How to Rack Up Debt and Ruin Your Life
Ten years ago, novelist Benjamin Anastas was lauded by the New York Times as a promising young writer. But he soon found himself staring at an empty bank account and more than $80,000 in debt.
Ten years ago, novelist Benjamin Anastas was lauded by the New York Times as a promising young writer. But he soon found himself staring at an empty bank account and more than $80,000 in debt.
Happiness is directly related to how much money we make. We’ve known that for a while. So it shouldn’t be surprising that our earnings also correlate with suicide rates.
Even before Hurricane Sandy made landfall on the East Coast of the U.S., economists were predicting that the historic storm would cause billions of dollars in damage across more than a dozen states where planes were grounded, …
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Anticipating a storm-related cash crunch and bill-paying delays, Chase and Citibank announced on Sunday that they would waive overdraft, ATM and/or late fees for customers in New York, New Jersey …
Did your parents constantly argue over money when you were growing up? If so, it may have something to do with all that credit-card debt you’ve racked up.
U.S. household debt has finally fallen back to pre-recession levels. So, we’ve finally learned our lesson about spending more than we make, right? Well, not really. The real reason our debt has dipped is that so many Americans …
Last year’s flooding throughout the Midwest pushed prices of some pumpkins 60% higher around the U.S. This year, widespread drought is causing prices to edge up once more because of several regional shortages. But this time, …
If it seems like the King takes a long time to flip your burgers when you’re sitting in the drive-through, you’re right.
We’re becoming Europe. At least, that’s what a long line of U.S. birth-rate figures seems to being telling us. And that’s bad news for the future of the country.
Low water levels on the Mississippi River, which have snarled cargo traffic and completely halted hundreds of barges at a time, got most of the media attention during this year’s arid summer. But the weird weather is also having …
The Great Recession has pushed student debt to historic levels, and for the first time ever, almost 20% of U.S. households have outstanding educational loans.
Halloween spending has been one of the few spending categories to quickly bounce back from the recession. And this year, the wild spending gets even scarier.