Student loan debt relief has brought both cheers and jeers. Students who qualify are thrilled, but those who still have the dream of higher education know relief comes with a high price tag.
Millennials are working hard to grab their piece of the American Dream, but education, housing and basic cost-of-living expenses have far outpaced wage gains during their lives.
Open banking, currently not yet in the United States, would give a person the ability to access and act on those services as if it all were one single account.
When it comes to putting a finger on exactly what is going on now, and what will happen next for American families on the finance front, the signs are certainly hard to read.
As people face the highest consumer cost we’ve seen in over 40 years, people across all genders and age groups are trying to find a way to cut cost on everything.
Jill Gonzalez, an analyst for WalletHub, stressed if we have learned anything over the past two years from the pandemic, it is to look at the big picture, especially when it comes to our finances.
Right now, more than eight in 10 women approaching retirement say that achieving financial security is especially important to them, but only one in three believe they are likely to achieve it.
Business closures, supply chain issues, job losses and higher production costs are all hitting American pockets hard. It’s a perfect storm creating the steepest increases in prices seen in 40 years.
According to an early 2022 survey done by personal finance technology company MoneyGeek, 40 percent of Americans still have not paid off their 2021 holiday debt.
Employees in the workforce were already having trouble making ends meet before they left the workforce, which left many who retired with too much debt and not enough savings.
Haggling used to be the most stressful part of car buying negotiations, but in today’s world of supply and demand issues, you are lucky if you can even find a car to negotiate over.
One trap you don’t want to fall into if you are trying your best to make ends meet is whipping out your credit card to pay for something you may want or need.
In a survey done by AARP, one-fifth of respondents shared they had not filled a doctor’s prescription in the past two years because they could not afford it.
Now that we see the light at the end of this long COVID tunnel, we can examine the lessons we learned that helped us hang on physically, mentally and financially.
Trying to figure out what you can afford to pay and who you should pay immediately is not only hard on your bank account, but it can also weigh heavy on your peace of mind.
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