Florida is now one of the most financially stressed states in the country, second only to another Southern state, according to a new report by WalletHub, which defines financial distress as having credit in forbearance or deferring payments due to financial difficulty.

“When you combine data about people delaying payments with other metrics like bankruptcy filings and credit score changes, it paints a good picture of the overall economic trends of a state,” WalletHub analyst Chip Lupo said about the findings.

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    8 hours ago

    Yeah I’m pretty sure it costs more than 1700 just to keep your house a livable temperature throughout the year. Gamed fairly regularly with a dude in Alaska and he had to get heating oil like once a month and it was something like 300 bucks to fill if I remember correctly.