Personal finance

In terms of finances, young adults are taking longer to reach “key life milestones,” compared to four decades ago, according to a Pew Research Center analysis.

Are you a former AT&T customer who had an unlimited data plan that was throttled by AT&T? You may be eligible for a refund.

With inflation on the rise, it’s important to have an emergency fund for when the unexpected happens. News4’s Consumer Reporter Susan Hogan explains.

Chi Baik, 26, is a Ph.D. student at the University of Washington in Seattle and earns about $27,000 per year.

The S&P 500 is a stock market index that tracks the 500 largest publicly-traded American companies and is often used as a metric to gauge the overall performance of the U.S. stock market. Here’s an explanation from S&P Global and Bankrate.

On some mornings, Angelina Nguyen makes $150 in five minutes.

Most grocery shoppers don’t notice shrinkflation, which is why manufacturers use it so often to subtly increase the cost of food.

A recent list of the best states to retire in explores not just affordability, but also health care and wellness. Here’s which states made the top 10.

St. Louis is the cheapest place to live for the second year in a row. The average take-home salary needed to live comfortably in America is $68,499.

Winning a scholarship can help students graduate with less student debt. Here’s what you need to know about the awards.

The easiest way to boost your credit score is to have a history of credit usage and on-time payments, whether that be from a credit card or an auto. Credit card payments aren’t the only way to increase that three-digit number though. Let’s look at some other options.

If independence is important to you, it would be wise to maintain some financial distance from your partner.

Jasmine Taylor went viral on TikTok using a budget method called “cash stuffing.” She turned it into a business that’s on track to make $1 million this year.

The recent failures of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank, which catered mostly to the tech industry, may have you worried about your money. Here’s what these failures could mean to your money and bank.

A survey found 56% of Americans would not be able to cover an unexpected $1,000 expense with their savings, and rising costs are to blame. Here are three steps you can take today to build up your emergency fund.

If you haven’t filed your 2022 taxes yet, you may qualify for one of the free filing options. Here’s what taxpayers need to know.

The official poverty measure in the U.S. is based on calculations from the mid-1960s.

This article originally appeared in The 4Front, NBC Washington’s newsletter Working 4 You, your family, community, health, safety and money. Subscribe here. Families are increasingly relying on credit cards to keep up with the high cost of living. In the final months of 2022, credit card balances went up by $61 billion — the largest quarterly increase since the U.S….

Break Your Budget’s Michela Allocca explains what you need to know about high-yield savings accounts and how they vary from other types of saving accounts.

Daunted by paying down credit card debt? News4’s Susan Hogan shares three strategies to help you achieve financial freedom.