Almost three-quarters, 72%, of Americans say theyaren't financially securegiven their current financial standing, and more than a quarter said they will likely never be financially secure, according to asurveyby Bankrate. "There are actually millions of people struggling," said Ida Rademacher, vi...
While polls suggest many Americans are feelingfinancially fragile, the data indicates it isn’t having much impact on Halloween spending. After all, over the past two decades, Halloween has become an ever-bigger commercial holiday. Halloween can be scary, but it doesn’t have to be scary for...
Why is local news innovation struggling financially while national thrives?On the national level, we've seen an exciting burst of investment and innovation in digital news. The New York Times crowed that "Web News Is Thriving," the evidence being that Ezra Klein, the wonk…Poynter...
President Joe Biden has spent his final full day in office in South Carolina, where he urged Americans to “keep the faith in a better day to come.” Associated PressJan. 19, 2025 Families of Wildfire Victims Mired in Grief, Questioning What More Could Have Been Done ...
Ted Jenkin, co-founder and business consultant at oXYGen Financial, said that the heavy household credit card debt burden and strugglingstudent loan borrowersreflected the economic challenges that households have faced. "With Americans carrying more than $1.1 trillion ofcredit card debtand 50% of all...
000 U.S. dollars in student loans owed per borrower for over 45 million Americans has been put forth by Democratic senators Chuck Schumer and Elizabeth Warren, who argued that canceling the debt will work as a massive economic stimulus and provide relief for Americans struggling ...
DEAR DR. NERDLOVE: I’m not sure if I’m venting or looking for advice, but I need to share what I’m feeling. I’m really struggling and it’s hard to see a way forward. Advertisement On the surface, my life seems pretty good. I’m healthy and doing well professionally, but my...
These areas are nonmetropolitan with populations below 50,000. The low population limits services available for people struggling financially, and a lack of job opportunities compounds the problem. The Effects of Poverty Poverty is grinding and the effects ripple out from individuals to families to ...
The sentiment that money can’t buy happiness has been around for decades. Often, those who are struggling with their finances will scoff at it, thinking that they would be happier with more money, less debt, etc. Don’t get me wrong – having money is helpful. Knowing that your bills ...
"Seeing people in the industry that I adore, who work hard and are damn talented, seeing them struggling is really rough," said Baldur's Gate 3 narrator Amelia Tyler. "I think we'll pull ourselves out of it, but it's going to take a while." ...