Miniseries | E+ | Getty Images Egg prices fell by almost 11% in March, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics said Wednesday, following a 7% decline in February and delivering relief from record-high prices over the winter. The decrease is largely due to a recovery in egg production and weaker consumer demand, said Brian Moscogiuri,
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Many people may have heard about the various so-called attachment styles psychologists and sociologists say we display in our closest relationships, such as “anxious attachment” or “avoidant attachment.” It turns out we also tend to follow certain patterns when it comes to our relationship with money, said Brad Klontz, a Boulder, Colorado-based psychologist and certified
Liubomyr Vorona | Istock | Getty Images The Biden administration’s sweeping plan to cancel up to $20,000 in student debt for tens of millions of Americans may have an unintended, though hopefully temporary, consequence for some people, experts say. “For many borrowers, it will cause their credit scores to drop,” said higher education expert Mark
Gabriel Quezada, 17, is a senior at Early College High School in Costa Mesa, California. Gabriel Quezada As college costs soar and enrollment falters, there’s an alternative to a pricey four-year degree that’s been largely under the radar, until recently. But Gabriel Quezada, 17, was reluctant to try it. His father, Humberto Quezada, said he
Drakula & Co. | Moment | Getty Images Tax season can be stressful. Whether you filed early or you’re racing to meet the April 18 deadline, there are things to know to make the process easier. As of March 24, the IRS has processed more than 80 million returns and issued more than 59 million
IRS Commissioner Daniel Werfel testifies before a Senate Finance Committee hearing on Feb. 15, 2023. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters The IRS on Thursday released a plan for the nearly $80 billion in agency funding enacted through the Inflation Reduction Act in August — including expected boosts for customer service, technology and enforcement. “Now that we
Nicole Chung Source: Carletta Girma In author Nicole Chung’s new memoir, “A Living Remedy,” she tells the story of watching both her parents die in the span of two years. It was all the more painful because of her mother and father’s inability to afford the medical treatments they needed. Chung blames the country’s broken
The disparity in wealth between Black and white households in the U.S. — referred to as the racial wealth gap — has paved the way for a significant retirement savings shortfall that is only growing, according to Thasunda Brown Duckett, president and CEO of TIAA. “There is a real problem,” she said Tuesday in a conversation with
On the heels of the Great Resignation, some workers are even more motivated to leave their job in search of a better work-life balance. To that point, 56% of the workforce is likely to look for a new job in the year ahead, up from 51% in 2022, according to Bankrate’s 2023 job-seeker survey. In
These days, most Americans are stressed about money. And yet, when it comes to budgeting, saving and managing debt, many get some simple fundamentals wrong. For example, according to one LendingTree survey, 65% of Americans think carrying a small balance on their credit card each month will improve their credit score. That’s incorrect. Not only can
In this article JPM Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Annie Nova and her sister, Janna McPartland Courtesy: Annie Nova When my younger sister, Janna, and I hang out — which is a lot because we live on different floors of the same apartment building — what we talk about usually doesn’t involve money. We
In this article TOST FISV CRM AAPL SBUX CCF AXP V MA COF DFS BAC WFC C MHI-AU SSVC TNL YOU AMZN Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT When was the last time you purchased something and you weren’t asked for a tip? Not only are requests to tip on purchased goods and services increasingly