Savings Corner

DECEMBER 27, 2023

Core cost of living data is from The Cost of Living Index – COLI from the Council for Community and Economic Research, or C2ER. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the largest bill consumers pay each month is for housing. Whether that’s a mortgage or rent, a large percentage of your salary will go toward your housing expenses.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

SEPTEMBER 30, 2013

I searched through the Bureau of Labor Statistics report High wages after high school—without a bachelor’s degree from the Summer 2012 Occupational Outlook Quarterly, looking for jobs that didn’t require years of experience or apprenticeships and which required only some post secondary education – not the full monte bachelor’s degree.

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Savings Corner

DECEMBER 24, 2023

To find some objective answers to the where-to-retire question, Bankrate crunched a bevy of statistics on costs of living, public health and other metrics to create a comprehensive ranking of the best and worst states to retire in the U.S. With all these possibilities in front of you, you may not know where to start. 3 spot for affordability.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

SEPTEMBER 19, 2013

More and more people are opting for smaller, more economical cars to reduce running costs as well greenhouse gas emissions. Statistics released by the National Association of Home Builders show the average home size in the 1970s was 1400 square feet; in 2004, this had blown out to a whopping 2330 square feet, almost twice the size.

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