Job security is always a concern when choosing a career, but some fields are more recession-proof than others. And while there’s no guarantee that any job will be immune to cutbacks or layoffs, some industries weather economic storms better than others. One industry that tends to be recession-resistant is finance. After all, people will always […]
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Unless youâre extremely rich or poor, you probably think of yourself as being part of the âmiddle class.â As youâre probably aware, âmiddle classâ is an income level that describes people whose annual income is directly in the middle 50% ⦠Continue reading â
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A lot of people have been saying a record number of houses is being built in the United States right now and those houses will hit the market soon causing inventory to spike. The truth is there are a record number of “properties under construction” right now but there is much more to the story … Read more
In many ways it may feel like the financial cards are stacked against women. Here’s why we ladies need to stay on top of our money and what to do about it.
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Education is a factor that parents often take into account when deciding where to settle down and purchase a home. Thatâs why most of the best places to raise a family have good schools. While education has never been the ⦠Continue reading â
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While physical health and happiness are the most important cornerstones of a successful life, you should also pay attention to your financial health and well-being. After all, getting in good financial shape can make life considerably less stressful. Of course, you also want to be able to afford things like braces for your kids, college […]
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Even the New York Times can get their math dangerously wrong.
Every now and then, The New York Times gives us an awesome new personal-finance tool. Back in 2007, they created an amazing rent vs. buy calculator, which they’ve diligently updated and maintained over the past fifteen years. A couple of weeks ago, they unveiled their where should you live? tool. [Warning: possible paywall, which is unfortunate.]
Here’s how it works:
We created a quiz using data for almost 17,000 places across more than 30 metrics. Realtor.com shared housing prices with us; Yelp contributed tallies of restaurants, music venues and gay bars; and AccuWeather helped us collect statistics on temperature, sunshine and snowfall, to name just a few of our sources.
We want the quiz to be useful to anyone whoâs thinking about moving â not just affluent, highly educated people who are working remotely because of the Covid pandemic. Weâve included data on affordability, jobs and abortion rights, which could be relevant to young people deciding where to start their careers. And weâve quantified health care quality, snowfall and crime rates â criteria that might be top of mind for retirees.
To use the tool, you select from 35 different factors that matter to most people, factors ranging from population density to climate to racial diversity to political affiliation. You can even emphasize the qualities that matter most to you. The tool tells you which American cities best match your preferences.
The average unemployed worker has been out of work for 35.2 weeks, and the number has been climbing steadily for over a year. Despite this crisis, last week, Congress went home without passing another emergency extension of unemployment benefits. This affects 1.2 million workers: they will no longer collect unemployment checks, but thereâs no evidence that losing their benefits will spur them to get a job any faster in a depressed economy.
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