Gen Z's adult lives are complicated and complex, fueled by a number of factors like social media, a tumultuous social environment, and a collective lack of belonging. From building communities to ...

A single adult in Stanislaus County needs $23.54/hour to meet basic expenses. Two adults with three children require $142,387 annually to cover essential costs. MIT’s living wage calculator reflects ...

The COVID-19 pandemic altered American spending patterns dramatically. In the early days of the pandemic, social distancing and stay-at-home orders resulted in a shift away from transportation, ...

An alarming share of older adults use credit cards to cover basic living expenses, AARP reports in a new survey. The findings illustrate how the rising costs of food, housing, health care and other ...

Imagine a school system designed to produce complete, fully-functional humans. As we stand before the result of decades of defunding education until it is a shell devoid of impact, we are also at the ...

Fast-food employees are struggling to afford necessities and a recent report shows they must work more than twice as many hours as the average worker just to afford the meals they serve. It ...

A living wage calculator from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology reveals how much a worker needs to bring home to afford basic living expenses in Fresno County, California. Photo by Jakub ...