Posiey Brown of Norristown, Pennsylvania, was floored when she opened her PECO energy bill in April — totaling $11,723.93 in charges. “There’s no way,” she recalled thinking to CBS News Philadelphia ...

Student loans are a burden that can last for half your working life. In fact, it takes the average borrower 20 years to say goodbye to the debt they earned while getting a degree, according to the ...

Not everyone’s a natural with numbers — but if there’s one life skill worth forcing yourself to get good at, it’s money. Katie Roiphe, author of The Wall Street Journal’s Personal Space column, has ...

A spending plan could be the key to enjoying retirement without ending up broke When you must make your money last — but still want to use some of it to enjoy life — a detailed budget is key to your ...

It’s not so uncommon for Americans to live paycheck to paycheck — meaning, to not have savings to fall back on between pay periods. But a new survey conducted by Talker Research on behalf of EarnIn ...

Americans now believe they’ll need more money to retire comfortably than they did even a few years ago. The “magic number” for retirement savings has grown by more than 50% since 2020 to roughly $1.5 ...

The conundrum Let’s say a healthy 60-year-old woman has hit her $1.5 million retirement savings target and is ready to quit her high-paying but extremely stressful job in health care. But she’s still ...

1. Have a budget It’s important to establish a budget in retirement, especially early on, when you’re adjusting to a new (and potentially lower) income. Start with your essential expenses, like ...

Retirees have more mortgage debt than ever before. According to a report from the Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University, the share of homeowners ages 65 to 79 with a mortgage on their ...

Factoring in age J.P. Morgan’s report argues that the ideal age to claim Social Security depends largely on life expectancy. If you expect to live past 81, wait until 70. You’ll get the highest ...

Health insurance is a significant expense that Americans have to grapple with throughout their lives. However, data from the Kaiser Family Foundation finds that as of 2023, 25.3 million Americans aged ...

How do Americans define success? It's not about being super rich or a famous celebrity. Instead, a new Empower survey revealed that 59% of Americans have a simple definition of what it means to be ...