Cost of living
SuccessWalmart’s CEO Doug McMillon out-earns the average American’s salary in less than 20 hours—during a typical 30-minute commute, he’s already made $1,563
By Emma BurleighJanuary 9, 2026
SuccessGen Z may not be able to afford a house or the cost of living—but give it 10 years. They’re on track to gain $36T and become the richest generation
By Emma BurleighDecember 30, 2025
Economy‘Everything is too expensive’: Meet a 67-year-old retiree in swing-district Pennsylvania who grades Trump an ‘F’ on the economy
By Steven Sloan and The Associated PressDecember 20, 2025
SuccessApple CEO Tim Cook out-earns the average American’s salary in just 7 hours—to put that into context, he could buy a new $439,000 home in just 2 days
By Emma BurleighDecember 12, 2025
EconomyTrump calls affordability a ‘Democrat scam’ and ‘con job’—but nearly three-quarters of his voters think cost of living is bad or the worst ever
By Jason MaDecember 5, 2025
SuccessPeople making six-figure salaries used to be considered rich—now households earning nearly $200K a year aren’t considered upper-class in some states
By Emma BurleighDecember 5, 2025
EconomyWall Street strategist explains today’s political rage with a poverty line that should be $140,000 and the ‘Valley of Death’ trapping people below it
By Jason MaNovember 29, 2025
SuccessSouth Korean banks offer baby bonuses, flexible schedules, and years-long sabbaticals while U.S. women leave the workforce in droves
By Emma BurleighNovember 20, 2025
SuccessThis 24-year-old ditched the U.S. to work in Chile—now, she has better work-life balance and saves more than $1,200 a month
By Emma BurleighNovember 16, 2025
SuccessMeet the 73-year-old who splits his time between Panama and the U.S.: ‘$500 is my cost of living, plus food’
By Jessica CoacciNovember 15, 2025
SuccessThe exact amount of money you need to earn to be among New York’s ultra-wealthy club has been revealed—and it’s 7x the average wage
By Jessica CoacciNovember 3, 2025
EconomyNearly half of U.S. adults aren’t confident they could find a good job, while electricity and grocery costs are major sources of stress, poll says
By Josh Boak, Linley Sanders and The Associated PressOctober 19, 2025
SuccessEven workers earning more than $500,000 annually are living paycheck to paycheck—thanks to ‘lifestyle inflation,’ they’re continuing to splurge money they don’t have
By Emma BurleighOctober 14, 2025
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