(BPT) - Managing household finances can be challenging, especially for middle-income families juggling daily expenses, savings goals and unexpected costs. The latest data from the Household Budget Index™ (HBI™) report, which is a monthly econ…
- Updated
(BPT) - Across American households, spare change often sits idle — coins tucked away in jars, drawers or even old wallets. As the conversation around halting penny production in the United States proliferates, many consumers are left wonderin…
- Updated
(BPT) - You can probably imagine how important it is for someone with a serious illness to have an advance care directive — instructions about their wishes in the event they're unable to communicate what they want in the future. The fact is, …
- Updated
(BPT) - If you didn't get the updated vaccine in fall 2024, it's not too late to benefit from the protection that vaccines can offer. Over 95% of adults who were hospitalized in 2023-2024 due to COVID-19 had no record of receiving the latest …
- Updated
(BPT) - Every year, consumers spend a lot of money during "celebration season," which kicks off on Mother's Day, quickly followed by Father's Day, graduations, school parties and activities, with Memorial Day BBQs sprinkled in between. But be…
- Updated
Sorry, but your browser does not support the video tag.
- Updated
(BPT) - The total national debt has surpassed $36 trillion, according to the U.S. Department of the Treasury. That number is so big, it's hard to get your mind around it. How much is 36 trillion? One way to think of it: It's the value of the …