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Welcome to the NerdWallet Smart Money Podcast, where we answer your money questions in 15 minutes or less.

I'm your host, Sean Piles.

And I'm Liz Weston. As always, be sure to send us your money questions.

Call or text us at 901-730-6373.

That's 901-730 Nerd.

Or email us at podcast at nerdwollet.com.

This episode, we're taking on a topic that we've received a number of questions about

in the past few weeks, coronavirus and how to financially brace for it.

The effects of the novel coronavirus and the COVID-19 disease that it causes are already

being felt in our economy.

Many workers are having their

hours cut or are being laid off. The stock market is having a conniction and people are trying to

figure out how to brace for the worst. And that means shoring up your finances and for some people

doubling your stock of toilet paper. Yeah, Sean, you said you thought that was a joke, but you found us not.

Yeah, I went to the store just last night, and the shelves were empty.

I'm glad that I have one of those Amazon subscriptions that I just get something regularly

because otherwise I would be there grabbing napkins, who knows?

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