The U.S. economy is growing, and unemployment is at an historic low, but plenty of Americans are still struggling to cover just the basics. A 2018 study from the Urban Institute, a nonprofit research group, found that nearly 40 percent of adults report that they or their families had trouble meeting...

Planning and budgeting for the expenses that happen every month is typically simple and straightforward. But what about budgeting for Unexpected expenses? You know, the ones that creep up, seemingly without warning? Things like an accident, medical expenses or new tires for your car? We all have an ...

If you’re never quite sure how much money you’ll pull in from week to week, you have plenty of company. Learning to budget without a steady paycheck is a challenge that a lot of people experience. Thanks to a large number of underemployed people, who often are working part-time at hourly jobs, a...