Nicole Lapin

And so if people are hearing this,

you know, a bunch of scary headlines out of Washington, like skyrocketing debt.

And then, you know, inflation that we saw a few years ago that was runaway and, you know, possibly could happen again.

And think, what is all of this even, why am I doing any of this?

Is it even worth it to be saving and budgeting and investing?

Always a good

So it's not the velocity or intensity of what's happening in the news.

It's the velocity, intensity of the consumption.

And how fast it's coming at us.

We've never not recovered from a single recession or depression in U.S.

history.

We're just seeing it a lot more in our face now.

That's right.

And speaking of scary headlines, as you guys know, I lost my home in the L.A.

fires.

U.S.

Bank has been with me during such a difficult time and such a big part of the community.

So thank you personally, Kate.

You're an Angeleno, so you've probably also been affected in one way or another.

It was, I mean, as somebody who covers this every single day, going through it myself was a masterclass on how to financially prepare for unexpected disasters or hardships.