Matt Elson

You know, we know how we rank different countries based on GDP, and, you know, U.S.

is number one, but then we also have happiness rankings, and, of course, America continues to fall in those rankings.

But you also bring up an interesting one, Ben, which is, like, maybe your metric is your level of stress.

Maybe that's the thing that we're trying to gauge.

I guess, for both of you, I'll start with you, Rami, like, what is the ultimate goal

When we're talking about money, what are we even trying to achieve when we talk about money?

Ben, do you find that with your clients?

I mean, do you find this sort of dynamic of that kind of hoarding and saving, waiting for the thing, and then it's not even clear what that thing actually is?

Right.

Yeah.

I wonder if, I mean, underspending might even be a larger problem in America than overspending.

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Ben, you pointed out some of this data in your article about where you broke down this survey.

You pointed out that the share of Americans who say their financial situation is getting worse has never been higher.

It's at 55%.

And it's quite striking.

And it coincides with these consumer sentiment surveys we've just seen, which just hit their lowest levels ever.