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The pandemic has put college affordability and student debt in the spotlight. As the economy continues to recover from Covid, the price of higher education is now the biggest financial consideration among college-age Americans and their parents. At the same time, the cost a four-year college or university has never been higher. Tuition and fees, alone, reached

Alexi Rosenfeld | Getty Images Even as the delta variant of Covid-19 upends return to work and school plans, many parents who are now sidelined are plotting a return to work. About 81% of parents who are looking for job openings are planning to do so for financial reasons, according to a new survey conducted

House speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., at a rally organized by the “Paid Leave for All” cross-country bus tour on Aug., 2021 in Washington, D.C. Anna Moneymaker | Getty Images News | Getty Images Earlier this month, Paid Leave for All wrapped up a two-week nationwide campaign tour that included 10 states and 14 stops. The

Bangkok ranked No. 1 on a new list of top global “workation” destinations from Holidu.co.uk. Getty Images As telecommuting has proven necessary, practical and long-lasting for many amid the pandemic, a common thought’s been occurring to employees worldwide — why work from home when you could work by a beach, or at a Parisian café?

Michele Treacy and family with her late father Col. Lester Marlon Romine Courtesy of: Michele Treacy Michele Treacy lost her father at the beginning of the pandemic. However, a delayed tax refund has prolonged the grief she and her family are feeling and prevented them from finding closure. Treacy’s father, Col. Lester Romine, 91, passed

MoMo Productions | Getty Images More than a year into the Covid-19 pandemic, many American employees who have been working from home are itching to get moving again. But that doesn’t necessarily mean returning to the office. For many, it means finding new jobs. A survey released by Bankrate.com this week found that 55% of

A college graduate calls their family on video to celebrate Kemal Yildirim | Getty Images Earlier in August, the U.S. Education Department under President Joe Biden announced it would cancel another $1.1 billion in student loan debt for about 115,000 borrowers who attended ITT Technical Institute, a now-defunct school. This latest round of forgiveness brings

kate_sept2004 | E+ | Getty Images For millions of American families, the new enhanced child tax credit has meant extra money on a monthly basis. Even better, there are other tax credits that were improved during the pandemic that folks will be able to use to boost refunds, or potentially offset tax liabilities. That’s because

MoMo Productions | DigitalVision | Getty Images Interest in working remotely has surged during the Covid-19 pandemic and is lingering even as the economy reopens, a new study suggests. The share of online job searches for remote positions jumped 460% in the two years between June 2019 and June 2021, according to an analysis published

JGI/Tom Grill | Tetra images | Getty Images As retirees live longer, many worry about outliving their savings. However, many older Americans haven’t planned for a looming expense: the cost of long-term care. The median cost of a private room in a nursing home was $105,850, and in-home care costs were $53,768 to $54,912 annually,

Tom Werner | DigitalVision | Getty Images For young investors, social media rules. In fact, it is the most popular way they are researching investment ideas, according to a new CNBC/Momentive Invest in You survey. Thirty-five percent of 18-to-34-year-olds said they use social media to look into possible investments, while 25% cited conversations with family

kate_sept2004 As the Covid-19 pandemic set in, the federal government stepped up to provide Americans with unprecedented financial relief. In order to access those funds, from stimulus checks to monthly child tax credit payments, most Americans had to file tax returns. But submitting that paperwork could have put some individuals and families in a vulnerable

Getty Images Divorcing parents often have plenty to navigate. And the latest stimulus package has dumped even more onto the negotiating table in the form of enhanced tax credits. The $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan provided Covid-19 relief for millions of Americans, including increases to three write-offs in 2021: the child tax credit, the earned

Douglas Rissing | iStock | Getty Images Those who’ve been stuck with a credit card balance may wonder if they should use the savings in their 401(k) plan to clear their debt up. Credit cards, after all, come with high interest rates — the average charge is over 16% a year. Being dinged at that

LPETTET | iStock | Getty Images Almost a third of investors who received government stimulus money during the pandemic invested some of it, according to a new CNBC/Momentive Invest in You survey. However, younger and newer investors were more likely to put their stimulus money into assets. Of those aged 18 to 34 years old,

Los Angeles County Regional Food Bank workers help with food distribution in Willowbrook, California on April 29, 2021. Frederic J. Brown | AFP | Getty Images States that withdrew early from federal unemployment programs pushed few people back to work and fueled a nearly $2 billion cut in household spending, potentially hurting their local economies,

Flashpop | DigitalVision | Getty Images There’s something different about the flood of new investors who entered the market in the last 18 months. They are younger, more diverse, use technology to make trades and turn to social media to learn about investing and research investment ideas, a new CNBC/Momentive Invest in You survey found.

