Cost of Living

Here's What You Paid More For Last Month

AP | CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER | Posted 04.13.2012

Read More: Gas Prices, High Gas Prices, High Food Prices, Consumer Prices, Spending Power, Inflation, Cost of Living, Food Prices, Consumer Spending, Consumer Price Index, Video, Money News

WASHINGTON — Gas prices rose more slowly in March, keeping overall U.S. inflation mild. The consumer price index rose 0.3 percent in March, the...

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Alexander Eichler

You Won't Believe How Many Older Women Can't Pay Their Bills

HuffingtonPost.com | Alexander Eichler | Posted 03.29.2012

Read More: Gender Gap, Video, Poverty, Social Security, Senior Citizens, Cost of Living, Retirement, Gender Pay Gap, Women in Retirement, Wider Opportunities for Women, Medicaid, Medicare, Living Costs, Retired Women, Business News

Every day, more of America's older women reach retirement age -- and then struggle to pay for the simplest things. Among all women in the United St...

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Everything You Need To Know About Renting

Investopedia | Jean Folger | Posted 03.23.2012

Read More: Mortgages, Housing Prices, Renting Cheap, Cost of Living, Renting, Renting a Home, Rent or Buy, Housing Crisis, Money News

Renting property rather than owning is an option for many people who are not yet ready to settle down, who will be living in an area only temporarily,...

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Best States to Make a Living 2012

Richard Barrington | Posted 05.21.2012

Read More: Personal Finance, Economy, Virginia, Washington, Texas, Illinois, Colorado, Michigan, Wyoming, Utah, Delaware, Massachusetts, Average Income, Cost of Living, State Income Tax Rate, Unemployment Rate, Business News
Richard Barrington

Where is the best place to make a living? In today's tough economy, it's an especially relevant question. A recent CareerBuilder survey found that 44 percent of workers said they'd be willing to relocate for a job opportunity.

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Looking For Cheap Gas? Drive To These States

24/7 Wall St. | Michael B. Sauter, Charles B. Stockdale, Ashley C. Allen | Posted 03.13.2012

Read More: Missouri Economic Research and Information Institute, Energy, Gas Prices, Crude Oil, Cost of Living, President Barack Obama, Washington Post, American Automobile Association?S Fuel Gauge Report, ABC News, Gulf of Mexico, Meric, Transportation, Business News

From 24/7 Wall St: A record 50 percent of Americans strongly disapprove of President Barack Obama’s handling of the economy, a recent Washington Pos...

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Huge Number Of America's Senior Citizens Can't Afford Basic Needs

The Huffington Post | Alexander Eichler | Posted 03.02.2012

Read More: Elderly, Baby Boomers, Social Security, Poverty, Senior Poverty, Health Care Costs, Retirement, Cost of Living, Household Expenses, Senior Unemployment, Elderly Americans, Video, Retirees, Senior Citizens, Housing Crash, Health Care, 55 and Over, 65 and Older, Business News

More than 9 million older Americans can't pay their bills. The costs of living -- basic expenses like food, housing, health care and transportation...

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The Cost Of Living To 100

SmartMoney | Jonnelle Marte and Linda Lacina | Posted 02.29.2012

Read More: Saving Money, Living to 100, Saving for Retirement, Retirement, Cost of Living, Money News

Here's to your long life -- and the heaps of cash it will require. The average American who lives to the ripe old age of 100 will spend $3.5 millio...

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It's One Of Those Recoveries Where People Can't Afford Food

The Huffington Post | Alexander Eichler | Posted 02.29.2012

Read More: U.S. Economy, Poverty, US Poverty, Third World America, Cost of Living, Affordable Housing, Working Poor, Afford Rent, Video, Hunger, Unemployment, Great Recession, Afford Medicine, Food Insecurity, Food, Economic Recovery, Hunger Cost, Medicine, Poverty in America, Afford Food, Business News

Here in the United States, growing numbers of people can't afford that most basic of necessities: food. More Americans said they struggled to buy f...

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Rents Fell Last Year, But In Many Cities Still 'Too Damn High'

The Huffington Post | Catherine New | Posted 02.09.2012

Read More: Video, Vacancy Rate, Lease, Rent-Is-Too-Damn-High, New York City Rent, San Francisco Rent, Cost of Living, Rent, Rental Prices, Transunion, Tenant, Credit Reporting, Jimmy McMillan, Rent or Buy, Business News

Rents fell across the United States last year, but landlords got choosier. Overall average rent in the U.S. dropped to $820 in the fourth quarter ...

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Tax Relief for Middle Class and Working New Yorkers

Scott Stringer | Posted 04.03.2012

Read More: Income Tax, NYC Taxes, Nyc Cost of Living, Cost of Living, New York Politics, Tax Relief, New York Taxes, New York News
Scott Stringer

As I travel through the neighborhoods of this city, I hear a similar message from New Yorkers: It's harder than ever to live here and raise a family because the cost of everything is going up. I hear these concerns -- and they can't be ignored.

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The Cities With The Highest Cost Of Living

Posted 01.28.2012

Read More: Expensive Cities, Cost of Living Increase, Minimum Wage, Video, Cities High Cost of Living, Wages, Cost of Living, Business News, Cost of Living Adjustment, Most Expensive Cities, Business News

An old adage seems to be proving true: if you can make it in New York, you can make it anywhere. New York City is home to three of the top five are...

