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My mom provides our childcare, but we have different rules for the kids. It creates tension.
I'm grateful to my mom for providing childcare for my two kids. However, we have different rules fo…
Bethaney Phillips
1 min read
Small businesses like restaurants and cafés are now offering childcare to prevent employee turnover
The US has one of the most expensive childcare systems among developed nations globally, so compani…
Katie Balevic
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Baltimore gave young parents $1,000 a month. Participants used the money to pay bills and secure stable housing.
Baltimore gave low-income parents $1,000 a month for two years. Participants used the money for bil…
Allie Kelly,Noah Sheidlower
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Georgia gave low-income Black women $20,000 over 2 years. A participant said the money helped her afford day care and pay bills.
Shamarra Woods, 31, used her $700 a month in basic income to afford childcare, rent, and groceries …
Allie Kelly
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Here's how inflation has ratcheted up the cost of basics like housing and food for families across the US
Daily essentials are inflating faster than broad inflation indexes, as the ALICE Essentials Index i…
Juliana Kaplan,Noah Sheidlower
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Only one developed country has a more expensive childcare system than the US
The average US couple with two children spends over 30% of their wages on childcare, per a Bank of …
Jacob Zinkula
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I'm a military spouse and childcare drained my savings. My husband and I lived paycheck to paycheck for a year.
Military wife Kayla Corbitt and her husband couldn't afford childcare. They spent most of their sav…
Ananya Vahal
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From ALICEs to geriatric millennials: Your complete guide to America's weird new tribes
Keep mixing up your DIPS and DINKs? You've come to the right place.
Erin Snodgrass,Jacob Zinkula
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A couple who achieved financial independence and retired in their 30s shares their $280,000 a year budget raising 2 kids in San Francisco
Sam Dogen and his wife, both of whom retired in their mid-30s, share how they budget their money to…
Noah Sheidlower
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Hybrid workers are happier and just as productive as office workers, new study says
There are ton of benefits and not too many downsides to hybrid work, according to a new study publi…
Lakshmi Varanasi
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America's poverty line is letting millions slip through the cracks here's how we could fix it
Many Americans are struggling financially but don't qualify for aid because they technically make a…
Juliana Kaplan,Noah Sheidlower,Allie Kelly
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Earning $100,000 a year isn't enough to feel 'rich' in the US anymore
Three HENRYs who made over $100,000 last year share why they don't feel "rich" and what's holding t…
Jacob Zinkula,Andy Kiersz
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Parents with young kids are fleeing New York City in droves. Skyrocketing housing and daycare costs are to blame.
Families with kids under six are leaving New York City at twice the rate of other New Yorkers.
Eliza Relman
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A San Francisco Gen Xer quit his job to escape 60-hour workweeks and spend his time being an 'older dad': 'I'll be 70 when my son graduates from high school'
A San Francisco "older dad" quit his job to maximize his time with his son.
Jacob Zinkula,Andy Kiersz
Why childcare has become so unaffordable
Childcare costs are skyrocketing, forcing families to move across the US. But there may be a light …
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A Wisconsin mom of 3 who made $250,000 secretly working 2 remote jobs said it allowed her husband to leave a stressful job and become a stay-at-home dad
A Wisconsin woman who made $250,000 secretly working two jobs says it allowed her husband to focus …
Jacob Zinkula
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The Biden Administration's labor department is hitting the road for 'Good Jobs Summer'
A good job means more than just one that pays well; workers should be able to get there, and not be…
Juliana Kaplan
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A former stay-at-home dad says he's struggling to find a job after his nearly 20-year break from the workforce: 'I'm underqualified for jobs that I used to do'
A former stay-at-home dad who hasn't worked in 20 years said he sees few paths to reentering the wo…
Jacob Zinkula
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Making $100,000 a year might not be life-changing anymore, but 3 people share how it makes things a lot less stressful
Three people who made $100,000 a year explain how it impacted their lives and relationships and sha…
Jacob Zinkula
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New Mexico experimented with a basic income program that gave $500 a month to immigrant families. They used the money to pay rent and secure jobs.
New Mexico gave households with mixed citizenship status $500 a month for a year. Participants saw …