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Wednesday, October 29, 2008

EPI's Basic Family Budgets calculator updated

EPI's Basic Family Budgets calculator updated
With income on the decline, unemployment rising, and experts predicting a potentially long dry spell for the economy, people are understandably worried about how they can make ends meet. EPI's newly updated online Family Budget Calculator provides data on the cost of the essentials for families of various sizes wherever they may live across the country, with data for more than 600 locations, including cities, towns, and rural areas in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Accompanying the calculator are a Briefing Paper and a more-technical Working Paper that give an overview of family budget trends and provide details on the data sources.

 



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