Personal Finance Daily: A shocking number of Americans are living paycheck to paycheck and Americans over 40 are half as likely to get hired — but it’s worse for workers over 50

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A shocking number of Americans are living paycheck to paycheck

The most popular #WithMyNextPayCheckIWill responses show how many workers are struggling

The No. 1 job in America where you can make over $100,000 — and enjoy low stress

U.S. News & World Report just released its 2020 best jobs in America list.

This 22-year-old didn’t take tennis lessons until age 16 and is now on the pro tour — an inside look at tennis’ minor leagues

Far from the Australian Open, here’s what it’s like at pro tennis tournaments where even the winners can’t break even.

‘Orange is the New Black’ star will move back to Australia to fight climate change: ‘It’s unethical to set up a life in two countries’

‘I will be going through the process of giving up my Green Card and saying goodbye to a life in America.’

Americans over 40 are half as likely to get hired — and it’s worse for workers over 50

Federal law makes it illegal to ask someone’s age in a job interview or to discriminate against anyone based on their age.

Employees aren’t suing their workplaces as often as they used to — but is that necessarily a good thing?

A new report looks at filing trends for cases where workers say they’ve been mistreated by their employers.

‘Totally bizarre!’ — nutritionists see red over study downplaying the serious health risks of red meat

The Annals of Internal Medicine published a report contradicting decades of growing consensus about the health risks of red meat.

This college professor spills 6 secrets that every freshman should know

Know what it takes to be successful before you step into your first college class.

This former top Obama official says auditing more rich people would raise $500 billion in personal-income tax

‘Today, the IRS has fewer auditors than it had at any point since World War II,’ a recent study by Lawrence Summers found.

I discovered through Ancestry.com that my biological father is someone else — can I claim an inheritance as his heir?

‘The secret was never revealed to me either by him or by my mother.’

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