On Thursday, May 7 at 6:00 PM, the Museum of Saving, in collaboration with Intesa Sanpaolo Innovation Center, is organizing the event “Financial Anxiety: when money becomes a mental burden” to explore strategies and practical tools for dealing with financial anxiety.
According to a recent survey (Unobravo, 2025), nearly two-thirds of the Italian population experience financial stress at least once a week, with almost 30% reporting daily anxiety.
Unexpected expenses and insufficient savings are among the most frequently cited causes, followed by income instability, persistent debt, and fear of losing one’s job.
Financial anxiety is a growing phenomenon both clinically and socially: developing strategies and tools to address it helps foster psychological and financial well-being, and supports more rational and thoughtful decision-making.
Program
6:00 – 6:20 PM: Financial anxiety: what it is and how it manifests
Giovanna Paladino, Director and curator, Museum of Saving
6:20 – 6:50 PM: Neuroscientific research project on managing financial anxiety: data and tools
Sonia D’Arcangelo, Head of Neuroscience Lab, Intesa Sanpaolo Innovation Center
Maria Donata Orfei, PhD, Research Collaborator, MoMiLab Research Unit, IMT School for Advanced Studies Lucca
6:50 – 7:00 PM: Q&A
How to participate
The event will be held online.
Participation is free, subject to registration at the following link https://forms.cloud.microsoft/r/tkGjTVUqbm
Registered participants will receive instructions for joining via the Webex platform.