Posted on 05/08/2018 11:39:34 AM PDT by ChicagoConservative27
Americans are stressed out.
People are plagued by financial anxiety, according to the results of an annual poll of 1,004 adults conducted by the American Psychiatric Association released Monday.
This years national anxiety score derived by mean scores on a scale of zero to 100 is 51, a five-point jump since 2017. Two-thirds of respondents said they were extremely or somewhat anxious about paying their bills or expenses. Last year, 56 percent of people reported financial worries.
But some people are more worried than others about finances. Women are more anxious than men and also had a greater increase in anxiety than men this year compared to last year. More than half (57 percent) of women 18 to 49 years of age reported being more anxious this year, compared to 38 percent of men in that age group.
Nearly four in five Hispanic adults reported concerns about paying the bills, as did three-quarters of women and young adults (ages 18 to 34).
Only 19 percent of people reported being less anxious than they were a year ago, whereas 39 percent were more worried. That increased stress and anxiety can significantly impact many aspects of peoples lives, including their mental health, and it can affect families, APA president Anita Everett said in the report. Only anxieties about health and safety outranked financial anxiety.
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Don't forget School taxes. In NYS they can be 5-25,000 a year and growing at 3-6%
Good one.
Now just cheerfully send bills to Bernie and the Millenials who love socialism. They won’t mind paying.
Why? Too many bills, not enough income? Few bills, not enough income? Enough income, just a worrier?
If you have savings that you've properly earned and saved, and you're providing for your family and any future financial needs, why do you feel badly about spending money?
Are you suggesting that you can't go out for a nice meal with your family and enjoy it? Take a vacation in your favorite place? Pay to purchase tools or equipment to enjoy a favorite hobby or recreation?
Just curious.
Sound and fury signifying nothing
I’ll be 70 3 months, I have to make the hard choice of paying for VISION or DENTAL both which will cost Thousands of $$ each, despite the fact we have Medicare/Tricare Life. VISION wins.
NEITHER ARE COVERED SERVICES.
“Nearly four in five Hispanic adults reported concerns about paying the bills,”
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They might consider moving to Mexico or Central America——much cheaper to live there.
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You can sure tell its an election year.
The liberal victim whining has commenced.
Last week I went to the “eye doctor” for an exam and glasses. My Blue Cross of Arkansas doesn’t cover “vision”. It would however if I Needed an eye operation. The clinic decided they would try to sneak the visit past Blue Cross as a “medical exam” rather than “vision”. If successful they will save me $135.00.
The results: far sightedness, wear and tear on the lenses, and larger than normal optic nerves.
We dont owe anyone anything. House and cars paid for but yeah, youre right. Those monthly recurring bills are a pain. Cable, PG&E, car insurance, house insurance, health insurance, water, gas, phone. They really add up. We can afford them but it always surprises me how much the total is.
Read that elsewhere too.
Lasix to repair badly done Cataract implants left Ripples on the Corneas, NO FIX for that, the upper and lower blockage in the Meibomian gland on the eyelid cleaning is NOT covered, nor are any of the lubricant eye drops I use up to 12 times or more a day, and several times at night. $15 or more a small bottle. All 4 tear ducts are cauterized shut, should not have DRY EYES. But ALL Hypertension meds cause excessive dryness and GI issues. NONE of it is repairable.
Wow,how do you sleep? I have the fault of Mineral Men: a flubby heart and high blood pressure. Yet the high blood pressure medicine doesn’t seem to have any side effects.
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