Why Money Feels Tight Before Payday Even When Nothing Went Wrong

It's a few days before payday. You're at the grocery store with an ordinary cart, doing math in your head as the total climbs, and you hold your breath for half a second when you tap the card. Two weeks ago, with the same paycheck, you felt fine. That tight feeling isn't always about spending too much. This episode looks at cash flow, the simple idea that money arrives on one schedule and leaves on another. It draws on bank-account research showing how much income and spending can swing from month to month across many families, and how...