09/04/2026
In the past 12 months, over 18 million Aussies have said they feel stressed about paying their household bills and living expenses. As the cost of living in Australia rises, the rate of financial stress increases.
Although we may not be able to control the situation or resolve these big issues, we can find small ways to manage the stress.
โข ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ฎ ๐ฐ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฏ๐๐ฑ๐ด๐ฒ๐.
Planning your expenditures can assist in breaking down the stress.
โข ๐๐ถ๐บ๐ถ๐ ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ผ๐บ๐๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ผ๐น๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ด.
Disconnect from reading or watching news on finances.
โข ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ๐.
Sometimes we are unable to change our situations, and the best solution can be to stay grounded in the present moment.
โข ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ฐ๐น๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด๐ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฎ๐น๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ ๐ผ๐๐ป.
Small steps no matter how effective means doing something under your control. Reuse plastic bags or packaging instead of bin bags, reuse glass jars, use old towels instead of paper towels.
โข ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ณ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐๐ป๐๐ฒ๐น๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฎ๐ ๐ ๐๐๐
Everyone deserves mental health support regardless of their financial circumstances. The wellness hub psychology clinic offers affordable counselling sessions, so you donโt have to face this challenge alone.
For specific support based on your unique needs, you can book an appointment here with our counsellors at the Mental Health Foundation Australia.
https://wellnesshub.mhfa.org.au/
