We learned a lot about the health of the U.S. consumer this week: The Bureau of Economic Analysis reported that in October, spending rose compared to the month before. It was a slower increase than in ...

In the flow chart of personal finances, disposable income is one step above discretionary income. Disposable income is all the after-tax money you have at your disposal to use (for spending or saving ...

In the realm of personal finance, disposable income refers to all of an individual’s income that is left over after taxes and other mandatory payments are accounted for. In other words, it is a person ...

Sen. Bernie Sanders falsely claimed that “Mom is working, Dad is working, and the kids are working, and yet together they’re bringing in less disposable income today than a family did with one ...

Disposable income is the amount of money you have left over from your earnings after paying mandatory taxes. It’s essentially what you can “dispose of” or use as you choose, whether for necessities, ...

Disposable income is what remains after taxes and unavoidable payments are deducted. Higher disposable income boosts consumer spending and economic growth. Investors should monitor disposable income ...

If most Americans have anything in common, it's the desire to increase their income and pay fewer taxes -- in other words, to increase their disposable income. Increasing disposable income can be life ...

The level of household income being used to service debt just hit a record low, per the Fed. It dropped to 8.2% in the first quarter of 2020, the lowest level since it was first tracked in 1980. On ...