A growing number of Americans are relying on credit cards to pay for basic expenses as relentless inflation erodes more households' purchasing power. New data released by the Census Bureau this week ...

In July, families started receiving advance child tax credit payments as monthly direct deposits or checks. A new analysis shows lower-income families are using the payments to cover basic expenses.

Wages have been on the rise as companies struggle to hire enough workers. An analysis of some of the US' most "iconic" companies finds that inflation "wiped out" most of those gains. This limited real ...

Nearly half of all Tennessee working families cannot afford the basic cost of living in their counties, according to new analyses of Census and federal economic data by the United Way of Tennessee.

The United States has a high cost of living. The average American household spends $66,928 per year, according to the latest Consumer Expenditures report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. More than ...

In 25 of the largest U.S. metros, a $100,000 household salary won’t stretch far enough to cover the basic expenses for a family of three, according to a recent report by Lending Tree, an online ...

The COVID-19 pandemic altered American spending patterns dramatically. In the early days of the pandemic, social distancing and stay-at-home orders resulted in a shift away from transportation, ...

Ever since the number of workers quitting hit record highs and businesses began reporting labor shortages, wages have been rising. But a recent analysis suggests that rising consumer prices have ...

Pay-advance apps are marketed as a way to help workers living paycheck to paycheck pay for unexpected expenses, but workers are often using the apps to manage basic expenses like groceries, rent and ...

TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--LifeWorks, a leading provider of digital and in-person total wellbeing solutions, today released its quarterly Financial Wellbeing Index™. The report showed that 29 per cent ...

A mother can’t earn enough to cover basic expenses. A widowed father of two has moved the family in with his mother in an effort to share expenses.