Jose Luis Pelaez Inc | DigitalVision | Getty Images There’s a decent chance you don’t have a good handle on how much your subscriptions are really costing you. Consumers’ offhand guess of how much they spend monthly on subscriptions averaged $86, according to a survey commissioned by market research firm C+R Research. Yet when asked
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Teachers line up to enter Everest College, one of the Corinthian Colleges that closed, for a meeting and opportunity to collect their personal items, in City of Industry, Calif., April 27, 2015. Al Seib | Los Angeles Times | Getty Images The Biden administration plans to cancel all outstanding student loans for those who attended
David Jakle | Image Source | Getty Images It’s been a tough year for municipal bonds, with investors cashing out amid rising interest rates. However, higher yields and strong credit may be sparking a shift, experts say. While investors piled a record-breaking $96.8 billion of net money into U.S. muni mutual and exchange-traded funds in
As hiring demand continues to rise, the average starting salary for the Class of 2022 is projected to be more than $50,000. However, current college students can earn more than twice that depending on the college and area of concentration. A study based on data from the U.S. Department of Education looks at the bachelor’s degrees
Morsa Images | Digitalvision | Getty Images Employees who work remotely don’t look favorably on the notion of returning to the office. To that point, 45% of people who work from home said they’d be at least somewhat likely to look for a new job if required to return to work in person, according to
A customer pumps gas into their car at a gas station on May 18, 2022 in Petaluma, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Americans’ finances are being squeezed as inflation pushes up prices on things such as rent, groceries and gasoline. As a result, one-quarter of Americans will have to delay their retirement, according to
valentinrussanov | E+ | Getty Images The housing market is hot right now — if you’re a seller. Buyers, on the flip side, are having a harder time finding homes. Americans are aware of the struggles they face in buying a home. More than 70% of U.S. adults believe the housing market is currently in
Even though college enrollment has slid since the start of the Covid pandemic, many students still want to get a degree, and for some, free tuition programs are the only way to make higher education a reality. In 2017, the state of New York’s Excelsior Scholarship made headlines when it became the first in the nation to
Fertnig | E+ | Getty Images Death and taxes are two certainties in life, as the saying goes. But many people may not realize their Social Security benefits they receive from the government are also subject to taxes. The way in which those levies are applied is unique. A recent MassMutual quiz found just 42%
Student loan borrowers gather near The White House to tell President Biden to cancel student debt – all of it with no means-testing on May 12, 2020 in Washington, DC. Paul Morigi | Getty Images Advocates expressed anger and disappointment on Friday in response to news that the Biden administration is leaning toward forgiving $10,000