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Florida ‘doing pretty well financially,’ ranks high on WalletHub list

Ahead of Independence Day weekend, personal finance company WalletHub released a study ranking the states with the most and the least self-sufficient residents to find “the most independent” state in the country. Florida ranked in the top three "most independent" states. But what does that mean?“With inflation affecting people across the country, many Americans are struggling to maintain financial independence,” the study said. “Some have become at least temporarily more dependent on support from the federal government.”To find the states with the most financially independent residents, WalletHub compared each state...