
It’s been just over one year since President Donald Trump took office for his second term, and in that time the Trump administration has rolled out a number of sweeping financial policies. Among them include the implementation of reciprocal tariffs, the signing of the GENIUS Act and the passing of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA).
What do these major moves mean for like myself in 2026? I asked ChatGPT how Trump is going to impact my finances, sharing only one thing about myself — that where I live, I’m considered in the middle range of the middle class.