How Burnout Reshapes Your Relationship with Your Money

In this episode of The Burnout Podcast, Lucas and Luna explore how chronic workplace exhaustion quietly rewires your financial decisions. From impulsive spending to an inability to plan beyond the next paycheque, burnout affects money in ways we rarely talk about. They anchor the conversation in a 2025 Bank of America study that found 64 percent of burned-out workers reported unplanned purchases at least once a week, and they discuss the psychology of 'revenge spending' and why financial planning feels impossible when your energy is depleted. Lucas shares the story of a London-based marketing manager who, after two years of overwork, found herself with a closet full of pricey coats she couldn't remember buying. Luna brings in the concept of 'decision fatigue' and its measurable impact on financial choices. They end with one concrete, low-effort strategy to rebuild a healthier money relationship: automating a tiny 'fun fund' transfer that gives burnout brains a safe outlet for impulse buying. Practical, honest, and grounded in both research and real-life experience. #Burnout #FinancialWellness #CareerAdvice #WorkplaceExhaustion #MoneyPsychology #DecisionFatigue #RevengeSpending #SustainableCareer #FexingoBusiness #BusinessPodcast #Careers #BurnoutRecovery #PersonalFinance #ImpulseBuying #FinancialPlanning #SelfCare #MentalHealth #WorkLifeBalance Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo