17+ hour, 5+ min ago   (266+ words) “Americans are facing a rising tab as a multi-decade borrowing binge collides with a spike in energy prices caused by the Iran war,” Axios reports. “Long-term interest rates are surging, as are consumer prices.” ”It’s a toxic mix of near-term…...

1+ day, 17+ hour ago   (284+ words) Clay Travis argued that excessive federal spending, rather than insufficient government revenue, is at the center of Washington’s budget problems, while...

5+ day, 17+ hour ago   (288+ words) The U.S. national debt, which recently topped $40 trillion, is “one of the many signs of an economy and of an empire that is now in decline,”...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (454+ words) Sarasota County Commissioners are moving to change how their two top employees are evaluated and paid, and The Argus Foundation is pushing back before the board takes a final vote Tuesday. Commissioners set the changes in motion Aug. 25, authorizing Sarasota…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (216+ words) Gig workers and freelancers with less predictable incomes can still make plans to save If you have ever looked into how to make a budget, you’ll quickly find the calculations typically hinge on how much money you earn each month....

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (386+ words) The discretionary budget for the U.S. government next year as proposed by Trump is depicted by the Washington Examiner in the above pie chart. It has passed the House and might pass the Senate. As long as half of Congress Members…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (417+ words) Inflation may necessitate changing your habits Sticking to your budget can be hard enough without inflation. But when prices on everything from gas to groceries are steadily creeping upward, sticking to your plans for spending can feel like a losing…...