Wednesday, December 17

Tag: afford

Millions Of Working Americans Still Can’t Afford Food And Rent – Forget The American Dream
FINANCIAL HEALTH

Millions Of Working Americans Still Can’t Afford Food And Rent – Forget The American Dream

Jeffrey Kucik, University of Arizona and Don Leonard, The Ohio State University The Biden administration is likely celebrating a better-than-expected jobs report, which showed surging employment and wages. However, for millions of working Americans, being employed doesn’t guarantee a living income. As scholars interested in the well-being of workers, we believe that the economy runs better when people aren’t forced to choose between paying rent, buying food or getting medicine. Yet too many are compelled to do just that. Determining just how many workers struggle to make ends meet is a complicated task. A worker’s minimum survival budget can vary considerably based on where the person lives and how many people are in the family. Take Rochester, New York. It has a cost of living that’s ...
3 Explosive Tips You Can’t Afford To Miss – How To Keep A Relationship Happy No Matter What
RELATIONSHIPS

3 Explosive Tips You Can’t Afford To Miss – How To Keep A Relationship Happy No Matter What

One of the major aims of most individuals out there is to achieve happiness and you can never be happy unless you know the true art of keeping your relationship happy. Your personal life greatly affects the level of your overall happiness and this is probably the major reason why we must now the proper tricks and ways to keep the relationship happy. Read on to discover some of the most amazing ways you can use right now to make your relationship happy and fulfilling. You must spend substantial time with your partner- Spending time with each other is extremely important due to the reason that the most time you spend with your spouse is strongly relationship and the bond gets and at the same time the lesser time you spent with each other the weaker your relationship and your level of happin...
Almost Two-Thirds Of Older Black Americans And Even More Latinos Can’t Afford To Live Alone Without Help
FINANCIAL HEALTH

Almost Two-Thirds Of Older Black Americans And Even More Latinos Can’t Afford To Live Alone Without Help

Older Americans who want to live independently face serious economic challenges. Half who live alone don’t have enough income to afford even a bare-bones budget in their home communities, and nearly 1 in 4 couples face the same problem. Those numbers add up to at least 11 million older adults who are struggling to make ends meet, a new analysis shows. The numbers are worse for older people of color. Dramatically higher percentages of Black, Latino and Asian older adults live on incomes that don’t meet their cost of living, even with Social Security. That can mean skipping needed health care, not having enough food, living in unhealthy conditions or having to move in with family. These disparities often reflect lifelong disadvantages that add up as people of color encounter structural ra...