The Social Security Act was spurred by the boisterous Townsend movement of poor, old people and signed, in part, to contain the movement’s radical vision. Today, old people are increasingly in debt.

Do you turn off lights or hoard hotel soaps? These ‘poor-people’ habits stick. What frugal tricks do you still follow? Tell ...

"But us old poor people are just so used to this lifestyle." Advertisement. As someone who has years of experience saving money and finding ways to make things last, ...

“It seems like a war on the old and poor,” Sue, a 70-year-old woman who went back to school ... it affects older people too — and not just those who are paying off federal Parent PLUS loans ...

Old, Poor and Undocumented: Immigrants Face Grim Golden Years The number of elderly without legal immigration papers are poised to grow rapidly, and they will be among society’s most ...

If you are poor, old, and unhappy, there is a good chance you are married. No, that's not a Henny Youngman one-liner, this sentiment was expressed by former Boston Celtics star Paul Pierce during ...

Poor people, the authors believed, were being reckless with their money: They gambled, hired sex workers and drank themselves into poverty. The report sparked a series of further investigations.

“Let me say what marriage is and who marriage is for. Marriage is for old people and poor people. Because when you broke, our parents, like my moms and all them, they married on a merit of like ...

Poor sleep makes people less healthy, which in turn may further trouble their sleep. And in yet another malicious feedback loop, poor sleep can contribute to more vehicle accidents and reduced ...

Nearly 1 in 5 people in the world lives in poverty. Even in many developed countries such as the U.S., poverty rates exceed 12%.In an age of breathtaking technological progress and dynamic social ...