Crank up your “money dials”

That's a Wrap

*Taps mic.* After six years, we’ve decided to discontinue the Skimm Money newsletter. When we launched back in 2019, things felt simpler: the median home prices sat just below $350K, gas cost $2.60 per gallon, and nobody talked openly about hoarding toilet paper. (We've really lived multiple lives.)

Today, the economic landscape looks decidedly different. But one thing has consistently helped us handle the financial uncertainty of the past several years: knowledge. Maybe that meant learning how to invest, how to navigate a career shift, or how to talk about money with your family or partner. That work doesn’t end with this newsletter’s final edition.

This may be your last Skimm Money, but our Daily Skimm team will still help you navigate the financial unknowns ahead. Every morning, they break down how the latest headlines impact your life — and your wallet. If you’re not already a subscriber, you’ll automatically receive an email from them in your inbox on Thursday.

This is where Skimm Money signs off. From 401(k) mullets and fartcoins to the ins and outs of brokerage accounts, thanks for sticking with us. We wish you many happy (or at least very high) returns. See you in the Daily Skimm. 

— Anna “egg prices are always worth a line in the group chat” Davies, writer

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Why should I care about the national debt?

Right now, the national debt hovers around $39 trillion (up from about $6 trillion in 2000). Split evenly, that’s about $113,000 per person in the US, kids included. It’s also larger than the country’s entire economy.

How it affects you: As national debt rises, so do loan costs. Because if the US government has to pay more interest to reassure lenders, banks usually raise loan costs for everyone else too. Since 2015, higher interest rates have added roughly $76,000 to the average 30-year mortgage and about $120 more per year to car loans, according to Yale’s Budget Lab. 

At this point, the government pays a truly staggering amount in interest daily just to keep the lights on. From October 2025 through April 2026, the federal government spent more on interest on the national debt than it did  to fund Medicare or Medicaid during the same period. And the more money that goes toward debt payments, the less budget flexibility there is for the stuff people actually feel day to day — lower taxes, cheaper borrowing, infrastructure, healthcare, disaster relief, and future economic safety nets. So, essentially, all the things that make living in a free society feel worth it. 

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Have a money question you want us to answer? Email us at money@theskimm.com.

Written by Anna Davies; edited by Jordan Galloway and Margaret Wheeler Johnson; fact-checked by Barbara Kean and Sara Tardiff.