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Many Americans are finding it harder to stretch their budgets

 — and wondering when they’ll feel some financial relief. 

Inflation, higher gas prices and difficulty keeping up with bills and other payments — like buy now, pay later loans — are straining household budgets, while tariffs and changing trade relationships, including with Canada, raise concerns about additional costs.

Coming up at 9 a.m. on Monday, MPR News host Angela Davis and her guests talk about why so many people feel financially squeezed, what’s driving these pressures and what they reveal about the broader economy.

Have you been feeling a financial pinch? How’s the economy affecting how you choose to spend your money? 

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Coming up at 9 a.m. on Monday, MPR News host Angela Davis talks about why so many Americans feel financially squeezed. From soaring airfares to trouble keeping up with buy now, pay later loans, they’ll examine what’s straining household budgets — and what those pressures reveal about the economy.

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