cost of living
Starting January 1, New York’s minimum wage will rise by $0.50, reaching $16.50 per hour in Long Island, New York City, and Westchester County, and $15.50 in the rest of the state. This marks another step toward aligning wages with the state’s high cost of living. The minimum wage will increase again by $0.50 in […]
I was on TikTok and found this page named Classics and it shows how life was so much different back in the day. This link shows what $1 dollar could buy you from 1980 – 1999. 1980 – 3 fruit yogurts 1981 – lbs of bananas 1982 – 1 box of Keebler crackers 1983 – 1 […]
More than half of older women living alone — 54% — are in a similarly precarious financial situation, either poor according to federal poverty standards or with incomes too low to pay for essential expenses. For single men, the share is lower but still surprising — 45%. That’s according to a valuable but little-known measure […]
With U.S. inflation racing ahead worker wages, a growing number of Americans are taking on second jobs to make ends meet. Three-quarters of middle-income Americans say they don’t earn enough to pay for the cost of living, according to a recent survey. As the pandemic erupted in the U.S. in 2020, roughly 4% of employed […]
With the rise of the cost of living sparked an off air discussion during the Wake Up Club about the idea of living with someone. I strongly expressed that I could not have a roommate or live with a significant other if we’re not married. The only thing that would even make me think about […]
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