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Restore the Basic Bargain

Robert Reich | Posted 01.28.2012

Read More: Corporate Taxes, Corporate Pay, Corporate Tax, Corporate Profit, Cost of Living Adjustment, Cost of Living, Business News
Robert Reich

Corporate profits are up right now largely because pay is down and companies aren't hiring. This is a losing game even for corporations over the long term. Without enough American consumers, their profitable days are numbered.

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Worst States for Retirement 2011

Richard Barrington | Posted 12.11.2011

Read More: High Taxes, Crime, Climate, Economy, Retirement, Worst States, Life Expectancy, Moneyrates, Unemployment, Cost of Living, Fifty News
Richard Barrington

For the second year in a row, MoneyRates.com has ranked the best and worst U.S. states for retirement. We based our rankings on four factors: economic factors, climate, life expectancy and crime rate.

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Top 5 Ways Hippies Can Make You Rich

Ben Zolno | Posted 11.16.2011

Read More: Sustainability, Community, Hippies, Communal Living, Communes, Living Communities, Cost of Living, Sustainable Communities, Community Living, Co-Ops, Art of Community, Business News
Ben Zolno

Community living has serious advantages that are looking more and more appealing to the average American feeling the hard times of the recession.

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Take Back the Value Meal: Slow Food for the Price of Fast Food

Jerusha Klemperer | Posted 10.25.2011

Read More: Slow Food, Fast Food, Budget, Cost of Living, Slow Food Movement, Farmers Markets, Value-Menu, $5 Challenge, Food News
Jerusha Klemperer

We're all stressed about money and we're all stressed about time. And yet every day there are people all over the country who find a way to cook healthy food on a budget.

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Israel's Prime Minister Aims To Defuse Growing Housing Protests

AP | ARON HELLER | Posted 09.25.2011

Read More: Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel Cost of Living, Israel Housing Problem, Israel, Cost of Living, Israeli Prime Minister, World News

JERUSALEM — Thousands of young protesters have set up sprawling tent camps in Israeli cities, forcing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesd...

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Cutting Social Security by Stealth

Dean Baker | Posted 09.24.2011

Read More: Budget Deficit, Social Security, Consumer Price Index, Cost of Living, Business News
Dean Baker

There is a full-fledged drive to cut social security benefits by lowering the annual cost of living adjustment for people already receiving benefits.

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Harlingen, Texas: Cheapest Place To Live In America

Posted 08.28.2011

Read More: Texas, Cheapest Place in America, Cheapest City in the US, Cheapest Town in the US, Cheapest Town in America, Harlingen, Cost of Living, Business News

Money doesn't stretch as far as it used to, but there's still a town in the U.S. where bread costs under a dollar and the monthly mortgage payment on ...

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Cost Of Childcare Has Skyrocketed In Last 50 Years

24/7 Wall St. | Michael A. Sauter | Posted 08.25.2011

Read More: Expensive Childcare, Child Cost, Economics News, Children, Cost of Living, Business News, US Childcare, Child-Rearing, Parenting Costs, Childcare Costs, Family, Business News

It cost $25,299 to raise a child from birth to age 18 in 1960. The amount rose to $226,920 last year. This may be one of the reasons many reasons Amer...

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The World's Most Liveable Cities

Posted 05.25.2011

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Based on a combination of environment, health care, culture and infrastructure, Vancouver topped the list of the world's most liveable cities for the ...

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College and Career Choices: It's All About Location, Location, Location

Christie Garton | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Graduation, Careers, Jobs, Job Growth, College, Cost of Living, Texas a&M, Austin, San Antonio, George Washington University, Picking Schools, Duke University, Campus Grotto, Missouri Economic and Research Center, College News
Christie Garton

There's one simple but highly influential facet to our career success that is typically overlooked by the average incoming college freshman: location.

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New Trend: Not Paying The Bill, And 'Free Swiping'

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Ny News, Wages, Cost of Living, Fare Hikes, French Exit, NY Around Town, NY Restaurants, Mta, Metrocards, New York Crime, Video, New York News

Hard times for New Yorkers means inventive ways of cutting back -- like stealing meals and subway rides! At least that is the trend we are reading ...

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An Overlooked Difference Between Professional Athletes and Professional Teachers

Jose Vilson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: New York Yankees, National Football League, Teacher Salaries, Professionalism, Cost of Living, Salary, Peyton Manning, Teachers, Derek Jeter, Dallas Cowboys, Education News
Jose Vilson

Athletes make money for their businesses, but public school teachers are struggling with a system currently under attack from corporatists trying to outsource education to the private sector.

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Minimum Wage Earners In Colorado Set For A Raise In 2011

AP | KRISTEN WYATT | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: National Employment Law Project, Colorado, Cost of Living, Colorado Minimum Wage, Minimum Wage, Cola, Denver News

DENVER — It will be a happier New Year for nearly 650,000 workers earning minimum wage. They're getting small raises in seven states that tie th...

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How Much Money Makes You 'Rich'?

LA Times | Geraldine Baum | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Family Income, Wealthy, Money, Cost of Living, Bush Tax Cuts, Economic Crisis, Income, Business News

Reporting from New York -- It's just not the same on this island as anywhere else. In Manhattan, a monthly parking space goes for $550. A magician fo...

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