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The Domino Debt Effect: Crippling Student Loans Are Impacting Family Life and Long-Term Financial Freedom
The American dream, once painted with the promise of education and prosperity, is being overshadowed by a looming cloud of student loan debt. This financial burden is not only altering the course of individual lives but is also reshaping family dynamics and the...
Are Aging Americans Forced to Work Longer: Is 70 the New 65?
The classic goal of ending your work life at 65 with financial peace of mind is slipping away. Previous generations looked forward to winding down in their mid-sixties. Now, a growing number of workers find themselves compelled to stay in the labor force longer than...
Household Budgets Attacked: America’s Economic Nightmare of Surging Inflation
The rise in US inflation, mainly due to surging energy prices, has a direct impact on everyday Americans. As energy costs increase, so do expenses at the gas pump and potentially utility bills. While wage growth offers promise, it's offset by rising living costs,...
Americans Desperately Seeking More Ways to Budget During Cost of Living Crisis
When the economy gets tough, Americans get tougher – on their variable expenses. At least, this is what the latest research reveals. As the impact of inflation is tightening the purse strings of households across the country, a new study indicates that individuals in...
12 Budget-Friendly Meals for Feeding a Crowd of Hungry Mouths
What is it like to feed a large family on a very tight budget? Here are some of my strategies. First, let me give you a bit of my background. I am the mama to four grown children, all born within two years of each other. I was a stay-at-home-mama in the late seventies...
Earning Solo: Financial Planning for Single Parents
Having enough money, even as a single person with no kids, is hard enough as it is in this economy. But when you're the single parent of a child - or perhaps even more - that becomes an incredible challenge, one that many single parents find difficult to overcome. And...