How to handle financial stress

WBUR | By Here & Now Newsroom

Published April 16, 2026 at 12:02 PM EDT

A man, with his hand on his head, takes a break from looking through his home finances and bills. (Justin Paget/Getty Images)

Here & Now’s Lisa Mullins talks with Megan McCoy, an associate professor of personal financial planning at Kansas State University, licensed marriage and family therapist and a certified financial therapist. She shares tips on how to handle financial stress.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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