I sit on the Hayward fault in California. I have a supply of goods and basic necessities in case something terrible happens—natural or man-made—that will carry me for a couple of months. It may take that long for a barter system to evolve, which I think is what you’re going to ...
January through March 2024monthlyinflation was higher than average at 0.54%, 0.62%, 0.65%, respectively. But April, through September 2024 came in significantly lower than 2023, which brought annual inflation down. June was a very low 0.03%, July was only 0.12%, and August was 0.08% and Se...
050 for a married couple with at least one dependent. The payments – which are coming out of California's $97 billion budget surplus – will be sent either as direct deposits or debit cards by 2023.
Since 2016, prices ticked up a bit but then made another bottom in 2020. Although as of this writing gas prices are well over $4/gallon nationwide and over $6.00 in California. The nationwide average for Regular gasoline for 2022 so far is “only” $3.77 (but it is still early). Clic...
The Consumer Price Index for “all urban wage earners & clerical workers” (CPI-W) backed off to 8.7%, from July’s 9.1%. The average year-over-year rates in July (9.1%), August (8.7%), and September (x%) will determine the COLAs for Soc...
The very first batch of California inflation relief checks – also called the Middle Class Tax Refund – will be sent out on Friday. How quickly you receive your payment will depend on the method it's being sent out.
At least a dozen states have proposed giving rebate checks of several hundred dollars directly to taxpayers, among them California, Kansas and Minnesota. Critics, including many Republican lawmakers, say those checks won’t go far enough given the pace of inflation and are pushing for permanent ta...
Which states will hand out stimulus checks in June 2023? Amounts and how to request them In light of inflationfrom the previous year anda budget surplus, several states arecontinuing to distribute stimulus checksand tax refunds for relief.Here’s a breakdown of the statessending o...
"This first week of 2023 (and January) has come with the usual raft of major economic data points which on net point to the unusual post-pandemic era combination of a resilient labor market set against eroding business sentiment across the economy," analysts at Goldman Sachs wrote in a Frida...
January through March 2024monthlyinflation was higher than average at 0.54%, 0.62%, 0.65%, respectively. But April, through September 2024 came in significantly lower than 2023, which brought annual inflation down. June was a very low 0.03%, July was only 0.12%, and August was 0.08% and Se...