Joe Raedle/Getty Transportation Security Administration (TSA) employees are feeling the strain of a federal government shutdown that has reached its 34th day. A TSA worker from Kona, Hawaii, has begun living in his van six days per week because he can no longer afford to commute to and from his home, Hawaii News Now reports. […]
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Driving for Uber When You Can’t Afford a Car
In 2013, Uber was in the midst of an aggressive global expansion when it launched in South Africa. The app requires a critical mass of drivers to function properly, otherwise riders must wait prohibitively long for trips. In Cape Town, a Zimbabwean driver who I will call Mike (he asked that his name not be […]
San Francisco’s housing market is so out of control, 60% of tech workers say they can’t afford homes
HBO The San Francisco Bay Area’s housing market is so bleak, even tech workers are struggling to buy a home there. A survey by Blind found that 59% of employees at Bay Area tech companies said they cannot afford homes. Cisco, eBay, and Intuit had the highest percentage of employees who said home ownership is […]
Car finance WARNING – Millions UK drivers ‘trapped’ in lease deals they cannot afford
Car finance has drastically grown in popularity over the past few years with it offering an attractive alternative to full ownership over a vehicle. There are an estimated 8.7 million UK drivers with a car finance agreement, but a large proportion of these feel ‘trapped’, claims a new report. According to new research by Drover, […]
BBC News: 'You can't afford to get up and leave' Naga Munchetty SNAPS during debate
BBC Breakfast presenter Naga, 43, was joined on the programme by her co-host Jon Kay to present the day’s news and events. In one segment, the journalists were joined by the cardiology consultant Cara Hendry to talk about the rising impact of pollution on health as well as lifestyle problems. Yet as the guest attempted […]
Ant-Man and the Wasp end credit scenes REVEALED: 'You can't afford to miss this'
The first embargos have lifted on the latest Marvel movie. Remember, there are only two MCU releases before Avengers 4 hits screens next April. Infinity War only had one end credit scene but it was an absolute humdinger, revealing the imminent introduction of Captain Marvel. Marvel boss Kevin Feige has just revealed how “important” what […]
In developing countries, many people cannot afford not to work
No time for tweeting AMERICA’S unemployment statistics attract close attention, even from presidents. Early on June 1st President Donald Trump tweeted that he was looking forward to the latest figure (3.8%), released that morning. China’s unemployment numbers, by contrast, attract mostly ridicule. They have barely budged since 2011 despite the upheavals of the period. Many […]
‘I just can’t afford it’: Low-income seniors struggle to find dental care, face 2-year wait for city clinics
Expanding access to free Toronto Public Health dental services is one of 27 recommendations in the city’s new seniors strategy. It’s heading to the executive committee for a stamp of approval on Monday.
What can we afford? Economists host forum to dissect health-care costs
It doesn’t take a doctor, nurse or economist to see there are major problems with the health-care system in Newfoundland and Labrador.
Almost 1 million Canadians give up food, heat to afford prescriptions: study
968,000 people skimped on necessities to pay for their medicine in 2016, researchers found.