[DavidB]

I recently read that money matters are the number one cause of stress for men (according to a Harris poll conducted in early 2008). I can tell you first hand, that's been the case for me. My recent move to do this [Autopia.org and other social networks] has really put the clamp on my budget and cranked up the stress.

Anyway, if you're the kind of guy who stresses about money (or lack of it!) the current economy amounts to nothing more than a big, fat headache. Hell, even if your job hasn't changed, inflation is sucking dollars out of your wallet and the ugly housing market has taken any home equity you might have had and turned it into a deficit. It's no wonder the needle on my Stress-O-Meter is pegged!

So, how are you dealing with the financial stress?