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- No. 10 The coverage you can’t afford to keep12 Sept 2026 · Home insurance premiums are up 46% since 2021, and almost half of homeowners now say the bill rivals the mortgage payment.
- No. 9 The password your spouse doesn’t have11 Sept 2026 · A bank survey finds 59% of adults scared or embarrassed to talk money with a partner, and 30% have hidden a financial decision.
- No. 8 The net underneath a job you still have10 Sept 2026 · The August jobs report was solid. Days later, fear of a bad economy hit its highest point since a pandemic shut the country down.
- No. 7 Ten minutes, twice a day9 Sept 2026 · Nearly half the country says it is cutting back on the news, and the anxiety numbers say that is not holding yet.
- No. 6 Can we afford to be parents?8 Sept 2026 · The birth rate hit a record low the same year a nanny started running $870 a week.
- No. 5 When your family stopped talking about anything else7 Sept 2026 · About a third of Americans have ended a relationship over politics, and the midterms are 8 weeks out.
- No. 4 The appointment you did not make6 Sept 2026 · Insurers have filed for another double-digit increase, and a quarter of adults have already put off treatment over the cost.
- No. 3 The child you cannot reach6 Sept 2026 · New phone rules meet a new school year. The argument is about attention, and the fear underneath it is about being able to reach your child.
- No. 2 The number that doesn’t match your receipt5 Sept 2026 · Official inflation is 3.4% and gasoline is up nearly a third in a year, and both of those numbers are true.
- No. 1 The layoff that hasn’t come4 Sept 2026 · AI job fear hit a record high in the same month that layoffs fell to their lowest level in 4 years.
Scheduled
- ScheduledPraying for a country you are angry atHeld for the week after the midterms. On praying for people you are angry at, and what that does to the anger over time.
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