As the City of Memphis worked to pass its budget for the upcoming fiscal year, Memphis Police Department interim Chief Cerelyn “C.J.” Davis took about a 12% cut to her salary. As the city passed its budget, including Davis’ pay cut, one of Memphis’ own lt. colonels was on the West Coast to speak with […]
In a recent episode of the Dave Ramsey Show, Preston, an accountant from Dallas, Texas, shared his struggles living paycheck to paycheck despite earning $190,000 a year. Preston is married with three kids. Even with their good income, they have difficulty managing their money. He and his family are dealing with several debts, including a […]
Kenya Moore has had an eventful few weeks, and now her whopping RHOA salary has been revealed. First, there’s the bad news. She reportedly owes several thousand dollars in back taxes. She’s also been suspended from Real Housewives of Atlanta for an as-yet unspecified amount of time… The good news is that her ugly, never-ending […]
In 2024, the maximum monthly Social Security check is $4,873. No retiree can get checks above that amount, and a small minority of seniors receive payments equal to it. There’s a maximum Social Security benefit because benefits are based on a percentage of earnings — but only earnings up to a certain level count. Anyone […]
Ramit Sethi, a self-made millionaire and author of “I Will Teach You to Be Rich,” offered advice to young professionals on their journey toward financial proficiency. “You’ve got to invest 10% of your salary every year,” he told CNBC Make It. At the end of the year, increase that by 1%. Do this for as […]
kanonsky / Getty Images While $50,000 can be a decent salary, depending upon where you live and its cost of living, taxes can take a significant bite out of that income. Find Out: What Is the Median Household Income for the Upper Middle Class in 2024? Explore More: 6 Unusual Ways To Make Extra Money […]
“Can I live off my paycheck if I have no credit-card payments to worry about?” (Photo subject is a model.) – Getty Images Dear Quentin, I don’t live extravagantly by any means. I have $68,000 in credit-card debt on four cards, and make minimum payments. The payments add up to $1,800 per month. My salary […]
Sorry, Gen Z grads: Ritzy college degrees just aren’t the golden ticket to big paychecks that they perhaps used to be. New data shows that even those studying at Ivy League schools aren’t guaranteed a six-figure salary. The Department of Education’s College Scorecard tracked the median earnings, average annual cost, and median debt for former […]
estebanmiyahira / Getty Images/iStockphoto The American Dream of hitting it big and making millions requires more effort, determination and luck these days. Learn More: How To Earn $750 a Week in Passive Income Find Out: 6 Unusual Ways To Make Extra Money (That Actually Work) For Noah Lydiard, the founder and CEO of Conductor, the […]
milehightraveler / Getty Images/iStockphoto Your salary might look great on paper until you get your paycheck after taxes are taken out and then it might look a whole lot different. Since income tax rates vary from state to state, the amount you lose will fluctuate depending on where you live. In Florida, for example, only 17.12% […]
Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is holding a substantially profitable position in Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) stock, according to analysts tracking the trades of Congress members and their families. Unusual Whales, a financial services platform that focuses on congressional insider trading, among other things, said on Wednesday that Pelosi has nearly $4 million in gains from the […]
Knox County Schools began rolling out notifications to teachers and staff on their new salaries, and many were left confused over the amount indicated in their email. “We expected that we would have some errors to correct and some clarification around the process,” Jennifer Hemmelgarn, Knox County Schools’ assistant superintendent of business and talent, said […]