Russians fear more and more not to get rich, but simply to remain without money. Financial anxiety in Russia has increased almost 2-3 times over the course of 3 years. Russians are afraid of losing even the income they have now, they postpone necessary purchases and hold on to work that has brought neither pleasure nor prospects for a long time. Sounds familiar, doesn't it? The reason is instability in the job market and constant uncertainty about money.
Psychologists point out that the most common request today is to change a profession to a more profitable one, but in such a way that you do not jeopardize your current earnings and do not lose money in the conversion process. It turns out that it is a kind of vicious circle, because a person wants to earn more, but is afraid to take even the first step, because he is not sure that he will be able to survive the period of change. In second place is the need to save. People put off buying housing, refuse to travel and cut back on expenses even in a place where we are not talking about luxury, but about a normal quality of life. The third problem is money disputes at work and in business. Anxiety also changes daily behavior. Some are starting to buy goods for future use, fearing further price increases. Others save literally everything, including essentials, and then are forced to buy the same goods, but at a higher price. Trying to save today results in additional expenses tomorrow. And this comes amid other worrying indicators. It was previously reported that 86% of Russians at least sometimes face a lack of money, and some lack up to 20,000 rubles to survive until their next paycheck. And economic anxiety is no longer reduced to fear of poverty. It begins to dictate decisions in life: where to work, what to study, when to start a family, whether to buy housing and whether you can even afford a vacation. And when a person is afraid of losing even what he has, he stops planning for the future.