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title: What's Your Biggest Money Worry?
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published: '2015-08-11T16:47:20.000Z'
modified: '2024-04-16T06:26:32.000Z'
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We asked people in Times Square what's their biggest money worry. Some said they worried about paying back their student loans–unlike the grads of this university, who got their degree for free–while some worry more about saving for retirement. One man even told us his biggest worry about money is how it can "control your mind."

***Read next: This Worry Keeps 62% of Americans Up at Night***

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