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Shrinkflation Hits Housing As New Homes Get Smaller And Prices Swell

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By Medora Lee Verified
| Financial Advisor Verified
First it was grocery go-to's like breakfast cereals, chips, and laundry detergent, but now your home may be getting hit by shrinkflation, too. The average size of new single-family homes sold nationwide declined by 11.6% over the past decade, from 2,724 square feet in 2015 to 2,409 square feet in 2025, according to an analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data by comparison site LendingTree.
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September Social Security, SSI checks on the way. When Arizonans get paid

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By Laura Daniella Sepúlveda Verified, Medora Lee Verified
| The Sacramento Bee Verified
All Social Security recipients will receive their regular check in September, as many await news of the 2027 cost-of-living adjustment announcement. Social Security benefits are typically disbursed to nearly 74 million beneficiaries on Wednesdays, but your exact payment date depends on your birth date. If you were born between the 1st and 10th, you're paid on the second Wednesday of the month, which is Sept. 9.
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Childless Americans are feeling uneasy about retirement savings too

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By Medora Lee Verified
| Central Oregon Daily Verified
Parents often complain about how hard it is to balance the cost of child-rearing with saving for retirement, but a new survey shows they're feeling better about retirement savings than childless Americans.
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