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Two in five

Two in five Americans would have a hard time coming up with $400 in an emergency. In a biweekly series, Lynn Steger Strong chronicles the disappearance of America's middle class

11 May 2020

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    Grand illusion: how the pandemic exposed we're all just pretending

    Perhaps this crisis will make space for us to acknowledge that our loss and our failures aren’t our individual faults

27 April 2020

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    Does living in New York make any financial sense after this pandemic?

    I’ve perpetuated the illusion that my family lives a stable life, but that was an absurd delusion, and it feels insane to continue as we have

13 April 2020

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    A house in the country: how the pandemic exposes 'secret money'

    I am among the lucky few with a place to stay outside New York City. My privilege is a reminder of a skewed society

30 March 2020

  • One bad week or one lost job or cancelled shift – not to mention a pandemic – is all it takes to push us backwards.

    Coronavirus: a financial emergency that turns treading water into drowning

    Things were looking up for our family, with a new job and a big move. Then coronavirus turned our lives upside down

13 March 2020

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    Which family member gets health coverage? Let's pull straws

    What do you do when your child is benefiting from very expensive therapy you struggle to afford? Sacrifice your own insurance

27 February 2020

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    A dirty secret: you can only be a writer if you can afford it

    There is nothing more sustaining to long-term creative work than time and space – and these things cost money
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