An emergency fund can help you weather job losses or unexpected bills without debt. Figure out how much to save based on either income or living expenses.

Consumer spending is slowing down across all income levels, according to the Bank of America’s research arm. The Bank of ...

“Cutting such spending from the discretionary budget leads to significant ... in some cases elimination of — programs like [the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program], TRIO, and those ...

The preliminary funding proposal outlines cuts the administration wants for myriad clean energy, climate and environment ...

The number of individual transactions has also cooled, particularly for large discretionary ... Lower-income households showed the weakest spending growth, tied to modest gains in after-tax ...

President Donald Trump released his “skinny budget” proposal for fiscal year 2026 on Friday, outlining many of his ...

Trump has laid out a sweeping $1.7 trillion spending ... income for their constituents decimated or completely wiped out. If enacted, Trump’s budget would drop non-defense discretionary ...

The administration says proposed budget would raise homeland security spending by nearly 65% from 2025 enacted levels.

The 46-page early proposal, expected to be released fully later in May, advises cuts of $163 billion to non-defense discretionary spending, reducing it by 22% to the lowest level since 2017.