that something keeps Earth warmer than a bare rock out in space: Our atmosphere.
For the time being, cut back expenses from the wishes section until you feel like your finances are in a good place.Between news about tariffs and job losses, you might feel your anxiety rising. So, it’s important that you protect your mental health while also caring about your
, said Courtney Alev, consumer advocate at Credit Karma. Sometimes, reading too much news that can affect your finances can become overbearing and create more stress than you need.“It’s good practice to stay informed but you don’t want to let the news cycle consume you,” Alev said.If you find yourself feeling high levels of stress or anxiety when it comes to your finances, it’s best to contact a professional who can assist you, such as a financial therapist.
If looking for regular mental health services, most health insurance covers some type of mental health assistance. If you don’t have health insurance, you can look for sliding-scale therapists around the country, including through FindTreatment.gov and the Anxiety and Depression Association of America directory.Rather than worrying too much on the economics of the entire country, Alev recommends that you focus on the aspects of your personal life that you can control in order to feel more confident in case there is a recession.
“Identify any changes that you might need to make to have more of a safety net in place that could give you confidence,” Alev said.
Things you can control include budgeting, creating an emergency fund and cutting unnecessary expenses.NEW YORK (AP) — Over the four years he’s spent working on
Barry Jenkins estimates that he’s been asked why he wanted to make it at least 400 times.would want to jump into the big-budget, photorealistic animated Disney world of lions and tigers has bedeviled much of a film world that reveres him.
Countless other directors had made leaps into CGI-heavy blockbuster-making before. But Jenkins’ decision was uniquely analyzed – perhaps because there’s no more heralded, or trusted, filmmaker today under the age of 50 than Jenkins.“It just thought it was something I could not deny,” Jenkins says. “I had to do it.”