Photo by Irina Kozorog / Shutterstock.com Expect to retire on a modest income? You may want to avoid spending your golden years in the Eastern U.S. The region is home to all five of the most expensive states in which to retire, according to WalletHub’s latest annual rankings of the …
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Mindscape studio / Shutterstock.com We are a country on the move. Many Americans relocated during pandemic-ravaged 2020 due to a job loss or fear of catching the virus. Millennials and people in the upper middle-class also are relocating. Moving and storage giant U-Haul identifies Tennessee, Texas and Florida as the …
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The country is experiencing its worst coronavirus flare-up since last summer, testing the government’s success in subduing the disease. When a handful of new coronavirus cases materialized this month in a province surrounding Beijing — apparently spread at a village wedding party — the Chinese authorities bolted into action. They …
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imtmphoto / Shutterstock.com Some 21% of couples collecting Social Security benefits and about 45% of those who are unmarried rely on their Social Security checks for 90% or more of their income, says the Social Security Administration. Retirees and pre-retirees who plan to live on such limited incomes could do …
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Choosing the right auto loan can save you thousands of dollars, and who couldn’t use an extra thousand dollars or so? The challenge is that there are so many options to finance your car, making it difficult to choose the best place to get a car loan. To make your …
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Automation and Jobs Read our latest special issue. Open Now The Portland, Oregon City Council today unanimously voted to adopt two of the strongest bans of facial recognition technologies in the U.S. One prohibits the public use of facial recognition by city bureaus including the Portland Police Department, while the …
Read More »pikselstock / Shutterstock.com Not everyone can retire like the Golden Girls, moving in with a group of sarcastic and sassy buddies in a warm-weather climate. For some, staying close to family and friends is the most affordable and comforting choice. But if moving is an option, each U.S. city has …
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Here’s what you need to know: As global cases keep soaring, the virus rebounds in places that seemed to have tamed it. U.S. records four million total cases and another day of at least 1,100 deaths. Latin Americans are taking dubious, even dangerous drugs for Covid-19. And they have the …
Read More »Photo by Anton27 / Shutterstock.com The coronavirus pandemic has given Americans a painful reminder that emergencies pop up when you least expect them. The best plan for dealing with such crises is to prepare long before they arrive at your doorstep. Having money set aside in an emergency fund means …
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