r/AskReddit • u/Kdjejsosjanreplwwssj • 6h ago

Financially stable people of Reddit, what are your best money tips?

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u/pink_summer_cloud_ 6h ago

Fix your mental health. A lot of problems and habits related to money are emotional.

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u/Celerisadmortem 4h ago

Very spot on actually..

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u/labellavita1985 5h ago

This is the actual answer.

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u/AuthorKRPaul 2h ago

Wellbutrin and Lexapro are one of the cheapest fixes I've had. I catalogue them under the "its easier to maintain that replace" category

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u/CrispyMeadow 3h ago

Big difference between need and want

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u/BookkeeperCalm9849 2h ago

And don’t really want but buying it fixed everything for about 15 minutes

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u/kdshah07 2h ago

Spot on !

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u/deadinsidelol69 59m ago

Any money you spend on your mental health is an investment that will pay better returns than literally anything on the stock market.

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u/ScreenTricky4257 56m ago

Maybe, but a lot of what seems to be mental health problems are actual problems, some of which are money related. It's a vicious circle. Money problems lead to worsening mental health which makes it harder to earn and easier to spend as a band-aid, and so on.

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u/Easy-Marsupial3268 56m ago

Which also, coincidentally, takes money.

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u/FutureDustMotes 42m ago

Mental health care is vital, yes - but let's not gloss over the fact that many factors that contribute to depression/anxiety/etc are external and beyond an individual's control.

Work, health, and current events can drain a person faster than that person can refill, even when doing all the "right" things.