Long-term elder care in the US can cost 5-figures a month. These families are moving to Mexico for cheaper options.

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A walker left alone in the hallway.
Some Americans are moving their loved ones to Mexico, where an assisted living facility is cheaper.

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I bought a $140,000 mobile home in a Los Angeles neighborhood where houses cost millions

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Woman smiling outside of red mobile home, leaning on fence, next to large skeleton decoration
I bought a mobile home and rent the space where it sits, and the pros still outweigh the cons five years later.

Lisa Laureta

US states ranked by how much of their income residents spend on housing, from least to most

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Honolulu, Hawaii
Both renters and homeowners in Hawaii spend over half of their income on housing.

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It's a historically bad time to buy your first home

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A row of homes with gradually increasing price tags

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Tell us about how your city has tried to make life more affordable

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Zohran Mamdani stepping off a new york city bus
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani focused on affordability during his campaign.

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The great Old Navy pricing experiment

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left: scanning a pair of jeans at old navy; right: the jeans at old navy
I sought out the same pair of jeans in store to see how much they cost there (spoiler alert: it was more!).

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We compared Costco and Sam's Club prices on store brand products to see which is the better deal

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Sam's Club and Costco

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The long line for Kalshi's free groceries taught me people care more about affordability than prediction markets

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Henry Chandonnet is pictured in Kalshi's grocery store.
Excuse my beet-red face. It just braved almost two hours waiting in a freezing cold line.

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She makes six figures as an artist. It's still a grind to get by in NYC.

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Courtney Kinnare

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A couple of years out of college and in the midst of a pandemic, Courtney Kinnare took several big risks. The Californian quit her job in sustainable packaging design in Los Angeles, became a full-time artist, and moved to New York City.

Trump's Davos speech put affordability front and center. Here's what the data says.

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Trump arriving in Switzerland, where he focused his Davos speech on affordability.

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