The labor market recovered quickly from the massive pandemic induced downturn in early 2020. The labor market regained its pre-pandemic strength within a few short years. Moreover, it stayed strong with low unemployment and rising wages. This stability helped to eventually overcome the onslaught of supply side driven inflation, so…

The housing market struggled last year. The inventory on the market had already dropped significantly the year before to the lowest since the Fed began collecting the data in 2016, according to Federal Reserve Economic Data. All the while, housing costs jumped to the highest on record. Through this difficulty,…

It is an undeniable reality: we have reached a new low point in America. Contrary to popular concerns about inflation, interest rates or the federal deficit, our nation is grappling with a significant issue – millions of Americans who, for three and a half years, neglected to make a single payment toward…

A tech employee’s recording of the meeting firing her from a sales role at Cloudflare NET, -2.05% has spurred criticism of the company — and a broader conversation about the right way to let employees go. Viewers have called the roughly 10-minute TikTok video, which went viral this week, “sad”…

Can you think of anything that makes a person more desperate for relief than being in constant pain? People can fall for anything that promises to end chronic, debilitating pain. My late mother in law, Alice, then in her 90’s, was feeling like that. She had chronic knee pain that…

While mortgage rates are finally starting to dip, housing costs remain unaffordable for a large portion of the country, according to Redfin’s recent report. Only 15.5% of the listed homes for sale in 2023 were considered affordable for the average buyer in the U.S. This is the lowest share on…

My long-term boyfriend and I, both 45, finally had our first child last year after years of trying. Due to our age and some other factors, he is likely to be our only child. He is the light of my life, and I’m realizing that as I only get one chance…

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If you’re approaching retirement or have just recently retired, a mission-critical task is using your 401(k), 403(b), 457, IRAs and other retirement savings to support your life in retirement. If you’re like most people, you’re concerned about stock market crashes and outliving your money. Let’s look at how you can…

Our goal here at Credible Operations, Inc., NMLS Number 1681276, referred to as “Credible” below, is to give you the tools and confidence you need to improve your finances. Although we do promote products from our partner lenders who compensate us for our services, all opinions are our own.  The…