Managing personal finances can be challenging, especially with the temptations of modern consumerism and the complexity of financial products. However, creating and sticking to a budget is one of the ...

Once she set up a monthly budget, Clayman started to decline expensive social plans. Loud budgeting helped Clayman save more and made her more honest in her friendships. The average American has ...

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According to the Congressional Budget Office, this year's budget deficit will be just under $2 trillion. Photo by MICHAEL REYNOLDS/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock While Congress ...

Quincy Mayor Thomas Koch proposed a $456 million budget for fiscal year 2026, an 8.6% increase. Debt service accounts for most of the increase, rising by $23 million due to pension obligation bond ...

The latest Congressional Budget Office long-term projections demonstrate just how unsustainable our current fiscal trajectory is. This statement probably does not come as a surprise, but it invites ...

The Department of Government Efficiency draws two extreme reactions from budget-focused observers. On one side, you have cynics rolling their eyes and arguing that the truly consequential problem is ...

On Monday, Connecticut lawmakers and budget officials announced that the state had paid down billions of dollars in pension debt over the last few years. Some officials, including Gov. Ned Lamont (D), ...

The national debt is approaching a dangerous threshold, and without meaningful action, the financial consequences could be devastating for future generations, says Mike Murphy, senior vice president ...