https://markjacobsen.net/tags/financial/Recent content in Financial on MarkJacobsen.netHugo -- gohugo.ioen-usSun, 06 Jul 2025 19:25:00 +0000https://markjacobsen.net/2025/07/this-is-an-embarrassment-and-should-be-a-crime/Sun, 06 Jul 2025 19:25:00 +0000https://markjacobsen.net/2025/07/this-is-an-embarrassment-and-should-be-a-crime/<p>From today’s <a class="link" href="https://go.cfg2.com/news-mb" target="_blank" rel="noopener" >Morning Brew</a> (which you should <a class="link" href="https://go.cfg2.com/news-mb" target="_blank" rel="noopener" >subscribe</a> to BTW)</p> <p><strong><u>Federal minimum wage</u></strong></p> <ul> <li>2015: $7.25 per hour</li> <li>2025: $7.25 per hour</li> </ul> <p><strong><u>Average cost of a home in the US</u></strong></p> <ul> <li>2015: $366,000</li> <li>2025: $503,800</li> </ul>