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Jalene Hahn: Pressing priorities, high living costs disrupt retirement savings

November 14, 2025 | Jalene Hahn

The challenge is finding an adviser that can help you navigate the interplay between current competing spending priorities (housing, student debt, child care, medical and caregiving responsibilities) and making smart investment choices to provide for ever-escalating future spending needs.

Social Security recipients get cost-of-living boost averaging $56 per month in 2026

October 24, 2025 | Associated Press

The benefits increase for nearly 71 million Social Security recipients will go into effect beginning in January.

Social Security cost-of-living increase announcement delayed by shutdown

October 15, 2025 | Associated Press

The annual Social Security cost-of-living adjustment is timed to the September Consumer Price Index, which has not yet been released.

Social Security’s scheduled cost of living increase ‘won’t make a dent’ for some retirees

October 9, 2024 | Associated Press

About 70.6 million Social Security recipients are expected to receive a smaller cost of living increase for 2025 than in recent years, as inflation has moderated.

State lawmaker pension panel recommends 13th check, cost-of-living adjustment

October 25, 2023 | Leslie Bonilla Muñiz, Indiana Capital Chronicle

Indiana should move from ad hoc public retirement benefit increases to a long-term approach that guarantees former public employees a 13th check or cost of living adjustment, or COLA, annually, an interim committee recommended Tuesday.

No cost-of-living boost or 13th check for Indiana retirees

May 2, 2023 | Whitney Downard, Indiana Capital Chronicle

Despite billions in state reserves, fixed income retirees who are part of the Indiana public pension program won’t be getting a bonus benefit from the legislature this year.

Rents accelerate most since 1990, keeping U.S. cost of living high

October 13, 2022 | Bloomberg News

Overall shelter costs in the United States saw their biggest year-over-year increase since 1982.

Social Security cost-of-living adjustment largest in decades

October 13, 2021 | Associated Press

The biggest cost-of-living adjustment in 39 years follows a burst in inflation as the economy struggles to shake off the drag of the coronavirus pandemic.

Cost-of-living chasm buoying tech firms

March 27, 2014

A growing number of tech workers are seeking refuge in Indianapolis from skyrocketing living expenses in other cities, including technology hubs on the coasts.

EYE ON THE PIE: Cost-of-living is with us, not in the stars

January 2, 2006

“I saw your column last week about the cost of living and I think you are a fool.” That was among the kinder messages on my mental answering machine, the one that records the thoughts I imagine readers have after reading my columns. All I had done was explain that the major differences in living costs in different places are related to housing. Housing prices reflect income levels, the benefits of living in different places, and the limitations on building…

EYE ON THE PIE: Cost of living depends on how you live

December 26, 2005

“You can find warmer,” I said, “but I’m not sure you’ll find nicer anywhere.” “Well, if you don’t want to go, I could go myself,” Myrtle pouted. “I could be a muse anywhere; it’s a transferable skill and I don’t need a license to practice. I’d just find some nice writers or artists in another place, or even offer inspiration over the Internet.” “How much do you make a year, Myrtle?” I asked. “None of your business,” she said curtly….

Trump unveils deal with Lilly, Novo to expand coverage, lower costs on obesity drugs

November 6, 2025 | Associated Press

Thursday’s announcement is the latest attempt by the Trump administration to rein in soaring drug prices in its efforts to address cost-of-living concerns among voters.

City, service providers to launch $8.1M initiative to house hundreds living on streets

June 10, 2025 | Taylor Wooten

Advocates hope the first phase of the initiative, called Streets to Home, will provide housing and wraparound services to some 300 residents by next year.

Indy-area brunch spots face cost decisions as egg prices rise

February 7, 2025 | Taylor Wooten

In the nationwide run-up of egg prices—due largely to an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza, or bird flu—one group of businesses is hit particularly hard: brunch restaurants.

Letters: Saving lives, cutting costs

January 10, 2025

With little more than $2 million, 2nd Chance Indiana can support 50 vans in counties across the state. This could change everything for reentrants, for their kids and for taxpayers.

Stevanato commits to paying Fishers employees a living wage

July 9, 2024 | Kylie Veleta, Inside INdiana Business

Stevanato, an Italian-based life sciences company that makes glass vials and syringes for pharmaceuticals, has committed to paying employees at its new Fishers facility no less than $70,000 annually. 

Millennials find way to buy houses: Living with mom and dad

January 1, 2024 | The Washington Post

Hunkering down with family offers breathing room to save for a home. The trade-off comes down to temporarily relinquishing a measure of independence to achieve a milestone increasingly out of reach for people their age.

Replacing income tax with sales tax hike would cost poor Hoosiers more, experts say

October 23, 2023 | Leslie Bonilla Muñiz, Indiana Capital Chronicle

Analyst Neva Butkus with the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy called the state’s tax system “deeply regressive,” meaning that lower-income residents contribute larger shares of their income toward government services.

Drivers squeezed as auto insurance costs soar across U.S.

September 5, 2023 | The Washington Post

Federal rules allow insurers to consider socioeconomic factors when setting rates, leading to the worst increases being borne by the people least able to afford them.

Students transform drab dorm rooms into comfy, pricey living spaces

September 4, 2023 | Associated Press

Some are even going so far as to hire interior designers and spend $10,000 to beautify their 12 feet by 20 feet of space.

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