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The True Cost of Living in NYC: What’s Needed to Survive in 2022

Given the ever-increasing cost of living in the United States, low-wage working families and individuals are continually unable to meet and maintain the bare necessities of life. This is especially true in New York City, where a working adult with 2 kids needs to make $53 an hour just to get by and afford basic …

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Millennials Still Make Less Money: Here’s The Proof

Despite being better educated, Millennials still make less money than their parents. And unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve probably heard the same accusations why — Millennials are lazy, they bounce between jobs, they’re too educated, they’re tech obsessed — there’s a lot of them. But how much of this is true? Well, …

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Top 5 States Where Renters Are At Risk Of Eviction

According to a new report by AdvisorSmith, a significant number of households across the U.S. continue to be at risk of eviction due to the economic effects of COVID-19. In total, 17.1% of U.S. renters are late or behind on their rent and 49.1% of those households expect to be evicted within the next two …

The Many COVID Tools Available

As of this writing, COVID-19 has killed 296,000 Americans and more than 108,000 are hospitalized. Needless to say, deaths are likely to substantially increase in the coming months. The good news? A vaccine is days away. The bad news? Distribution looks pretty difficult. In the meantime however, there are several tools you can use to …