Tag: money
USDA reports the cost to raise a child in 2011 was...
WASHINGTON -- USDA recently released the annual report, Expenditures on Children by Families, finding a middle-income family with a child born in 2011 can...
Feeding pigs for less
Results of a preliminary experiment conducted at the University of Illinois indicate that it may be possible to select pigs that can make efficient use of energy in less expensive feed ingredients, thus reducing diet costs.
Is an adult child responsible for a parent’s nursing home costs?
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Can an adult be held responsible for a parent's medical bills? In Pennsylvania, the answer is yes, according to a...
Only three channels, but it was the whole world in television
(Part three)In the early 1960s, a 23-inch black and white television set cost $219, with a 26-inch color TV going for $379. If a...
Purdue economist: Summer fuel prices will remain stable if …
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Diesel fuel and gasoline prices this summer could hold relatively steady provided an already-tense Middle East doesn't flare up and...
Most Americans save about half of their inheritances.
A new national study suggests that adults who receive an inheritance save only about half of what they receive, while spending, donating or losing the rest.
George Hazlett asks, “Where is Your Treasure?”
George Hazlett encourages you to think about your treasures.
