Chris’ Corner Financial micro-stresses

There’s a troubling study I came across this week that has me thinking about something I suspect we all deal with, but maybe we’re not talking about enough: financial micro-stresses. These aren’t the big, life-shattering moments like losing a job or facing foreclosure. Instead, they’re the small financial setbacks that seem to pop up just often enough to chip away at our well-being. You know the ones I’m talking about – maybe you miss a credit card payment, notice a little drop in your credit score, or worse, realize your bank account has dipped into overdraft again. Each one, on its own, seems manageable. But when they start to pile up, the weight they carry can feel enormous.