There are fun expenses that come with any vacation you’re flying off to — that souvenir t-shirt, a fancy dinner or even a poolside cabana rental — but forking over a fortune to park your car at your home airport while you’re away isn’t one of them. Travelers departing major U.S. airports can often expect

lisegagne | E+ | Getty Images So far, two monthly payments totaling $30 billion have gone out to American families with kids through the new enhanced child tax credit benefit. For families that have eligible children but haven’t signed up — likely those that don’t traditionally file a tax return — there is still time

Miracle Messages founder and CEO Kevin F. Adler, right, with community ambassadors Beverly Stevenson and Brian Whitten in San Francisco. San Francisco Chronicle/Hearst Newspapers via Getty Images | Hearst Newspapers | Getty Images More than six years ago, Kevin F. Adler walked the streets of his San Francisco neighborhood with an unusual purpose: He wanted

One year ago, rising cases of coronavirus put an abrupt halt to the fall semester on many college campuses, just as classes got underway. This year, the delta variant is threatening to shut down schools once again. And the possibility of more campus closures has sparked renewed interest in college refund policies and tuition insurance.

FG Trade | iStock | Getty Images Help may be on the way for workers who lose track of their 401(k) accounts as they move from job to job throughout their careers. Under a proposal included in retirement legislation that’s pending in Congress, an online “lost and found” database would be established to help locate

John Lund | Photodisc | Getty Images Alyssa, a marketing and communications assistant in New York, loves working from home. “You can wear what you want, run a quick errand,” said Alyssa, 22, who asked to use her first name only because she was discussing her job. “It’s just more comfortable.” She was hired remotely

Education Secretary nominee Miguel Cardona testifies before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions committee during his confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill Washington, DC., February 3, 2021. Susan Walsh | Pool | Reuters The U.S. Department of Education announced on Thursday it will cancel $5.8 billion in student debt for more than 320,000 borrowers. The

dusanpetkovic | iStock | Getty Images A push to rein in the cost of prescription drugs for Medicare beneficiaries could emerge on Capitol Hill in the coming months. President Joe Biden called on Congress last week to reduce those costs through several means: letting Medicare negotiate with drug manufacturers, generally limiting price increases to the

People line up outside a newly reopened career center for in-person appointments in Louisville, Kentucky, on April 15, 2021. Amira Karaoud | Reuters In just a few weeks, enhanced federal unemployment insurance put in place during the coronavirus pandemic will end as the delta variant continues to threaten the economic recovery. Some 7.5 million Americans

Thailand, now in the top five destinations customers of travel insurer Seven Corners are booking, requires visitors be insured for Covid treatment. Saowakhon Brown | Moment | Getty Images The ever-evolving Covid-19 pandemic is reshaping where Americans spend their travel dollars and how they protect that investment. That’s according to the latest findings from travel

LaylaBird Investors may be cheering the stock market’s performance over the last year and looking to take a profit from their growing portfolios. But, doing so could mean they owe Uncle Sam. The stock market has been on a tear — today’s selloff notwithstanding — since slumping in March 2020 due to coronavirus concerns. On

A company advertises a help wanted sign on April 09, 2021 in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. Spencer Platt | Getty Images Employment among the lowest-paid Americans has flatlined at a level well below its pre-pandemic baseline — even as mid- and high-wage workers have more than recovered. Jobs for workers who earn less than $27,000 a

In this article BCH.CB= TSLA A view of dogecoin commemorative coins, Yichang, central China’s Hubei province, May 9, 2021. Costfoto/Barcroft Media via Getty Images Dogecoin, the cryptocurrency named after a meme of a shiba inu dog, is rallying again. The digital coin jumped as much as 10% on Monday to more than 35 cents, according