Credit card balances reached a record high of $1.03 trillion at the end of the second quarter of 2023. According to one survey, 33% of Americans believe it will take more than two years to pay off their credit card debt, which may not be surprising since as many as 14 million Americans have over $10,000 in credit card debt.
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Pickleball is America’s fastest growing sport, with a 159% increase in participation over the last three years. According to a recent study conducted by YouGov, 14% of Americans—or 36.5 million people—played pickleball between August 2021 and August 2022.
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Obesity results in myriad health complications, including higher risk for Type-2 diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure, stroke, gallbladder disease, osteoarthritis, sleep apnea, at least 13 types of cancer, mental illness (e.g., depression) and body pain. With September being a month dedicated to self care, the statistics are worrisome. New drugs have come to market that show real, scientifically valid weight loss results. While these drugs may have one of the largest addressable markets of any drug today, they are expensive.
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Everyone has heard the stories of young adults going into debt to pay for a college degree that won’t get them a job that pays enough to pay off that debt. Or parents who sacrificed retirement security to pay for their children’s higher education. As a new generation of parents plan for their children’s future college education, what are some of the most valuable lessons they can learn from the previous generation’s experience?
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September is Library Card Sign-up Month. If you think that signing up for a library card is not relevant in your life, consider some of the many benefits libraries offer to you, your family and your community.
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