It’s not just burnout. It’s money fatigue. You’ve tracked your expenses, skipped the coffee, set up your spreadsheets, watched every “how to save more” video, and somehow, it still feels like you’re running in place. If you’ve ever found yourself emotionally exhausted just thinking about your budget, you’re not alone, and you’re not broken.
In a culture obsessed with financial optimization, it’s easy to feel like you’re failing if you’re not hyper-focused on money 24/7. But the truth is that constantly worrying about your finances can wear you down. It’s not that you don’t care. It’s that you care so much, for so long, that your brain and body start to rebel. That’s money fatigue, and we need to talk about it.
