16 Real People Affected By the Coronavirus Give Their Best Financial Advice
Learn how you can get through the pandemic. By Erica Corbin July 17, 2020
The coronavirus, also known as COVID-19, has taken over the world. As of March 30, 2020, there were more than 770,000 cases and nearly 37,000 deaths reported worldwide. It has affected the young and old alike and turned daily life in nearly every country into a surreal nightmare.
From a financial point of view alone, it’s an extremely uncertain and stressful time. Millions of people are unable to work and yet still must pay rent, car payments, student loan debt and more. Buying groceries and other essentials has become a challenge for many, too, and not just because there isn’t enough toilet paper to go around. However, this doesn’t mean there aren’t ways of getting through this pandemic. GOBankingRates spoke with 16 people around the world who have been affected by the coronavirus, from job losses to life-threatening health concerns, and asked them for their best financial advice. Learn what you can do to manage your money during the outbreak.
1. They Nearly Got Stranded Abroad and Had To Buy an Emergency Flight Home
Nicole Diaz and her husband were in Ireland celebrating her 30th birthday when the coronavirus really started taking over. In the days leading up to their trip, more and more tours had been postponed and the country’s annual St. Patrick’s Day parade, which drew 500,000 people last year, was canceled.
They had been in the country for less than 48 hours when they learned that they needed to fly home to California immediately. “We had to buy an emergency flight back to the U.S. once we saw that Ireland got added to the travel ban list,” Diaz said. “We ended up shelling out a little over $2,000 on the emergency flight back to Los Angeles.” Fortunately, they were able to get home and enter self-isolation immediately.
Advice: Save 20% of Your Paycheck
“If I could give others advice, it would be to make sure you always have a cushion for emergencies like this,” Diaz said. “Thankfully, we had that cushion. I’ve been making it a habit to put at least 20% of my paycheck away toward savings and so this extra money helped us a lot.”
Diaz recognizes that this is easier said than done when you’re living paycheck to paycheck. However, there are ways to save 20% more of your paycheck without even trying.
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Reset Intelligence: Iraq Puts Its Budget to a Vote.
By Reset Intelligence | @EXIT_FIAT
Iraq's cabinet is reported to be meeting in an extraordinary session on Saturday with one item on the table: the 2027 budget. A source inside the governing alliance says it could slip to early next week. It is the first full budget Iraq has put to a vote since 2023.
In early September the government promised a vote within the month and a deficit no bigger than 3%. The bill arrives 2 months late. Its deficit is reported near a fifth of everything it spends, and it converts oil dollars at 1,500, the rate the Central Bank has used since October 7.
Oil Drops As Markets Await US Election Results
2026-11-04 Shafaq News Oil prices slipped in early trade on Wednesday as investors awaited the results of the US midterm elections and their potential impact on peace talks in the Middle East, even after industry data showed US crude stocks unexpectedly fell last week.
Brent futures fell 26 cents, or 0.25%, to $103.34 a barrel by 0157 GMT. US West Texas Intermediate crude futures fell 53 cents, or 0.55%, to $95.56.
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GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY RESET WATCH: CHINA WARNS AI INVESTMENT BOOM IS BECOMING TOO CONCENTRATED
China’s financial regulator warns that the rapid flow of capital into artificial intelligence could increase financial risks while making it harder for traditional industries to obtain the funding they need to grow.
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Gold Below $4,000, Silver Below $50: What's Really Happening? | Andy Schectman
Liberty and Finance: 11-3-2026
Andy Schectman returns to Liberty and Finance to explain why the recent plunge in gold and silver prices may be hiding a much bigger shift in the global financial system.
Despite gold falling below $4,000 and silver below $50, physical deliveries on COMEX continue at extraordinary levels, while central banks and major institutions accumulate precious metals.
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Tishwash: The Iraqi government will hold an extraordinary session on Saturday to vote on the 2027 budget.
A government source reported on Tuesday that the Iraqi cabinet will hold an extraordinary session next Saturday, chaired by Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi, to vote on the draft general budget law for 2027.
The source told Shafaq News Agency that the session will be dedicated to voting on the draft budget, in preparation for sending it to the House of Representatives for a vote before the end of this year.
The Ministry of Finance had referred the draft 2027 budget law to the Ministerial Council for the Economy on September 27, after completing its preparation stages, before the Council approved it and referred it to the Cabinet.
"An Extraordinary Session To Finalize The 2027 Budget"...
The Al-Zidi government is preparing to vote on the draft budget next Saturday in preparation for sending it to Parliament before the end of the year
Baghdad - One News - 11/03/2026 A government source reported that the Cabinet will hold an extraordinary session next Saturday, chaired by Prime Minister Ali Faleh al-Zaidi, to vote on the draft federal general budget law for 2027, in preparation for referring it to the House of Representatives for approval before the end of this year.
Central Banks Buy Gold at Fastest Pace Since 2024, WGC Says
Jack Ryan Tue, November 3, 2026
(Bloomberg) -- Central banks bought gold at the fastest pace since the end of 2024 in the third quarter, even as the metal faced pressure from higher oil prices and interest rates.
The institutions accumulated a net 321 tons in the three months through September, the World Gold Council said in a report on Tuesday. After a slow start to 2026, that brought the estimate for year-to-date buying to 675 tons, slightly ahead of the same period a year earlier.
How Wall Street Analysts Think The Midterms Could Affect The Stock Market
By Mary Cunningham November 3, 2026 CBS News
The midterm elections could reshape Congress as lawmakers grapple with persistent inflation, high energy prices and rising fiscal debt. For investors, by contrast, the political outcome could deliver a boost.
Data from financial firm Edward Jones shows that the S&P 500 stock index rose an average of 1.7% in the month after the last 14 midterm races, dating back to 1970. In the six months following midterm elections, S&P returns averaged 15.5%.
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Stern Drew: Warren Buffet Warns that the US Dollar is on the Brink of Collapse
11-3-2026
WARREN BUFFET WARNS THAT THE US DOLLAR IS ON THE BRINK OF TOTAL COLLAPSE
He’s sitting on a record $380 BILLION IN CASH, not investing a single dollar because he says the stock market has turned into a CHURCH WITH A CASINO ATTACHED and he no longer understands what’s happening.
“I understand fewer of the businesses as a percentage of the whole than I did 10 years ago.”
Oil Rebounds After Reported US Strike On Qeshm
2026-11-03 Shafaq News Oil prices edged up on Tuesday after a report that the United States had struck Iran's Qeshm Island, raising concerns about an escalation of the eight-month conflict and prolonged disruptions to Middle East oil supplies.
US West Texas Intermediate crude was up 20 cents, or 0.21%, at $96.66 a barrel while Brent crude futures rose 3 cents, or 0.03%, to $104.8 a barrel by 0355 GMT.
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GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY RESET WATCH: CHINA WARNS AI INVESTMENT BOOM IS BECOMING TOO CONCENTRATED
China’s financial regulator warns that the rapid flow of capital into artificial intelligence could increase financial risks while making it harder for traditional industries to obtain the funding they need to grow.
Ariel: The Clock is Winding Down on Iraq
11-4-2026
The Clock Is Winding Down On The Regime:
Every revaluation in history the deutsche mark 1948, the ruble 1998, the Argentine convertibility plan, the Vietnamese dong had one thing in common. The fiscal authority had to stop creating a second, competing exchange rate. Budgets don’t move the rate. Budgets determine whether the rate can be unified.
This isn’t a spending vote. It’s a rate-numerator vote. Iraq’s problem has never been the quantity of dinar in circulation it’s the existence of two prices for the same currency.