Personal Finance

The Great Resignation isn’t all it was cracked up to be. Recall that the Great Resignation is the theory that masses of workers quit their jobs in the past couple years to switch to new ones, take a hiatus from working or retire. But just 29% of American workers have switched jobs in that period,… Continue reading The Great Resignation … Wasn’t That Big

If you are among the 34% of American households renting their residence, you have likely experienced soaring rents first-hand. Rental information service Zumper’s National Rent Index hit a record high in July. The median one-bedroom rent totaled $1,450 in the month, up 2% from June and 11.3% from a year earlier. The two-bedroom median rent… Continue reading If You Think Your Landlord’s Gouging You Now, Just Wait

Here’s a phrase every consumer should understand: “purchasing power.” It represents the value of the cash a consumer uses to buy products and services.  The term is linked closely with the U.S. consumer price index, which represents the actual cost of living at any given time. By and large, if your household income keeps pace with… Continue reading You’re Paying Much More for Groceries in 2022. Here’s What to Do.

Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold continues to make its mission clear and straightforward: It’s a two-in-one device that starts as a standard smartphone and folds open into a tablet. And the Galaxy Z Fold 4 — the fourth generation flagship foldable from Samsung — continues pushing this idea forward. It’s got a fancy new processor inside,… Continue reading Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4 Review: The Grown Up Flip Phone

Woes just keep on mounting for the housing market, which is getting hammered by elevated mortgage rates and home prices. Existing-home sales dropped 5.9% in July from June, marking the sixth straight monthly decline, according to the National Association of Realtors (NAR). That put the annual sales rate at 4.81 million, the lowest since May… Continue reading Another Economist Sees Housing Market in ‘Recession’

The bold, spicy red Always Pan is now down to $115 during a rare sale. Check out other accessories and cooking combos seeing steep price cuts. fromourplace.com The Always Pan needs no introduction after years of social media gushing. The all-in-one pan is designed to replace eight different pieces of cookware, including a fry pan,… Continue reading Cult-favorite Always Pan Now Discounted During Rare Sale

The Arena Media Brands, LLC and respective content providers to this website may receive compensation for some links to products and services on this website. Whether you want to up your shoe game for the last few weeks of summer or be ready for gatherings at any time of the year, this end-of-season sale from… Continue reading Save on Boat Shoes and Other Styles in Sperry’s End of Summer Sale

Thanks to sharp inflation, U.S Social Security recipients should be getting a big raise in 2023. According to the Senior Citizens League, which regularly tracks Social Security cost-of-living adjustments, next year’s figure will likely come in at 9.6%.  The league estimates the increase should average $159 a month, a substantial funding increase for Social Security… Continue reading Taking Social Security? Retirees May Get a Big COLA Bump Up in 2023.