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, ...

In 1931, deep in the dust of the Great Depression, historian James Truslow Adams gave America a name for its highest ideal: ...

Gen Z's adult lives are complicated and complex, fueled by a number of factors like social media, a tumultuous social environment, and a collective lack of belonging. From building communities to ...

The federal minimum wage has remained stagnant at $7.25 per hour for the past 12 years. While the U.S. minimum wage was never truly a living wage, over time it has done less to reflect the true value ...

A single adult in Stanislaus County needs $23.54/hour to meet basic expenses. Two adults with three children require $142,387 annually to cover essential costs. MIT’s living wage calculator reflects ...

An alarming share of older adults use credit cards to cover basic living expenses, AARP reports in a new survey. The findings illustrate how the rising costs of food, housing, health care and other ...

An annual cost-of-living study from the United Way highlights a disturbing trend in the Bay Area: A rising number of families are unable to afford basic living necessities. More than 600,000 Bay Area ...

(Above: Nexstar Media Wire video on how much it costs to raise a child in the U.S.) SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — Nearly a third of households in San Diego County are struggling to keep up with the rising ...

Fast-food employees are struggling to afford necessities and a recent report shows they must work more than twice as many hours as the average worker just to afford the meals they serve. It ...

A living wage calculator from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology reveals how much a worker needs to bring home to afford basic living expenses in Fresno County, California. Photo by Jakub ...