New York Post may receive revenue from affiliate and advertising partnerships for sharing this content and/or when you make a purchase. If you feel like you are spending significantly more on your dog today than you were just a few years ago, you aren’t imagining things. Veterinary inflation, supply chain shifts and the rising cost … Read more
You’ve got fail. A regional air service, owed nearly $400,000 by the United States Postal Service, suspended mail deliveries this week in protest of the agency’s outstanding debt. Penobscot Island Air, which services Maine’s island communities, says the USPS has failed to pay $388,000 for deliveries dating back to 2023. On Tuesday, the airline said … Read more
A critical debt deadline has passed — and for legions of borrowers, it could mean the difference between discharged debt and continued, crushing payments. April 15 was the deadline for the Education Department to issue its decision on applications filed by a group of post-class applicants under the Sweet v. McMahon settlement agreement. According to … Read more
For Brandon Axelrod, a 27-year-old physician at one of Manhattan’s most acclaimed medical facilities, it’d be easy to have an inflated ego. But the $405,000 albatross that is his student loan debt keeps the Long Island native grounded. It’s a humongous, humbling bill that the oral and maximal facial surgery resident is remitting with the help of helium. … Read more
New York Post may receive revenue from affiliate and advertising partnerships for sharing this content and/or when you make a purchase. When we talk about the cost of a pet, it’s about more than the “price of admission.” Whether you pick up your dog from a specialized breeder or choose to adopt, both can cost … Read more
DEAR ABBY: My son took out a couple of education loans, which I cosigned when he was starting college 10 years ago. A couple of years ago, I found out (from someone else) that he never finished college. When I confronted him, he mentioned that he “intends” to finish college and is working toward it. … Read more
Swizz Beatz is back to being a tax deadbeat. Alicia Keys’ Grammy-winning, record-producer husband is facing more than $5.7 million in unpaid tax debt dating back to 2022, The Post has learned. Beatz, 47, was most recently slapped with a $1,242,984 lien by the Internal Revenue Service in January for unpaid income taxes in 2024, … Read more
In today’s New York, even friendship is no longer affordable. That’s the tough lesson learned by Vira, a Manhattanite who found herself shelling out nearly $5,000 to cover the cost of being a bridesmaid in a dear pal’s recent nuptials. For the Harlem resident, who asked that her last name not be used, the unwelcome … Read more
Looks like Santa’s sleigh is running on plastic. A new holiday spending survey finds parents are shelling out more than ever to fill stockings — and nobody’s splurging like New Yorkers, who plan to blow a whopping $732 per child on Christmas gifts this year, the highest in the nation. Nationwide, parents expect to drop … Read more
Sixty-five percent of Americans say it’s nearly impossible to know how much to “safely” spend this holiday season in a recent survey. The survey of 2,000 Americans who celebrate winter holidays uncovers Americans’ financial strain, all the pressures they face when it comes to spending on gifts and “putting on” the holidays, and the resulting … Read more
Middle-class New Yorkers are going more than $12,000 into the red every year just to make ends meet, a depressing new study has uncovered. GOBankingRates analyzed America’s most populous cities to determine where salaries go the furthest, analyzing the cost of living in each metropolis and comparing it to the median income there. The financial … Read more
It pays to say “nay” to a big day — according to one money-conscious mother-of-the-bride. Blowing wads of cash on a wedding bash isn’t worth it to Kate, a mom of four daughters, who’s bribing her brood to forgo saying “I Do” with extravagant nuptials. “I will pay each of my daughters $35,000 not to … Read more
Gen Z has seen its credit scores drop more than any other generation over the past year, largely because of student loan debt, according to a new report out this week. The total national average credit score dropped two points this year to 715, according to the report from credit scoring company FICO. But Gen Z’s average … Read more
Ex-Jay-Z partner and Roc-A-Fella Records co-founder Damon Dash — who has long struggled financially — is $25.3 million in debt and has filed for bankruptcy, court records show. The 54-year-old fallen music producer has only a measly $4,350 to his name, according to the Chapter 7 bankruptcy documents. Dash owes nearly $19.8 million in debts … Read more
The soaring cost of living and financial pressures on families have forced six in 10 parents into debt to provide for their children. That’s according to a survey of 2,000 parents of children aged 0–18, which examined the economic challenges and mounting debt families across America are facing. Sixty-three percent of parents in debt admitted … Read more
You get what you give. Zac Brown has revealed that he is taking on debt to fund his highly anticipated four-show residency at the Las Vegas Sphere later this year. “Just going into debt to make it happen,” the “Knee Deep” country star, 46, told Us Weekly in an interview published Friday, July 25. Zac Brown attends … Read more
He’s got jokes. Bruno Mars poked fun at the debunked rumors that he owed MGM Resorts $50 million in gambling debt following his surprise cameo at BLACKPINK’s concert in Los Angeles on Sunday. The “Treasure” singer, 39, shared an Instagram clip from his onstage appearance the day after and wrote, “Almost out of debt BehhhhhBehhhhh!!! Preciate … Read more
The “snowball method” is going viral on TikTok, with its creator claiming it’s the fastest way to pay down debt. Dave Ramsey, the famed finance expert who is the brains behind the budgeting hack, explained that the method is designed to build momentum in the same way as a snowball being rolled downhill. To start, … Read more
Considering half of Americans feel “financially frozen,” it’s no surprise that many people have regrets about some of their financial decisions — and are now unfortunately paying the price for it. A new survey conducted by Talker Research on behalf of Newsweek, revealed that the No. 1 thing US people regret is overusing their credit … Read more
Over half of older Americans say their debt has “held them back” in life, according to new research. A survey of 2,000 Gen X (55+) and baby boomer Americans explored how debt is affecting those who are close to or in retirement and found that 72% of respondents have accumulated debt, with over 50% reporting … Read more