How Much Household Staples Cost in 1925 vs. 2025
Back in 1925, a new house cost approximately $11,600, and rent averaged $75 per month, according to research by the Morris ...
U.S. Inflation Rates Over Time and the Forecast for 2025
Entering 2025, models from forecasting companies like Trading Economics anticipate inflation rates between 2.4% and 2.9% ...
Americans' Paychecks Are Worth Less Because of Inflation—Here's How Much
Recent data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows the cost of living continues to outpace earnings, leaving many Americans struggling to make ends meet.
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US Inflation Rises to 2.9% in December, as Gas and Egg Prices Drive Uptick
U.S. inflation showed signs of picking up in ... with rising prices and high mortgage payments during the cost of living crisis in the past few years. Signs that prices are stubbornly holding ...
Social Security COLA prediction: Bad news for retirees in 2026?
The nonpartisan advocacy group The Senior Citizens League predicts the 2026 COLA will be 2.1%, based on data from the Bureau ...
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National Survey: Purchasing Power of Middle-Income Americans Improves, While Majority of Families Still Report Falling Behind Due to Cost of Living
Middle-income Americans remain concerned about inflation and the high cost of living, with many saying their income is ... of ...
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I'm Not Counting on Social Security COLAs to Carry Me Through Retirement. Here's What I'm Doing to Combat Inflation Instead
One of Social Security's best features is that its benefits are adjusted for inflation annually -- via cost-of-living adjustments (COLAs). So if you're collecting $2,000 per month now, you won't ...
Washoe among the Nevada counties least affected by inflation, SmartAsset says
SmartAsset used data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the U.S. Census to determine where inflation has hit the hardest ...
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95% of workers say paychecks fail to keep up with cost of living spikes
Nearly all workers surveyed (95%) said their wages have not kept up with the climbing cost of living ... Apart from wages not being adjusted for inflation, more than a third of workers also ...
Tax credits and deductions: What you need to know for 2024 tax filing
The IRS has made its annual inflation adjustments for more than 60 tax provisions, including tax rate schedules and the ...
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US labor costs rise moderately in fourth quarter
The employment cost index (ECI), the broadest measure ... slowing from the third quarter's 3.9% rise. When adjusted for inflation, overall wages increased 0.9% in the 12 months through December ...