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US personal finance

September 2026

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    House Democrats pitch bill to save people from having pay garnished for medical debt

    Exclusive: Currently under federal law, up to 25% of a worker’s take-home earnings can be collected
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    The Filter US
    ‘I’m going to figure this out’: home ownership lessons from women who taught themselves

    Women who have tackled home repairs and renovations share hard-earned tips and tools that helped them
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    US home sales slowest in more than a year as mortgage rates and prices climb

    Housing market has been stymied by borrowing costs, as Iran war pushed mortgage rates higher

August 2026

  • Alice Lassman

    double quotation markOnlyFans and AI training: why gen Z doesn’t care where our money comes from

    Alice Lassman
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    Meet the gen Zers finding job opportunities teaching English abroad

  • Silhouette celebrating atop credit cards, surrounded by floating social media likes

    Would you tell strangers how much debt you have? The people sharing how much money they owe online

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    US credit card debt climbs to $1.26tn, nearing last year’s record high

July 2026

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    New York offers college admission for residents unenrolled from Howard University

    Historically Black institution withdrew more than 500 first-year students for missed tuition payments

June 2026

  • Person sitting on top of a huge pile of dollar bills, facing a bright yellow sun on the horizon

    Money whisperers
    Master your money: 11 experts share hard-earned tips to budget, invest and retire early

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    Money whisperers
    ‘It’s not just for old rich people’: the case for making your estate plan now

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    Money whisperers
    ‘A lot of our parents were paid by the hour’: a first-gen money coach’s blueprint for wealth

  • a graduation cap has a message that reads 'I am in so much debt please help'

    US student debt repayment system is being overhauled – here’s what to know

  • Money whisperers
    Can you really travel the world for free? A travel points expert shares her secrets

  • Money whisperers
    ‘I want to be other people’s cautionary tale’: how do you financially prepare for a parent’s death?

  • Consumed
    Why are US consumers so angry? It’s not just high prices

  • Money whisperers
    How ditching the homeownership dream allowed this finance coach to retire early

May 2026

  • Close-up of unrecognizable senior woman doing finances at home.

    double quotation markMany of us aren’t saving enough for retirement. But there are ways to fix this

    Gene Marks
  • A woman in a sequined dress holds up a bright pink book while smiling at a table stacked with copies

    Money whisperers
    She criticizes capitalism – and also gives investing advice: ‘It’s better to participate than working until we die’

April 2026

  • Dave Schilling

    double quotation markWill I ever retire? It doesn’t look like it

    Dave Schilling
  • people hold signs that read 'cancel student debt'

    Lucky few Americans whose student debt was forgiven: ‘I hit the lottery’

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