called my new outplacement counsellor, ready to jump into a new role. I soon learned it’s called a career transition for a reason: you can’t just fast-forward through the job loss process.
Two years after toasting my promotion to junior executive, I was suddenly out of work, stressed and trying to piece together what just happened. Termination letter in hand, my eye zoomed down the page to find the dollar sign. There it was. The severance payment was the largest lump sum of money I’d ever received, yet I was already sweating over down-the-road mortgage payments.
The year 2020 has been eventful to say the least. If you haven’t been directly affected financially by the economic disruption, there’s a decent chance you know someone who has. Considering the current unemployment rate, shutdowns, and rising federal debt, it’s understandable that you may be feeling stressed about your finances. It may even be causing you to lose sleep. Here are some ways that you can manage your financial stress during trying times.
