"Young generations are more financially prepared because they separate their identities from their incomes," one expert said...

...core CPI lowest since March 2021

So despite the uptick in the BLS-derived unemployment rate, jobless claims data show no signs of acute distress anywhere.

Change is nothing new to Social Security.

Only 11 percent say the cost of living is not bad...

In 2025, the trauma of inflation manifests in quiet desperation: skipped doctor visits, cheaper (less healthy) food, delayed retirements. It’s not hyperinflation but a slow grind that normalizes hardship.

After delayed enforcement, a complicated new rule is now active

Just 12% of investors said they would trust AI to handle retirement planning...

The benchmark for wealth in America has undergone a dramatic transformation...

Nationwide, 30% of workers, about 45.2 million people, earn less than $20 per hour...

The average U.S. credit card balance is $6,523...with the lowest balances in Wisconsin, Iowa, and West Virginia.

The top 1% richest Americans earn 19.5% of U.S. income yet pay 37% of total income taxes...

Earlier in the week, JP Morgan CEO Jamie Dimon was dismissive of concerns about debanking, telling Fox News that the issue was mostly made up and that the people concerned about it needed to “grow up”...

The United Kingdom has a particularly strong culture of television viewership...

Of course, diagnosing the affordability problem and fixing it are two different things. But it’s hard to fix the problem without being aware of it...

Other countries, including Malaysia and Denmark, as well as various states across the United States, are either bringing in similar controls or attempting to.

The looming technocracy has no use for the majority of the workforce...

Utterly joyless...

“Nationally, over 75 percent of U.S. homes on the market are unaffordable to the typical household...”

A payment is considered delinquent once it’s 30 days or more past due... and rates vary widely across the US...