Study: Working poor can't afford basics - MSN Money
One in five working families has a tough time affording basics like shelter and health care while earning too much to qualify for food stamps or Medicaid, according to a new report
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Minting money off poverty - MSN Money
Lenders have found a new source of profits: the nation's working poor, who because of ignorance, inexperience or just plain lack of responsibility, have become easy pickings.
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The secret to success in the middle class - MSN Money
Poor/working poor. 2nd quintile $19,178 $35,999. Lower middle class. 3rd quintile $36,000 $57,657. Middle class. 4th quintile $57,658 $91,704. Upper middle class
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The myth of the marriage penalty - MSN Money
That's because the earned-income credit, a tax break designed to keep the working poor out of poverty, can be less for a two-earner household than for singles.
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Getting by on $32,000 --MSN Money
The ranks of the working poor swelled. In the first half of this decade, families living in "high-working poverty" neighborhoods increased 41% from the 1990s, according to a ...
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Broke? 5 ways to turn your finances around - MSN Money
Although the report outlines the broad financial circumstances of the working poor, it attributes them to "bad jobs" and a failure of government programs.
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Swallow your pride -- and seek aid - MSN Money
In this economy, more and more folks who once made a good living are joining the ranks of the unemployed or the working poor. "We're (hearing) a lot of 'I never thought I'd be here ...
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Broke? 5 ways to turn your finances around - MSN Money
READ MORE: BUDGETING - FINANCIAL PLANNING - WORKING POOR - SAVING. 3. Slash expenses Sometimes you need to take a meat cleaver to your expenses, as new Women in Red member Jane has ...
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Minting money off poverty - MSN Money
During this period, Congress expanded the earned-income tax credit, a program that guarantees refunds to the working poor. Jackson Hewitt and rival tax-prep firms inserted ...
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Bailout for breakfast: Obama scolds hedge funds - Top Stocks Blog ...
Are the working poor you reference in their state because there's a hedge fund manager somewhere making good money? I doubt it. When you carefully examine the role of hedge funds ...
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