Economy

by Jackie Cohen

Retail Sales Have Grown for Two Months in a Row It’s official: People are spending their tax refunds. Retail sales have grown for two months in a row. April retai... read the story

by Jackie Cohen

Consumer Confidence Index Rebounds in April The Consumer Confidence Index rebounded in April to 128.7 — compared to 127.1 in March — and that combined w... read the story

Scary Financial Facts – Frightening Facts About Our Economy Halloween is a great time for thrillers. Instead of binge-watching horror movies on Netflix, how about some financial fa... read the story

Does Money Mean Better Hospital Treatment? Hospitals around the country seem to be focusing their attentions on attracting wealthy patients. Amenities are being ad... read the story

by Kara Pendleton

More Hiring and Jobs Filled but Few Pay Raises in Sight for the Workforce Despite three straight pay raise increasing quarters, the third quarter of 2014 showed a 43 percent decline in the numbe... read the story

by Jennifer Derrick

You Should Have Always Been Spending As You Are In This Economy For seemingly the millionth time in the last few years, I heard someone say, “Well, in this economy I’ve got... read the story

by Jennifer Derrick

One Benefit To The Economic Mess: Less Pressure While I’ve never been one to keep up with the Jones’, I’ve noticed a palpable sense of relief amongst ... read the story

by Jennifer Derrick

Reframing the Economic Crisis Okay, it’s no secret that the economy is in the tank. And it’s likely that this has you worried, angry, upse... read the story

by Sadie Morris

A Life Without Debt: Getting By In Tough Times One of the things you learn when you live a life committed to being debt free is how to get by in tough times. We’... read the story

by David G. Mitchell

The Year In Review: What I Have Learned As the old year draws to a close and a new year is about to dawn, I like to take a few moments to look...... read the story