By the Numbers

Child Care Crunch

12 million Americans have children under 5. The pandemic has made caring for them a financial and practical challenge for many families.

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$15K

Average cost per year for infant child care across the U.S.

25%

Average spending per child of a family’s total expenditure

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Buying your first home is tough—especially during a pandemic—but we’ve got some tips to make it easier.

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Erin Lowry

Erin Lowry helps millennials “get their financial lives together” by offering advice on how to make more money, get out of debt, and build savings, through her “Broke Millennial” blog.

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Creator of Investing Latina, an online community for financially powerful women. Follow her at @investinglatina.

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