An existing single-family home in San Diego County saw its price increase from $1.01 million to $1.05 million in the previous month, according to the California Association of Realtors, which made the announcement on Thursday. This comes at a time when the sales pace across the state fell by 5.1% in May. In the month…
At long last, the criticism of the changes to Social Security that Donald Trump decided to execute hit close to home. Beneficiaries will be able to restart their payments after the United States Department of Education made the decision to overturn the regulation that allowed for the garnishment of up to fifteen percent of Social…
As part of the ongoing One Big Beautiful Bill Act, President Trump and the Trump administration recently made headlines by announcing a $1,000 cash stimulus payment. Many young couples are choosing not to have children because of the current state of associated costs associated with raising a child, as families are finding it too difficult…
According to a study released Monday in the Annals of Internal Medicine, the House Republicans’ comprehensive domestic policy bill’s planned Medicaid cuts may result in an estimated 7.6 million Americans losing their health insurance, which would result in thousands of avoidable deaths. According to the report, the changes may result in 380,270 women skipping a…
As the Senate considers the GOP’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act, Republican Senator Josh Hawley has made it clear that he would not slash Medicaid. Republicans like Hawley agree that the bill’s primary cost-cutting measure, which imposes new work requirements on healthy adults who get Medicaid, will result in millions of people losing their insurance….
Tipping is a European custom that is extensively used in the United States. It was common practice among affluent people and nobility to give servants a little sum of money in appreciation for their labors. This attitude of giving thanks has spread to the United States. In many businesses, the owner uses this practice to…
According to recent studies, the probability of “forgetting” a 401(k) plan with a former employer has increased as a result of Americans changing jobs more frequently after the Great Resignation. According to the most recent data from fintech company Capitalize, as of 2023, there were 29.2 million left-behind 401(k) accounts with around $1.65 trillion in…
On Friday, the Supreme Court paved the way for the Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, of the White House to get private data held by the Social Security Administration during the course of judicial processes. In an unsigned ruling, the high court consented to temporarily suspend a Maryland federal district court’s injunction that restricted…
The percentage is approaching a commonly used rule of thumb, and the average 401(k) plan savings rate just hit a record high. According to Fidelity’s quarterly review of 25,300 corporate plans with 24.4 million members, the 401(k) savings rate, which includes employee and company contributions, increased to 14.3% in the first quarter of 2025. According…
Food banks worry that thousands of Pennsylvanians would go hungry if the budget bill that is currently in the U.S. Senate is approved. Almost 2 million Pennsylvanians rely on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program to put food on the table. “For every meal the food bank provides, SNAP provides nine meals,” Jennifer Miller, CEO of…
