I'm 63 and raising four of my grandchildren. Money is very tight, and I haven't once thought about retiring.

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Cindy Chiasson with her grandchildren
Cindy Chiasson is raising four of her grandchildren.

Cindy Chiasson

I was at Mamdani's 'Rental Ripoff' event, where New Yorkers vented about rats and 'bad landlords'

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Attendees participate in a

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My husband was laid off almost a year ago, so I'm now both the breadwinner and default parent. I sometimes resent him.

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The author (not pictured) is now the breadwinner after her husband was laid off.

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I quit driving for Uber after I got a full-time finance job. Ride-hailing took more unpaid work than it used to.

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Former Uber driver James Howe smiles at the camera while wearing a black t-shirt
James Howe got a full-time job in finance and hasn't driven for Uber since December.

James Howe

Waiting for Medicare and skipping prescriptions: Meet the Americans on the brink of losing health insurance

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Natalie Richards, 37, is one of millions of Americans at risk of losing health insurance.

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I visited the Rikers jail kitchen. I left shaken by what I'd seen.

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Rikers Kitchen
Rikers' chefs prepare a big batch of pepper steak.

Abby Narishkin

Trump's attempt to quickly axe a key affordable student-loan repayment plan gets shut down in court

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Donald Trump
The House rejected a spending package that would end the partial government shutdown, despite pressure from President Donald Trump.

AP Photo/Evan Vucci

Here's how much firefighters make in every US state

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FDNY firefighters standing shoulder-to-shoulder.

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FedEx says it'll refund tariffs to customers if it gets money back from the Trump administration

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A Fedex truck sits parked on a street as a worker stands near a cart loaded with packages.
FedEx is among the companies suing the Trump administration to seek refunds on tariffs.

Benoit Tessier/Reuters

Hedge funders were in Miami, but they're not 'all in' on Miami yet

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A yacht set against the backdrop of a condo building
There was no shortage of yacht names that tempted fate.

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