The folks at the Hamilton Project have done it again with a great financial mapping resource. I highlighted a slick tool from them last year that maps out salary data for 320 different occupations across the country. Now they have...
It’s well known that some states tax their residents at a much higher rate than others. The reasons behind each states respective tax rate are of course very complex. One contributing factor that many do not consider is how much...
Fact: Since 1984, more Americans have been killed in car crashes than have been killed in all wars in U.S. history. Since the first person was killed by car in the United States in 1899, over 3,730,000 people have...
The average FICO credit score in America hit 704 in September 2018, the first time it’s topped 700 since April 2017. FICO released a detailed report showing the slow and steady march upward of the average credit score over the...
In 2018 healthcare costs in America will outpace inflation. It may come as a surprise to many, but that’s the first time since 2010 that’s happened. Yep. As Bloomberg puts it: Health-care inflation has been partly restrained by limits on...
My geography based income reports are some of the more popular posts on my blog. People tend to identify with place, and let’s face it, maps are just plain cool. They reveal patterns and things unseen. Especially when they’re showing...
*Note – I wrote this post just before the Census Bureau released the official 2017 Median Household Income Numbers. I may update these numbers in the future to reflect the 2017 data. You can find my post on the new...
Official median household income data for 2017 has finally been released. The Census Bureau American Community Survey data for 2017 shows the median household income for 2017 was $61,372, an increase of 1.8 percent. This equates to an increase of $1,492 for a...
I have a treat for you today readers. You know I love me some maps, especially interactive ones. I recently discovered a very nifty site that serves up salary data for 320 different occupations across the country. In other words,...
I go to Trader Joe’s or Aldi about every two weeks, and usually spend about $100. But as the Tax Foundation’s recent report of the value of $100 in each state shows, I’m not getting as many groceries as millions...
I’ve been doing regular posts on financial topics from a geographic perspective. These selfishly serve my own interest since I’m a geographer by trade, but my main goal is to help those who may be considering geoarbitrage as a way...
One of the key rules for smart money management is to focus on the “big three”. What are the big three? For the vast majority of households the three biggest expenses are housing, transportation, and food. If you save the...
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