Category Archives: Money Management & ADHD
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The ADHD-Friendly Guide to Filing Taxes
Posted on January 26, 2023 by CoachRudy in ADHD & Organization, Adult ADD/ADHD, Money Management & ADHD.Why do so many of us put off doing taxes until April? Because it’s all so overwhelming! Use these tips to overcome common hurdles, find the right paperwork, and simplify the process so you’re done before April 15. Read the full article
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Avoid Impulsive Spending with ADHD
Posted on January 16, 2023 by CoachRudy in Money Management & ADHD.For many people with ADHD, it is hard to resist impulsive spending. Impulsivity is one of the major symptoms of ADHD, so it is not uncommon for those with ADHD to buy first and think later. Sure, impulsive spending may leave you with the challenge of storing all of your new purchases. But the real issue is […]
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Shopping is a nightmare’: how ADHD affects people’s spending habits
Posted on July 14, 2022 by CoachRudy in Adult ADD/ADHD, Money Management & ADHD.For most of us, popping to the supermarket is a mundane chore but for Hannah Crawford it’s a task that can fill her with dread. “A supermarket is a nightmare,” says the 24-year-old, who describes going to buy food as “like being a three-year-old in a sweet shop”. Crawford says it can be an overwhelming, […]
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ADHD debt help: Managing finances can be tough, but not unmanageable
Posted on June 15, 2020 by CoachRudy in ADHD & Impulsivity, Money Management & ADHD.We’ve all made financial decisions we’ve come to regret. Now, let’s add another wrinkle to this scenario. What if you knew these purchases were impulsive but you made them anyway? What if you knew bills were piling up but you weren’t able to bring yourself to look at them, let alone pay them? What if […]
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The ADHD-Friendly Guide to Filing Taxes
Posted on January 10, 2020 by CoachRudy in Money Management & ADHD.By Harriet Steinberg Why do so many of us put off doing taxes until April? Because it’s all so overwhelming! Use these tips to overcome common hurdles, find the right paperwork, and simplify the process so you’re done before April 15. Read the full article
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The ADHD-Friendly Guide to Filing Taxes
Posted on January 17, 2019 by CoachRudy in Adult ADD/ADHD, Money Management & ADHD.By Harriet Steinberg Why do so many of us put off doing taxes until April? Because it’s all so overwhelming! Use these tips to overcome common hurdles, find the right paperwork, and simplify the process so you’re done before April 15. Keep things simple. What do you need to get started? 1. Create a file […]
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Shop ‘Til You Drop No More
Posted on July 20, 2017 by CoachRudy in ADHD Self Management, Money Management & ADHD.By Sandy Maynard Quick: What’s your least favorite thing to do? If you’re like my ADHD clients, shopping for groceries is right up there, along with paying bills and doing laundry. Supermarkets seem to be designed to play tricks on the ADHD mind, with their eye-catching displays, seductive product packaging, and food choices too numerous […]
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Organize Financial Documents For Taxes the ADHD Way
Posted on January 10, 2017 by CoachRudy in Money Management & ADHD.By Diane Lane Orderly record keeping may not be the most interesting project for an adult with attention deficit disorder (ADD/ADHD) to undertake, but I’ve learned, through hard experience, that it has to be done. With tax time upon us, it’s even more important than ever to get a head start on personal filing. Here […]
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Holiday Budgets Made Easy
Posted on December 5, 2016 by CoachRudy in ADHD & Holidays, Money Management & ADHD.Adults with attention deficit disorder (ADD ADHD) are prone to overspending — especially during the holidays. But if you think you have problems reining in expenditures on gifts, parties, and so on, you should meet my client Roberta, a 36-year-old single mom with ADHD. At least you should have met Roberta before I helped her […]
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Adult ADHD: Don’t be impulsive
Posted on November 28, 2016 by CoachRudy in ADHD & Holidays, Executive Function, Money Management & ADHD.As the year winds down and we find ourselves eating more, spending more and thinking less, adults with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) need to work harder to control impulsive habits. “ADHD has three basic groups of symptoms: inattention, impulsivity and hyperactivity,” says Dr Rykie Liebenberg, psychiatrist and convener of the South African ADHD Special […]
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