A country is an organization of individuals—when something affects the country, it also affects the individuals, and vice versa. Thus, it would be untrue to say that if recession or boom hits a country, individuals are not affected by it.
Personal finance deals with a person or a family unit, and the main facets for personal finance are the amount, taxation, security and origin of the money needed for individuals and their families for survival. We can see how personal financial health is affected by country’s economy throughout the world today, especially in United States.