personal finance

Florida’s cost of living hit record highs in 2024, and young adults are feeling it the most. Rent keeps going up, wages aren’t keeping pace, and affordable options are hard to find. For many, living at home isn’t about a lack of ambition, it’s simply the only thing that makes financial sense.

Michael Henry, born and raised in Miami-Dade County, has received a competitive salary and benefits for his work as a South Broward firefighter for the past two years. However, he must live more than 100 miles away from the place he commutes to every day to save lives.

Attorney General Ashley Moody's office is urging state and federal judges to toss out challenges to the constitutionality of a 2023 law that requires mayors and other municipal elected officials to disclose detailed information about their personal finances.

A new book says the Great Resignation was really the Great Reshuffle.

Have you filed your tax return? The 2023 deadline is Tuesday, April 18. Most taxpayers are getting hundreds of dollars less in refunds than they did last year.

More Americans are leaning on their credit cards to cope with rising prices. And as interest rates continue to climb, that debt is getting more and more expensive.

A Yale professor of finance read through 50 popular finance books to see how they square with traditional economic theory.

The Marshall Project asked people in prison to track their earning and spending — and bartering and side hustles — for 30 days. Their accounts reveal a thriving underground economy behind bars.

A dad's COVID-19 and a mom's fainting spell cost thousands, so when their son dislocated his shoulder, they drove him to Mexicali, where facilities rival those in the U.S., and had him treated for $5.

Smaller budgets, fewer employees and increased duties have added up to taxpayer frustration this filing season. The IRS is establishing a "surge team" to put resources on the processing challenges.

As the human toll of the coronavirus continues to mount, so does the cost that comes from living during a pandemic. For some, it means choosing between paying bills or buying masks just to stay safe.

The story of South Florida’s economy is more than statistics. Behind the well-known data on income disparity, housing affordability, and low average pay…