{"id":13238,"date":"2020-06-22T11:44:49","date_gmt":"2020-06-22T18:44:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/?p=13238"},"modified":"2020-06-22T11:44:49","modified_gmt":"2020-06-22T18:44:49","slug":"three-tips-to-ease-money-mistakes-with-bipolar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/three-tips-to-ease-money-mistakes-with-bipolar\/","title":{"rendered":"Three Tips to Ease Money Mistakes with Bipolar"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote><p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-13240 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/money-insta-one-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/money-insta-one-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/money-insta-one-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/money-insta-one-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/money-insta-one-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/money-insta-one-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/money-insta-one-2048x2048.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/money-insta-one-400x400.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Oh my! I have lost SO much money due to this illness. Whether it&#8217;s manic spending or losing money because I can&#8217;t work, my finances are deeply impacted by bipolar. I think about this topic often and wanted to share what I do today to help myself maintain as much financial stability as possible&#8230;. This article from the wonderful <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bphope.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bp Magazine<\/a> explains my system.\u00a0<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2>Three Tips to Ease Money Mistakes with Bipolar<\/h2>\n<h3><em>In the moment, manic spending feels good and depression spending feels uplifting. It\u2019s no wonder that we get caught out even after 20 years of managing bipolar successfully!<\/em><\/h3>\n<h3>Bipolar Disorder and Financial Fallout<\/h3>\n<p>Is there any illness in the world that picks up and throws a person around like bipolar? I don\u2019t think so! I\u2019ve spent all of my adult life in either the plus or negative column financially due to bipolar disorder, and I would like to share the plan I use to prevent the biggest bipolar financial disasters. This is not a new topic, but I hope that my 20-plus years of experience managing money while alternately manic and depressed can help those new to the illness find balance a lot sooner than I did!<\/p>\n<h4>#1 I Face the Reality That I Don\u2019t Think Clearly When in a Mood Swing.<\/h4>\n<p>If this is reality, doesn\u2019t it make sense that there is simply NO way to make smart financial decisions when in a mood swing? Even after all of this time, I\u2019m shocked that mania creeps up on me and I buy five stuffed animals because they would look really great in my next video. I have people in my life who know what I spend, and I give them permission to ask me questions and help me if they see my spending patterns change. I am always upset and embarrassed that mania grabbed me once again, but I do listen eventually!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bphope.com\/blog\/three-tips-ease-money-mistakes-bipolar-disorder-management\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Click here to read the rest of the article on the Bp Magazine website.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<h1><em><strong>Julie\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the moment, manic spending feels good and depression spending feels uplifting. 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