#Costofliving

A new wave of research is shedding light on the heavy toll financial stress is exacting on individuals’ mental health and sleep, with implications that resonate strongly in Thailand’s own escalating cost-of-living crisis. While a recent US-based study conducted by the Affordable Housing Hub found that over half of surveyed adults lose sleep over money worries, the underlying story has deep international relevance—including for Thai society, where struggles with financial anxiety, depression, and insomnia are rising sharply (ksby.com).

More than half of adults surveyed in a new study admit that financial stress is robbing them of sleep, highlighting a deepening crisis as economic anxieties seep into every corner of daily life. The research, conducted by Affordable Housing Hub and released in late June 2025, polled 1,000 U.S. participants and found 53% reported losing sleep due to money worries. Nearly half confessed to depending on credit cards to meet basic needs like food and utilities. These findings echo similar struggles in countries like Thailand, where rising living costs and unsteady employment have combined to create a potent source of chronic stress (KSBY.com).

In a story capturing the attention of family researchers and social commentators, a 25-year-old woman in South Carolina has found that sharing a home with her current husband and ex-husband has proved not only cost-effective but unexpectedly beneficial for their children. Published by Business Insider, the account details the journey of this family as they navigate an unconventional domestic arrangement born from both economic necessity and a commitment to shared parenting (businessinsider.com).