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Biden administration moves to ban medical debt from credit reports
The Biden administration is moving to ban medical debt from credit reports.
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America's richest self-made woman grew up on a dairy farm—now she has a net worth of $20.9 billion
Self-made billionaire Diane Hendricks’ fortune comes from Wisconsin-based roofing supplies company ABC Supply, which she co-founded with husband Ken Hendricks.
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The salary you need to be considered middle class in every U.S. states — it's close to $200,000 in 2 of them
In several states, a six-figure income qualifies as ‘middle class,’ per GoBankingRate’s analysis. Here are the middle-class income ranges for every state.
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NBA Champion Dwyane Wade says it took years to learn how to manage his millions: ‘I had never really handled more than $500 at a time'
Wade says that it took him more than half a decade in the NBA “to even start to understand” how to manage his millions.
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29-year-old's side hustle made $114,000 a year, so he quit his full-time job: I'm more successful and I work less
Carter Osborne left his PR job to focus on his college admissions tutoring side hustle. Here’s how he built his business into a lucrative full-time gig.
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Couple grew their basement side hustle into a business bringing in $4.5M per year: We'd ‘never seen anything like that in a bank account'
Audrey Finocchiaro and Sam Lancaster nearly gave up on The Nitro Bar. Now, their coffee business brings in $4.5 million a year across Rhode Island and Massachusetts.
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Banking on the future: Fair aims to improve financial literacy
U.S. House representatives and co-chairs of the congressional Financial Literacy and Wealth Creation Caucus Joyce Beatty and Young Kim are hosting a free financial education resource fair for National Financial Literacy Month. News4’s Tommy McFly spoke with Congresswoman Beatty about it.
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The income everyday Americans earn in every U.S. state — see how your salary measures up
You don’t have to live on the coasts to make a solid income, but it may help.
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What Lewis Hamilton learned about retirement from Michael Jordan and Serena Williams
Lewis Hamilton is ‘serious’ about exploring his passions outside of racing.
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People hate budgeting. Here's why — and how to reframe it
Budgeting often gives a sense of deprivation. There are ways to reframe the exercise more positively, experts said.
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In the market for an electric vehicle? Here's why 2024 might be the year to buy
The Treasury Department has made the new clean vehicle tax credit much easier to obtain this year.
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I built a 296-square-foot backyard tiny home in Atlanta: What to know if you want to convert a $5,000 shed from Costco
It’s not easy to convert a shed from Costco or Amazon into a livable space, says Precious Price, who built a tiny home in her backyard and now advises others.
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34-year-old making $49,000 a month in passive income: What I always tell people who want to build successful side hustles
“Stop believing these 3 myths,” writes entrepreneur Ryan Hogue, if you want to be successful at starting a passive income stream or a side hustle.
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Can't pay your utility or water bills in DC, Maryland or Virginia? These programs can help
If your utility bill is due and you’re struggling to keep up with payments, there are some government grants that can assist you.
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Struggling? Here's how to get help paying your utility bills
News4 Consumer Reporter Susan Hogan shares programs that can help get your bills under control.
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The 16 worst-paying college majors, five years after graduation
Liberal arts majors can make just $38,000 in the first five years after graduation, which is below the national median for all workers.
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Former 6-figure tech worker earns $22K baking pastries in France—how much her life abroad costs
Valerie Valcourt changed careers and moved abroad in her 30s.
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WATCH: The economy is doing well, but everything is still expensive. Here's why
Inflation is slowing, but prices are still high. Wages are going up, but everything feels unaffordable. Corporations have record profits, but everybody’s rent is too high and no one can buy a home. The economy is doing well, but the vibes are atrocious. What on Earth is going on? News4’s Maggie More reports.
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WATCH: If the economy is good, why are the vibes so bad?
Remember when you could go to the grocery store for just a few things and leave without a huge bill? Remember when a dozen eggs cost less than two dollars? News4’s Maggie More explains what’s behind the inflation that made everything so expensive.
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WATCH: Why are the economic vibes so weird? Your wages are playing catch-up with inflation
Is the economy doing well, or is everybody struggling to hang on? The answer is… kind of both. News4’s Maggie More explains why your wages aren’t keeping pace with inflation, and how that makes for very weird economic vibes.