The US Cost of Living Is Rising -- And Many Americans Can"t Afford It

On the surface, things are going well in America. The unemployment .....»»

Americans paid more for rent, food, gas and clothes in February, triggering the biggest increase in inflation in fourth months. But the cost of living more generally is still rising very slowly. The consumer price index climbed 0.2% in February......»»

Americans paid more for rent, food, gas and clothes in February, triggering the biggest increase in inflation in fourth months. But the cost of living more generally is still rising very slowly. The consumer price index climbed 0.2% in February......»»

Moving for work may appeal to people living paycheck to paycheck, but is often financially impossible because of the high cost of housing......»»

Millions of Americans are in danger of entering their final decades unable to afford ballooning medical bills and cost-of-living expenses......»»

Millions of Americans are in danger of entering their final decades unable to afford ballooning medical bills and cost-of-living expenses......»»

A new apartment complex planned in Clayton highlights the rapid rise in the cost of living as the area's population soars......»»

The share of Americans in poverty has been falling, but more are stuck living paycheck to paycheck. ALICEs aren't technically in poverty, but they have .....»»

The coronavirus is deepening existing fissures in an economy destabilized by decades of rising inequality......»»

The coronavirus is deepening existing fissures in an economy destabilized by decades of rising inequality......»»

The coronavirus is deepening existing fissures in an economy destabilized by decades of rising inequality......»»

Healthcare is starting to cost an arm and a leg, with U.S. spending reaching over 18% of GDP and rising. Maybe you’re thinking that doesn.....»»

Americans will pay the price of the economic rescue package: Not in higher taxes to service the debt, or in a reduced standard of living due to inflation, but in a slide towards a boom-and-bust economy......»»

Americans will pay the price of the economic rescue package: Not in higher taxes to service the debt, or in a reduced standard of living due to inflation, but in a slide towards a boom-and-bust economy......»»

Americans will pay the price of the economic rescue package: Not in higher taxes to service the debt, or in a reduced standard of living due to inflation, but in a slide towards a boom-and-bust economy......»»

For those living on a fixed income, it can be difficult to stock up on groceries for weeks at a time, especially when many shoppers are panic-buying because of fears about the coronavirus pandemic......»»

Inexpensive housing, cheap healthcare and a rising standard of living are major draws......»»

A cost of living adjustment brought payouts up by 1.6% for the more than 63 million Americans who take Social Security benefits starting in January of 2020......»»

One new estimate pegs the Social Security cost-of-living adjustment at 1.6% next year. That means the average benefits would go up by about $23.40 per month. That may not be good news for retirees, who face rising costs of living......»»

More than one in five Americans said they could not afford movies, vacations, or sports events because they were trying to pay off credit card bills or student loans......»»