expenses

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Expenses are way up, some have tripled from even a few years ago.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

In their study — titled “How Much Are Emergency Expenses for Retirees and Are They Prepared?” — researchers Manita Rao and Anqi Chen reached a sobering conclusion: Many retirees are ill-prepared to handle unexpected expenses.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 23, 2026

Expenses grew five percent, with the bank citing increases in front office employees, higher occupancy expense and other factors.

From Barron's • Jan. 13, 2026

Expenses related to homeownership, including home insurance and property taxes, have also risen in many places.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 21, 2025

Expenses for books, clothes, and social events would be more than they could handle, and in any case they needed the money that Marian could earn by doing domestic work for neighbors and by singing.

From "The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights" by Russell Freedman