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Nearly a million more children fell into poverty last year. Both presidential campaigns want to give parents money to fix that.
Nearly 10 million children were in poverty in 2023. It could become a key election issue.
Juliana Kaplan,Madison Hoff
7 mins read
Social Security won't save you
Baby boomers who struggled to save for retirement say that relying on Social Security doesn't cut i…
Juliana Kaplan,Noah Sheidlower,Allie Kelly
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Who exactly is the middle class that JD Vance and Tim Walz are targeting?
Politicians love to cater to the middle class. But who that actually is remains murky.
Juliana Kaplan,Noah Sheidlower
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A child-free boomer doesn't regret her choice despite the social pressure. She has financial freedom and can spend the rest of her life giving back.
Ann Snyder, 70, didn't want kids and has enjoyed the financial freedom that can come with that deci…
John Towfighi
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More than half of child-free Americans under 50 who don't think they'll ever have kids say they just don't want them
Fifty-seven percent of Americans under 50 and without kids said they just don't want to have any, a…
John Towfighi
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When to give a tip even if you think tipping is out of control
Some customers are fed up with expectations around tipping: "If I have to stand up to order my food…
Madison Hoff
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You must earn over $128,000 to be middle class in parts of the Bay Area. See the income thresholds in other major US cities.
A Business Insider analysis reveals the household income needed to be middle class in major US citi…
Noah Sheidlower
4 mins read
A teacher details her 3 summer jobs to save up money and buy supplies for her students
Rebecca Cox, a teacher, has been working at a restaurant and other jobs this summer. A main reason …
Madison Hoff
8 mins read
Why Gen Zers aren't leaving the nest
Young people are living at home and relying on their parents for money well into their 20s. Their p…
Eve Upton-Clark
10 mins read
I wondered why Americans pay so much for dumb stuff. So I asked a $200-an-hour psychic.
To set their prices as high as possible, psychics rely on good old supply and demand — plus a…
Emily Stewart
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Meet the last 20-something millennials: They're twice as wealthy as their geriatric peers were and are carving creative paths to homeownership
Millennials are saying goodbye to their 20s with twice as much wealth as their Great Recession-blig…
Hillary Hoffower
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A retired couple gets $23 monthly from SNAP and uses credit cards to buy groceries. They worry about going hungry.
Mary Dacus and her husband Stephen receive $23 a month in SNAP benefits. They are one of 40 million…
Allie Kelly,Madison Hoff
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Americans are sick of tipping culture and scaling back everywhere from restaurants to hair salons
A survey found some US adults think "tipping culture has gotten out of control." Bankrate's Ted Ros…
Madison Hoff
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Only 1 in 4 Americans think you need a college degree to get a high-paying job: report
Nearly half of the respondents to a Pew Research Center survey said a college degree is less import…
Kwan Wei Kevin Tan
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Here's how much money it takes to be in the upper class in each state
This map shows how much you need to make to be considered upper class across the country — an…
Noah Sheidlower
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The number of young working men without college degrees has tanked in the last 30 years. It could be because their wages have barely budged.
A growing number of young men without a college degree in the US have stopped working, according to…
Ayelet Sheffey,Jacob Zinkula,Madison Hoff
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Millennials, Gen X, and boomer family members are cohabitating more than ever — and it's helping with their finances
Parents and grandparents are doing young adults, especially millennials, a favor by moving in. It's…
Madison Hoff
3 mins read
Here's how much money you need to make to be middle class in each US state
A Business Insider analysis finds varying income levels between states that qualify as middle class…
Noah Sheidlower
4 mins read
To feel middle class, you have to be wealthy
Middle-income Americans aren't middle-class; that's reserved for the rich now.
Juliana Kaplan
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Over half of Americans who quit and took another job during the Great Resignation are making more money now
Many people who were part of a record year of Americans quitting in 2021 now have jobs with better …