A Personal Recession Toolkit
Credit card balances were up last year, and interest rates have gone up, too. That can weigh on your finances in the event of a recession. OLIVIER DOULIERY/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Credit card balances were up last year, and interest rates have gone up, too. That can weigh on your finances in the event of a recession.
OLIVIER DOULIERY/AFP via Getty ImagesSigns of a forthcoming recession seem to be everywhere: from grocery stores, where food prices are soaring, to Fortune 500 companies, where workers are being let go by the thousand.
Survey after survey shows fears of recession are high. And if one does come, navigating the downturn can be tricky.
NPR's Arezou Rezvani shares advice from economists and personal finance experts on how to prepare for a potential recession.
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This episode was produced by Connor Donevan. It was edited by Uri Berliner and William Troop. Our executive producer is Sami Yenigun.