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

They all sneak up on you, and none of them care how good you are with money.becomingfinanciallyconfident.com/liveThis 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 dayHome insurance premium keeps creeping up in a supposedly quiet hurricane season, and his deductible alone could run him $15,000Standard homeowners insurance doesn't cover flooding. Ralph found that out the hard way with his own farm sitting in a 100 year floodplainWhy groceries still feel expensive even though egg prices are down 25% from last yearWhat to do if medical debt shows up on your credit report now that the rules have changedA letter from a listener, who's always been good with money and is still falling behind. Ralph reads it and lays out a real planLinks referenced in this episode:becomingfinanciallyconfident.combecomingfinanciallyconfident.com/quickenannualcreditreport.combecomingfinanciallyconfident.com/ezwill