Near Majority Say They Will Be ‘Financially Better Off’ if Trump Wins
45% of voters believe Just 25% of people say their “personal finances” would be better if former President Donald Trump beat Vice President Kamala Harris in the November election, a CBS News/YouGov poll showed Sunday. Polls show Americans are skeptical of the Biden-Harris administration’s economic policies, during which prices across the board have risen by […]
US states with most financially strapped residents ranked, study reveals
A personal finance company recently released the results of a survey about which U.S. states have the most money worries, and the results may surprise you. WalletHub released the study, titled “States with the Most People in Financial Distress,” on July 17. The company said it used nine key metrics, including changes in credit scores […]
Biden Financially Enabled Bloody Hamas War on Israel
Estimated Reading Time: 3 minutes Editors’ Note: As of this morning (10/8), Israel reports more than 600 murdered civilians and soldiers. Reports are surfacing that dozens of American/Israeli dual citizens are included in the many hostages kidnapped into the Gaza Strip by Hamas. The United States is thus a direct part of this war. The […]
Man refuses to ‘financially support’ his sister, a single mother-to-be
Thousands of people responded to a story posted on social media by a man seeking insight into how to resolve a personal family drama. The 32-year-old wrote on a Reddit page called AITA (Am I an Idiot?) that he has an older sister and “has always wanted to be a mother but never found the […]
Gays Against Groomers Get Financially Deplatformed
Two years ago, just before the publication of Live Not By Lies, one of my readers e-mailed me (I posted it at the time; this is a reprint): I hope some of this will be of insight or use to your readers and maybe offer some advice on how to reduce the impact of the coming […]
Only 1 in 5 workers nearing retirement is financially on track: "It will come down to hard choices" – CBS News
The rule of thumb for people who are 55 and have 10 more years to work before reaching traditional retirement age is that they should already have about eight times their salary saved in their retirement accounts. But a new study finds that today’s median 55-year-olds have just $50,000 saved, hardly enough to retire comfortably. […]
Half of Americans struggling to stay where they are financially: Poll
Nearly half of Americans say they are struggling to make ends meet financially, according to a new poll. In opinion polls, Conducted by the Monmouth University Public Opinion Research Institute A survey released Wednesday found that 46% of Americans surveyed said they were struggling to make ends meet financially. The survey found that 45% of […]
Nearly two-thirds of middle-class Americans say they are struggling financially: ‘Gasping for air’d
A new poll finds that the majority of middle-class Americans are experiencing economic hardship and expect it to continue for the rest of their lives. According to a survey released by the National Cost of Living Coalition, 65% of Americans who earn more than 200% of the national poverty line (about $62,300 for a family […]
An overwhelming majority of middle-class Americans say they are struggling financially
Jack Otter and Barron’s Roundtable senior writer Nicholas Jasinski discuss why interest rate cuts are unlikely in 2024. The majority of middle-class Americans Financial difficulties According to a new poll, they expect it to last a lifetime. According to a survey released by the National Cost of Living Coalition, 65% of Americans who earn more […]
How to overcome a 'scarcity mentality' and feel financially secure, according to a frugal millionaire couple – CNBC
“It took a lot of psychological reflection for me to no longer feel guilty about spending money,” he told CNBC Make It. “I didn’t have money as a child, so it gave me a sense of scarcity. Once I realized I had savings and money coming in, it took me a while to feel comfortable […]