When you’re carrying a credit card balance, paying at least the minimum due each month is certainly a start. If those payments aren’t making your overall budget feel squeezed, you have all the more reason to put payments on autopilot and not think about the total cost of your debt.…
The 2023 GMC Hummer EV Pickup is extreme in every way, including price
The GMC Hummer EV Pickup is an electric supertruck with thrilling performance and the latest technology. Pricing starts at $84,650.The Hummer is back, and it’s still like nothing else. As a high-performance electric truck, the GMC Hummer EV Pickup is extreme in every way. The performance is astounding, the technology is…
People have stopped fleeing cities after the pandemic-fueled mass exodus, Census Bureau data show
The mass exodus out of cities and into suburban and rural communities with more open space during the COVID-19 pandemic appears to be slowing down. Census Bureau data released Thursday show that the overall patterns of population growth and decline are starting to return to pre-pandemic levels, largely thanks to…
‘She is a grifter’: My father set up a $500,000 trust for my troubled sister, and asked me to be trustee. What are the risks involved in being a trustee?
Can you help me understand the risks involved in being a trustee? My elderly father wrote a will, with the help of a lawyer, which divides up his substantial assets equally among his children. However, one sibling is a problem child, a spendthrift, and can’t be trusted. She is a…
Home listings are increasing, but not the kind buyers want, Realtor.com report says
A lack of homes for sale in the U.S. is dragging on the housing market, according to a new report from Realtor.com. Though the number of homes for sale rose, new listings remained scarce in March, according to the company’s March report. The increase in the number of homes for…
What’s worth streaming in April 2023? There’s almost too much to watch, but here’s where to start.
Feel like there’s just too much to watch these days? You’re not alone. And it’s about to get worse.We’re experiencing an avalanche of prestige television — the single busiest stretch of the year — and it’s all thanks to a tweak in Emmy eligibility rules. This year, in order to…
‘Your chronological age can do a number on you psychologically if you let it.’ Welcome to the senior-fitness boom.
You don’t need to have rock-hard abs in your 70s, but you have to keep moving if you want to age well. At least that’s the advice of Robin Maginn, a 64-year-old personal trainer, who caters to middle-aged and older adults in her role as health living and wellness coordinator…
‘Trapped in the gap’: Many middle-income seniors earn too much for affordable housing but not enough to pay market rates
Deb Morgan, 74, made the decision in 2021 to sell her home in Aiken, S.C., and move closer to her son in Cincinnati. While the booming real-estate market helped her get more for her South Carolina home than she imagined, the market also worked against her when finding a new…
Failed U.S. banks struck a $22.5 billion blow to the deposit insurance fund. Who will pay the price?
Recent bank failures have blown a $22.5 billion hole in the insurance fund that protects bank customers–sparking a debate over who will pay to patch it up. The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank is expected to cost the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.’s deposit insurance fund roughly $20 billion, the agency…
Who is selling their homes in this uncertain housing market? The same people who are buying houses more than anyone else.
Baby boomers are dominating the housing market, both in terms of buying and selling homes, according to a new report. Boomers are once again the biggest generation on both side of the real estate equation, surpassing millennials. The boomers’ share of selling rose to 52% in 2022 from 42% in…