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Terry Savage: What to know for Medicare open enrollment

By Terry Savage

September 25, 2026 at 5:15 p.m.

Here’s a look at the headline changes seniors will be forced to confront. And in...

Terry Savage: Why the national debt should concern us

By Terry Savage

September 21, 2026 at 11:15 a.m.

The U.S. national debt now exceeds $40 trillion — a MEGO number, which stands for...

Terry Savage: Login process changing at TreasuryDirect

By Terry Savage

September 21, 2026 at 9:55 a.m.

These government IOUs are the safest repository for “chicken money” — money you cannot afford...

Terry Savage: What to know about IRS Form 1099-K

By Terry Savage

April 20, 2022 at 12:06 p.m.

The IRS is taking a closer look at your fintech transactions. Starting in 2022, any...

Terry Savage: A financial valentine

By Terry Savage

April 20, 2022 at 1:13 p.m.

Give someone you love — or yourself — a financial valentine this week. Americans are...

Terry Savage: Do you live in a ‘sinkhole city’?

By Terry Savage

April 20, 2022 at 12:06 p.m.

The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 sent $350 billion of federal tax dollars to...

<p>The cost of living in each state tends to match its median household income. When people cannot afford expensive goods and services, prices have to be set to a market that is driven by low wages. It is no surprise, then, that the poorest state, Mississippi, also has the nation's lowest cost of living.</p><p>To find the state with the lowest cost of living, 24/7 Wall St. reviewed the <a href="https://meric.mo.gov/data/cost-living-data-series">Composite Cost of Living Index</a> for the third quarter of 2021, the most recent available, published by the Missouri Economic Research and Information Center. </p><p>The MERIC study uses an index based on the relative costs of groceries, housing, utilities, transportation, and health care to rank states. Mississippi's cost of living index was the lowest at 85.1, a figure driven largely by the very low cost of housing there - at 66.4, also the lowest in America. </p>

The states with the lowest cost of living

By Contributed Content

September 15, 2022 at 8:51 a.m.

Americans face a dilemma. The consumer price index rose 7% in December, and while wages...

Terry Savage: What to do with chicken money in inflationary times

By Terry Savage

April 20, 2022 at 12:06 p.m.

It's not fair that savers are losing money by trying to keep their money safe....

Terry Savage: What to do with chicken money in inflationary times

By Terry Savage

April 20, 2022 at 12:05 p.m.

It's not fair that savers are losing money by trying to keep their money safe....

If you're planning for retirement in coming years, you'll need to save a lot more for medical expenses. (Dreamstime/TNS)

Terry Savage: Retiree medical costs are soaring

By Terry Savage

April 20, 2022 at 12:06 p.m.

If you're a retiree dealing with Medicare, you've just noticed that your increased (5.9%) Social...

Terry Savage: Retiree medical costs are soaring

By Terry Savage

April 20, 2022 at 12:05 p.m.

If you're a retiree dealing with Medicare, you've just noticed that your increased (5.9%) Social...

The worst cities to find a job for recent graduates

By Samuel Stebbins

January 18, 2022 at 4:14 p.m.

The worst cities to find a job for recent graduates | With such unfavorable conditions...

Terry Savage: Get ready for taxes again

By Terry Savage

April 20, 2022 at 12:04 p.m.

Well, here's a topic I hate to bring up this early in the year, but...