What ex-Goldman CEO Lloyd Blankfein says young workers should spend their first $5,000 in savings on

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Former Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein speaks at the NYT's DealBook conference.
Lloyd Blankfein, who helmed Goldman Sachs during the GFC, said he believed the US was due for another "reckoning" in financial markets.

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More young people are filing for bankruptcy, lawyers say. Here's why.

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Two consumer bankruptcy attorneys said they're seeing more young clients.

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'Financial Audit' star Caleb Hammer shares the money mistake he sees people make the most

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Caleb Hammer says he doesn't see Americans' overspending woes going away anytime soon.

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How YouTuber Caleb Hammer turned financial train wrecks into a big business

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Caleb Hammer grills a guest on "Financial Audit."

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I'm raising my grandson alone in my 70s and can't afford to retire. With gas prices rising, I worry about finances every day.

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A grandmother and grandson.

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20 years ago, they were caring for loved ones. They're still struggling to financially recover.

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Jeff Mason
Jeff Mason works partly because of financial difficulties surrounding caregiving.

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Jeff Mason, 76, could get by if he didn't drive for Uber until 2 a.m., but money would be tight.

An NYC couple broke a golden rule of mortgage payments, and it helped them retire early

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Financially independent couple Josette Chang and Alexander Nathanson

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Nose jobs in Korea and dentistry in Bangkok: Medical tourism is luring Americans abroad

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Jordynn Ison
Jordynn Ison, 27, lives in Ohio but gets most of her healthcare while traveling abroad.

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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

She works in healthcare and pays $787 a month for insurance. She still can't afford her daughter's care.

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Cassenda Nelson
Cassenda Nelson is a mother of four in southwest Georgia.

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