Federal workers checking their finances to see how they’ll fare if the government shutdown drags on may find themselves fighting gut-wrenching anxiety.

And Kathleen Borgueta, a former federal employee, knows exactly how that feels.

She lost her job at the U.S. Agency for International Development in January, and had to scramble to deal with a host of new expenses as the mother of a newborn son.

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“I would make sure you have all of your HR forms saved,” Borgueta said, adding tha

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