Florida is now one of the most financially stressed states in the country, second only to another Southern state, according to a new report by WalletHub, which defines financial distress as having credit in forbearance or deferring payments due to financial difficulty.

“When you combine data about people delaying payments with other metrics like bankruptcy filings and credit score changes, it paints a good picture of the overall economic trends of a state,” WalletHub analyst Chip Lupo said about the findings.

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    1 month ago

    Oklahoman - I tried applying for unemployment earlier this year, and couldn’t figure it out.

    When I was in college I wanted to apply for food stamps, you specifically can not get food stamps if you are taking college classes.

    I desperately need legal assistance, I called the legal aid service and they told me they only help seniors with evictions.

    I need to see a doctor and a therapist, I can’t. I have no idea what the services would even vex

    I used to volunteer at the food banks. I know that process is giving up an entire morning or afternoon, having to bring a shit ton of documentation, and getting expired food. So I’m going to live on cans of ravioli and hot dogs.

    I am so god damn sick of people telling me that help exists. There is no help.