I hope you don’t mind me writing about “financial illnesses” lately. The other day, I talked about why we need to stop “comparisonitis” as well as how to prevent from experiencing it again.
The purpose is to help you know whether you carry the illness. And if you do, then let’s help each other find ways to heal it.
Today, we will talk about financial obesity. I first heard this type of financial illness from author and motivational speaker Larry M. Jacobson.
According to Larry, financial obesity pertains to one’s obsessive and self-sabotaging need to constantly overspend and remain financially unhealthy. Like over-eaters, the financially obese allow fear to prevent them from achieving their personal and financial success they desire. Continue reading Are You Suffering From Financial Obesity?