Category Archives: Paycheck
Banks Find Ways to Make Checking Accounts More Expensive, Chicago Bankruptcy Lawyers Say
There’s a lot of (legal) pick pocketing going around, but that shouldn’t mean we have to put up with it. Remember last month when we discussed the growing cost of credit cards? In response to new legislation meant to protect consumers from unfair fees and term changes, credit card companies are lowering limits, raising rates… Read More »
The Expensive Truth Behind Prepaid Debit Cards
It sounds too good to be true. You don’t need a bank account. You don’t need a good credit score. You just load your paycheck onto a pre-paid debit card, and you can pay without the hassles of a credit card or the inconvenience of cash. You’ve probably started to see pre-paid debit cards in… Read More »
Younger Generation Sees Smaller Paychecks
It’s official. For the first time since maybe the Great Depression, a generation is making less than our parents. People 54 and younger have seen their incomes decline since 2000, leaving the age group the poorest it’s been since the 1970s, according to a report by USA Today. And it’s not fresh-faced college grads facing… Read More »
Young Workers Are Getting Poorer, Study Shows
Forget young and glamorous. Today’s career climbers are young and broke. And I’m not just talking about new graduates. According to a USA Today study, folks from college-age to early 50s have been watching their incomes dwindle since 2000, leaving much of the current workforce poorer than in the 1970s. It’s not all good news… Read More »
Give Yourself a Raise This Labor Day By Reducing Your Debts
Labor Day weekend is fast approaching but, for many of us, labor has already been on the brain for months. Nearly 10% of Americans are unemployed. Many more are worried we could become unemployed. Some of us are working more than one job just to make ends meet. And I don’t think I’m going out… Read More »