Current:Home > ContactThe Daily Money: Pricing the American Dream -Thrive Money Mindset
The Daily Money: Pricing the American Dream
View
Date:2025-04-18 13:54:19
Good morning! It’s Daniel de Visé with your Daily Money.
Donald Trump pledged to "bring back the American Dream" at the Republican National Convention in July. During last week's Democratic convention, presidential nominee Kamala Harris saluted Americans "who work hard (and) chase their dreams."
But just how big do we need to dream now when it comes to our finances?
USA TODAY has put the "dream" in financial terms several times – even as recently as this spring, Jim Sergent reports. The GoBankingRates analysis determined the American Dream now costs more than $150,000 for a family of four, but that number differs widely depending on where you live.
Here's how it breaks down by state.
Lowe's backs off from DEI programs
Home improvement retail chain Lowe’s is retreating from some of its diversity, equity and inclusion commitments after receiving word it would be the next target of a conservative activist’s campaign against companies that champion DEI, Jessica Guynn reports.
The concessions include no longer participating in surveys for LGBTQ advocacy group the Human Rights Campaign. Lowe’s will also combine its employee resource groups for diverse employees into one organization.
The company said it plans to narrow its focus to safe and affordable housing, disaster relief and skilled trades education, according to an internal memo Lowe's shared with USA TODAY.
Who's behind all this? Read the story here.
📰 More stories you shouldn't miss 📰
- Man files trademark for trending phrase
- RealPage denies collusion with landlords
- What is a returnship in career-speak?
- What is the price of happiness?
- Chase vs. Bank of America: Which is the right bank for you?
🍔 Today's Menu 🍔
Scenes of couples relaxing with takeout after moving into their new home are cliché. Why, we just watched one on an old episode of the HBO series The Newsroom.
Now, Pizza Hut is taking the next logical step: Offering customers in select cities a free Moving Box Table to provide a “quick and easy dining set up” for a post-move pizza.
“Moving Box Table” will be available for a limited time. It's a mini cardboard table that allows customers to enjoy pizza while moving without any of the hassle, Amaris Encinas reports.
Who knows: Maybe some families will keep the table as a moving-day memento.
About The Daily Money
Each weekday, The Daily Money delivers the best consumer and financial news from USA TODAY, breaking down complex events, providing the TLDR version, and explaining how everything from Fed rate changes to bankruptcies impacts you.
Daniel de Visé covers personal finance for USA Today.
veryGood! (86)
Related
- 'Kraven the Hunter' spoilers! Let's dig into that twisty ending, supervillain reveal
- San Francisco stunner: Buster Posey named Giants president, replacing fired Farhan Zaidi
- Fed Chair Powell says the US economy is in ‘solid shape’ with more rate cuts coming
- 'Surreal' scope of devastation in Asheville, North Carolina: 'Our hearts are broken'
- Behind on your annual reading goal? Books under 200 pages to read before 2024 ends
- Katie Meyer's family 'extremely disappointed' Stanford didn't honor ex-goalie last week
- Dikembe Mutombo, a Hall of Fame player and tireless advocate, dies at 58 from brain cancer
- Accused Los Angeles bus hijacker charged with murder, kidnapping
- Juan Soto to be introduced by Mets at Citi Field after striking record $765 million, 15
- Best Early Prime Day Home Deals: Prices as Low as $5.98 on Milk Frothers, Meat Thermometers & More
Ranking
- Why we love Bear Pond Books, a ski town bookstore with a French bulldog 'Staff Pup'
- Maritime historians discover steam tug hidden in Lake Michigan since 1895
- Breyers to pay $8.85 million to settle 'natural vanilla' ice cream dispute
- Judge strikes down Georgia ban on abortions, allowing them to resume beyond 6 weeks into pregnancy
- Hackers hit Rhode Island benefits system in major cyberattack. Personal data could be released soon
- Opinion: Child care costs widened the pay gap. Women in their 30s are taking the hit.
- Cutting food waste would lower emissions, but so far only one state has done it
- Chiefs WR trade options: Could Rashee Rice's injury prompt look at replacements?
Recommendation
'Squid Game' without subtitles? Duolingo, Netflix encourage fans to learn Korean
Who was Pete Rose? Hits, records, MLB suspension explained
Why Rihanna Says Being a Mom of 2 Boys Is an “Olympic Sport”
'Surreal' scope of devastation in Asheville, North Carolina: 'Our hearts are broken'
Are Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp down? Meta says most issues resolved after outages
Desperate Housewives' Marcia Cross Shares Her Health Advice After Surviving Anal Cancer
A Black man says a trucking company fired him because he couldn’t cut off his dreadlocks
MLB power rankings: Los Angeles Dodgers take scenic route to No. 1 spot before playoffs