First, you must understand that the abundance of money or the lack of it affects security. To know where money would come from, the time of its coming,and how much it is going to be, increases, to some extent the confidence in your spouse, your employer, or to a financial institution.
Your real emotions about money lies under beneath the surface of your spending habits. Financial security can determine your happiness, how loved you feel, or how respected you are treated. On the other hand, an unstable economy can threaten your job and brings a feeling of hopelessness which may lead to many money troubles.
Second, you must know yourself and your attitudes about money. It will help you identify your fears and makes you aware of your emotions about money. How your parents have helped you shape your view of money in your childhood has something to do about this. You are capable of making good money decisions once you know how emotions and money are interconnected.
Make an inventory of your feelings about money. It can help you become a better financial manager. Begin asking yourself about your personal feelings about money. Identify the factors that make an impact in your financial decisions. Run down how many times you make decisions based on what your feel. It will surely surprise you that indeed, emotions have something to do about how intelligent or how immature our financial decisions are.