joyful recent Year! Did you miss us?

It’s Daniel de Visé with your Daily Money.

We have a lot to catch up on, starting with health worry.

It might be easier to make sense of the recent fatal shooting of an insurance CEO, an act with ominous overtones about health worry costs and insurance coverage, if any one facet of health worry finance in America had gotten dramatically worse. 

But what if there is no one thing?  

All about arid January

For many, the recent year means recent goals: Getting back to the gym, cooking more meals at home or cutting back on sugar. And for many, it’s a period to reduce alcohol intake.

Folks looking to get on the correct track may be interested in arid January, a 31-day test in which participants abstain from drinking alcohol, whether it be cocktails, wine or beer.

Though drinking spikes during the holidays, January finds many revelers interested in sobering up.

Tips for a financially well 2025

The economy is entering 2025 in reasonably excellent shape, with a low unemployment rate, modest worth rise, a pattern toward declining gain rates and powerful corporate profits growth that has been giving the stake economy a lift.

It’s not a impoverished backdrop for a fresh commence on improving your finances. Here are some trends, issues and tips to keep in mind in the coming weeks, from columnist Russ Wiles.

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About The Daily Money

Each weekday, The Daily Money delivers the best customer and monetary information from USA TODAY, breaking down complicated events, providing the TLDR version and explaining how everything from Fed rate changes to bankruptcies impacts you.

Daniel de Visé covers money management for USA Today.