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Could a $15,000 Deductible, Rising Grocery Bills, and Medical Debt All Hit You This Year?

Season 9 Episode 243 Published 4 days, 17 hours ago

They all sneak up on you, and none of them care how good you are with money.

This is our first ever live episode of Becoming Financially Confident, recorded and released August 31, 2026.

In this episode:

Why consumer sentiment keeps dropping, and why 77% of people have already changed how they spend day to day
Home insurance premium keeps creeping up in a supposedly quiet hurricane season, and his deductible alone could run him $15,000
Standard homeowners insurance doesn't cover flooding. Ralph found that out the hard way with his own farm sitting in a 100 year floodplain
Why groceries still feel expensive even though egg prices are down 25% from last year
What to do if medical debt shows up on your credit report now that the rules have changed
A letter from a listener, who's always been good with money and is still falling behind. Ralph reads it and lays out a real plan

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