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The Economic Squeeze No One Campaigns On

Every election cycle has its talking points. Jobs numbers. Inflation. Taxes. Housing. Healthcare. These issues dominate speeches, debates, and policy platforms. Yet there is a...

Why Americans Are Exhausted by Money Decisions

Ask most Americans how they feel about money right now, and the answer isn’t just “stressed.” It’s tiring. Not the short term anxiety that comes...

Are Public Insurers Becoming the New Safety Net?

For decades, insurance in the United States followed a familiar division of labor. Private insurers dominated the market, setting prices and coverage terms based...

How Debt Relief Companies Are Rewriting Their Playbook in 2026

Debt relief has always lived in the margins of the financial system. It expands during periods of stress and retreats when households regain footing....

The Psychological Weight of Permanent Bills

There was a time when bills were something households managed. Today, for many Americans, they feel more like something that manages them. Monthly obligations such...

How Disaster Prone States Are Reshaping Household Finances 

Where Americans live has always shaped their financial lives. But increasingly, geography isn’t just about cost of living or job opportunity it’s about exposure. From...

The New Cost of Stability: Why Fixed Expenses Are Breaking Family Budgets

For generations, financial stability was defined by predictability. A steady paycheck. A fixed mortgage. Bills you could plan around. Once those pieces were in...

Why Side Hustles Aren’t Closing the Wage Gap

For much of the past decade, side hustles have been sold as a financial safety valve. When wages lag, the thinking goes, workers can...

Climate Risk Is Now a Household Budget Issue: The New Financial Reality for American Families

For years, climate change was treated as a national or global challenge, something for policymakers, insurance companies, and environmental agencies to solve. But in...

Is the Insurance Industry Prepared for the Climate Era?

For decades, insurance has quietly served as the financial shock absorber of American life. Hurricanes, floods, droughts, and wildfires insurers paid, rates rose modestly,...

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