It’s been a weird year for the unscripted television business. Networks and streamers have been greenlighting fewer shows and producers are struggling, with numerous mid-size companies closing and layoffs across the sector and global outsourcing and budget issues becoming major talking points with the reality industry. Travis Kelce became a game show host, Alec Baldwin…
PocketSmith Budgeting App Review for 2025
There are plenty of budgeting apps to choose from, but they’re often geared toward smartphone users. If you prefer a bigger screen to get a sense of where all your cash is going, PocketSmith is worth a look. PocketSmith is budgeting software that operates with a desktop-first approach. And if you’d also like the option…
US salary budgets expected to remain the same in 2025
NEW YORK, December 18, 2024 — Although fewer organizations report difficulty with attraction and retention, salary increase budgets at U.S. companies are projected to remain at the same level as last year. While salary increase budgets are stabilizing, with 2025 planned increases projected to be 3.7% on average compared with the 3.8% average budget awarded…
A predicted deficit will get the headlines, but remember that budgets are about choices | Greg Jericho
The mid-year economic and fiscal outlook (Myefo) released on Wednesday showed a slight increase in the size of budget deficits over the next three years. But no one should get too concerned – it is all just changes in estimates. We need to care more about reality. As a nation we worry far too much…
How to manage financial stress
But there are ways to get through the holidays without spending more than you can afford. From setting expectations with your family to making a budget to gifting experiences rather than things, here are expert recommendations to avoid financial stress this holiday season: Get Starting Point A guide through the most important stories of the…
Where could Trump tariffs hit school budgets?
Listen to the article 7 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. With the help of a $5.5 million grant from the Environmental Protection Agency, West Aurora School District 129 in Illinois is purchasing 27 electric school buses from a Canadian company that has a factory in the state.…
U.S. Salary Budgets to Hold Strong at 3.7% in 2025, WTW Report Shows Sustained Post-Pandemic Growth
WTW’s Salary Budget Planning Report reveals that U.S. salary increase budgets are projected to remain stable at 3.7% in 2025, compared to 3.8% in 2024, still above the pre-pandemic norm of 3%. The average increase in total payroll was 5.5% in 2024. Companies reducing salary budgets cite weaker financial results…
How much do NIL roster budgets really matter for College Football Playoff teams?
College football does have a salary cap. Every team’s budget is capped by how much its third-party NIL collective can raise and use to build its roster. In the first 12-team College Football Playoff field, those roster budgets are believed to vary widely among participants. This year, teams in contention had budgets at $3 million…
Crisis budgeting is intentional and dysfunctional
David Moon | Guest columnist Vivek Ramaswamy, Elon Musk meet with Capitol Hill lawmakers on DOGE Vivek Ramaswamy and Elon Musk, picked to run the new Department of Government Efficiency, met with lawmakers on Capitol Hill. In the past few days, a handful of Washington lawmakers have been crafting a temporary spending bill that would…
4 Ways to Budget for Inflation As It Drives up Costs for Holiday Goods
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