7 States With the Highest Burden of Student Loans
Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/alamosbasement/ The Project on Student Debt is one of the leading groups analyzing the increasing obligations that many college graduates are taking on. These days,...
View ArticleSame-Sex Marriage: The Question Gripping the Nation
Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/vpickering/ Before 2011, only five states allowed gay marriage: Massachusetts, Iowa, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Connecticut — although same-sex marriages were...
View ArticleGOP Gaining Ground on Midterms: Is the Election Headed to the Right?
Democrats and Republicans hear the call of elections much as a sailor listens for the call of the siren — all focus eventually gets pulled toward it, and nothing is as important. Based on recent...
View ArticleThink Your Potholes Are Bad? 3 States With High Infrastructure Costs
No, but seriously. If you think your state is pouring in the big bucks to maintain upkeep on its roads, water, and airports, it’s worth getting some perspective from Bloomberg’s latest ranking. Paired...
View Article10 States With the Highest Energy Prices
Source: Thinkstock Energy, as we all know, is the world’s most valuable resource. It’s traded, speculated upon, and bet on by Wall Street brokers, private enterprises, and legislators almost every day....
View Article5 Most Expensive States to Insure a Teen Driver
Source: Thinkstock The age of sweet 16 seems so young when we as parents look back, but it’s an age many young people look forward to reaching. If it’s approaching that time in your child’s life (or...
View Article7 States That Love Minor League Baseball
Christian Peterson/Getty Images There is little that’s glamorous about Minor League baseball, almost by design. Usually, news about the Minors cycles quietly, unless it’s a story about a player taking...
View Article10 States Where Retirees Have the Biggest Drops in Income
Many people assume that as you get older, you become more financially stable. This assumption is correct, at least to some degree. A 2009 study called The Age of Reason: Financial Decisions over the...
View ArticleThe 10 Worst States for Property Taxes
Source: iStock U.S. property taxes can vary dramatically by county as well as by state. Since property valuation is complex and highly changeable with the market, value is not necessarily equal to cost...
View ArticleNew Hampshire’s Distracted Driving Law: Why It Won’t Work
Source: Ford Recently, New Hampshire’s Hands Free Law has gone into effect, banning the use of all mobile electronic devices while driving. Hands-free systems are still allowed, but even the use of a...
View Article10 Worst States in America for Young Adults
Source: Thinkstock The Great Recession struck at precisely the wrong time for young adults trying to secure their economic futures. People in their early 20s suffered unemployment rates far above the...
View Article10 States Where People Can’t Really Afford to Pay Rent
Source: iStock With rent prices soaring in many cities in the United States, hardworking renters are struggling to make ends meet. The 2015 Out of Reach report shows just how bad the situation is for...
View Article10 Underrated IPAs You Should Start Drinking
As an overall beer category, IPAs certainly get plenty of love. Back in March, the Brewers Association released a review of sales during 2014 that showed over 19% of craft beer sales were IPAs. That...
View ArticleThe 10 Best States for People Who Want to Work in a Brewery
Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images Sure, you love to drink beer, but what if you could turn your enthusiasm for ales and lagers into a career? Nearly half a million people in the United States have....
View Article10 States Where People Are Smartest About Money
Source: iStock People who live in North Dakota are smarter about money than those in Mississippi, at least according to a new survey by GOBankingRates. The financial website looked at people’s use of...
View ArticleMarco Rubio: 5 Facts You Didn’t Know
Marco Rubio | Evy Mages/Getty Images Things are looking up for Republican presidential candidate Senator Marco Rubio. Coming in third to Ted Cruz and Donald Trump in the Iowa Caucus, Rubio is in a...
View ArticleThink Your Potholes Are Bad? 3 States With High Infrastructure Costs
No, but seriously. If you think your state is pouring in the big bucks to maintain upkeep on its roads, water, and airports, it’s worth getting some perspective from Bloomberg’s latest ranking. Paired...
View Article10 States With the Highest Energy Prices
Source: Thinkstock Energy, as we all know, is the world’s most valuable resource. It’s traded, speculated upon, and bet on by Wall Street brokers, private enterprises, and legislators almost every day....
View ArticleGOP Gaining Ground on Midterms: Is the Election Headed to the Right?
Democrats and Republicans hear the call of elections much as a sailor listens for the call of the siren — all focus eventually gets pulled toward it, and nothing is as important. Based on recent...
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