answer:I am working with the same issue, currently. On top of my current situation being perfect for this type of stress, I was raised with some very strict views about money and how/when it should be spent (aka never) and that has contributed a great deal to my fear and obsessive nature with money. I have not conquered this fear, so all that I can offer is that I often remind myself that: Other people are in the same boat. Others are often far worse off, and still manage to live happy lives. You can’t take it with you. Things don’t matter, people do.