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What Income Level Is Considered Poverty in 2025?

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How poor do you have to be before you’re in poverty? The answer is important because many social welfare programs determine eligibility by some measure of poverty — often based on the federal poverty guidelines. These include the Medicaid health insurance program and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), which was previously known as food stamps. The federal poverty guidelines…

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21 Thrift Store Gems You Can Cash in On

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Thrift stores can be a wonderful mishmash of trash and treasure. But all thrift shoppers have their own “Moby Dick”-style white whales — the items for which they are always hunting. Maybe it’s first-edition books by a favorite childhood author. Or those missing pieces of Grandma’s discontinued china pattern. We’ve all heard stories of someone uncovering a true treasure in a bargain bin.

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How to Collect Social Security While Working (and Jobs to Consider)

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As simple words go, “retirement” carries a lot of weight and a lot of baggage. Now that retirement is bouncing around in your mind, and you entertain the thought of giving up your day job, you ask yourself: One answer responds to both questions. You can retire, collect Social Security, still work and be productive. The trick is there’s a limit to how much you can make depending on your age.

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Nearly Half of Workers Admit to Revenge Quitting. Here’s Why.

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Revenge quitting—a workplace trend where employees suddenly resign without notice to express frustration—has become a growing phenomenon in today’s evolving job market. According to a Monster survey of more than 3,600 U.S. workers, the practice is far more common than many employers realize, with 47% of employees admitting they’ve done it. Let’s take a closer look at what revenge quitting is…

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