Almost two-thirds (65%) of working-age renters struggle to afford basic expenses after paying rent, according to Harvard University’s Joint Center for Housing Studies. 1 ...
With rising housing and child care costs, many families struggle to follow the 28/36 rule when budgeting monthly expenses, making homeownership a challenge.
It's been 30 years since the cost of food ate up this much of your income, according to the U.S. Labor Department. American consumers are now spending 11.3% of their disposable income on food.
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Roger Valdez writes about housing economics and policy. Defining affordability as 30% of gross pre-tax monthly income doesn't ...
The vast majority of middle-income Americans say they are struggling to keep up financially after years of elevated inflation in the U.S., with two-thirds reporting they feel they are falling behind ...
For a growing share of retirees, the promise that Medicare and Social Security together would secure a stable old age is breaking down. Health costs are now consuming such a large slice of monthly ...
NEW YORK (WABC) -- A new report from the United Way of New York City and The Fund for the City of New York is shining a light on how hard it is to make ends meet. The report released Tuesday, titled ...
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More middle and high-income earning Kiwis are seeking help from financial practitioners amid deepening cost-of-living ...
First, take the top 5% of the New York population by income, then cream off the top 0.1%. So you’re going from the 99.9th percentile down to the 95th percentile. The question is, how has that group’s ...