by Ana Teresa Solá | Dec 19, 2022
José Alonso Hernández works two jobs to make ends meet in San Juan, Puerto Rico while his partner, who just graduated, covers the major portion of their expenses. He primarily works at the Museum of Puerto Rican History for $10 per hour–three dollars above the...
by Allison Nicole Smith | Dec 29, 2021
The same month President Biden announced his target to have half of new car sales be electric by 2030, 27-year-old Elizabeth Berg shopped around for an electric vehicle of her own. A substitute teacher in Arlington, Virginia, she knew a new model was out of her...
by Cheyenne Ligon | Dec 16, 2021
When Bart Klein’s father died last February, it was sudden and unexpected. Searching the internet for local funeral homes from his father’s hospital room, Klein picked one at random, thinking there couldn’t be much difference between them. When Klein went to meet with...
by Angel Adegbesan | Oct 29, 2021
By Angel Adegbesan Randaull Cobb was in financial trouble trying to keep up with payments for his home when he was approached by solicitors who said they would help him, while also improving his house at the same time. He was made to believe he was signing...
by Keira Wingate | Oct 27, 2021
By: Keira Wingate Being a stay-at-home parent comes with a lot of challenges and Haylee Bachman is working hard to power through them all for her family of three in Washington. But not having a savings account is one she can’t seem to beat. Bachman, 27, and her...
by Alexandra White | Oct 27, 2021
By Alexandra White Miranda Haymon, 26, made $37,000 a year as a theater director at the height of the pandemic. She was relieved when the U.S. The Department of Education automatically suspended federal student loan payments in March 2020. A few months later, Haymon...
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