cost of living

HARRISBURG – A stalled congressional effort to update the nation’s five-year Farm Bill hinges on a disagreement over how to calculate food stamp benef...

Kamala Harris is hiding from tough questions, and Donald Trump appears wholly uninterested in the topic. As both major presidential candidates ignore ...

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris promised Saturday to work to eliminate taxes on tips paid to restaurant and other service industry emplo...

DEAR RUSTY: I will be turning 70 (yikes) this coming November. I will begin taking my Social Security benefit at that time. My age 70 SS benefit will ...

WASHINGTON (TNS) — If you’re having trouble paying your bills today — much less saving any money — you’re not alone. The average savings rate in June ...

DEAR RUSTY: I’m just trying to figure out how to determine whether to retire at 65 or 67 and, if I retire, approximately how much could I make outside...

WASHINGTON (TNS) — If you’re facing a cost-of-living crisis, you’re not alone. Three-quarters of Americans agree with you, saying they don’t feel fina...

If you’ve ever wondered how, on an episode of “House Hunters,” a butterfly therapist and a stay-at-home astronaut have a home buying budget of $3.2 mi...

Twenty years ago I was a young man in my early 60s, newly retired from a career as a teacher in the Milton Area School District where I taught music f...

DEAR RUSTY: I don’t understand exactly how the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) works for my situation. I turned 62 in 2017 and am currently still...

PITTSBURGH (TNS) — As the pandemic plunged families into financial uncertainty, even temporary safety nets and bigger paychecks haven’t been enough to...

A new teacher incentive program in West Virginia is offering a lot more than a job and some extra cash: The program offers community. It’s the latest ...

DEAR RUSTY: Is there a limit on earnings when you’re fully retired? Also, should all retirees receive COLA or is there an exception? — Retired But Won...

On Wednesday, the left-leaning British newspaper The Guardian published a Harris poll about what Americans do and don’t know about the economy. It was...

Inflation is likely to be the most powerful issue working for Republicans in this year’s congressional elections. Public concern over it has been risi...

During the late 1970s, American families experienced stagflation — a combination of economic stagnation and significantly higher inflation. By the sum...

Several Democratic candidates for president are calling for an end to the hydraulic fracturing method of drilling for natural gas, but the U.S. Chambe...

GOOD: SmartAsset confirmed what we’ve known for years: That our region is a good place to live. Recently, the financial technology company stated that...

PHOTOGRAPHY: Do you love nature and like the idea of capturing it on film? Here’s your chance. Audubon Community Nature Center in Jamestown, N.Y., has...

ST. MARYS — As part of the annual budget process, the Elk County Conservation District board of directors discussed several expenses for the 2017 fisc...