Tag: saving

New Year's Resolution: Save!

More than 60 percent of Americans who participate in their 401(k) retirement plans at work are adding more dollars to their debts than they’re socking away in those plans, according to HelloWallet’s analysis of recent federal data. This shocking statistic suggests the need for some serious financial planning. Yet the vast majority of people in…

Photo: Vintage of buy war bonds

Americans in their 70s and 80s have earned more and are wealthier than the baby boom generation – for the simple reason they were born at the right moment in history. It was easier for members of this older generation to get ahead, because they came of age in the aftermath of World War II,…

Workers Struggle Day to Day