Finding low cost of living in the U.S. is critical for millennials who are living paycheck to paycheck and looking to create some financial breathing room. In Schwab’s 2019 Wealth Report, the company found that 62% of millennials are living paycheck to paycheck and only 38% consider themselves to be financially stable (Leonhardt, 2019).
It’s simple math. The best way to stop living paycheck to paycheck and to save is to earn more or spend less, and when possible – both. For millennials who cannot yet command a higher salary, relocating out of high-cost urban areas is often the best answer.
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With 62% of millennials saying that they’re living paycheck to paycheck, it is time to consider whether jobs that don't require a college degree are a better option. After all, much of the debt load that millennials carry is tied to the high cost of college and their student loans.
Courses are expensive and it cost money to live too.
It's easy to get into debt now that it costs more ever than ever to attend college. In addition, housing costs have increased and so has the general cost of living. As a result, students, who are not making money while in...
Dissatisfied millennial can benefit from moving to cities with jobs and a low cost of living. According to Deloitte’s 2019 Millennial Survey younger generations are dissatisfied with their financial situation and/or jobs (Taylor, 2019). According to survey responses, this could be contributed to many believing that it is impossible to achieve their financial goals. “Earning a high salary and being wealthy was the second most common ambition among young people, with 52% of the survey’s respondents citing it as one of their goals… though 40% said it was unobtainable” (Taylor, 2019).
Unobtainable?
It could easily seem this way with the cost of...
New Study Shows 7,227 Jobs in South Dakota Linked to Strong Beer Industry
ALEXANDRIA, Va. /PRNewswire/ -- Just ahead of Memorial Day, which marks one of the top beer selling holidays of the year and the start of the summer beer selling season, a new economic impact study shows America's beer industry contributes $925 million annually to South Dakota's economy and supports 7,227 jobs in the state.
Jointly commissioned by the National Beer Wholesalers Association (NBWA) and the Beer Institute, the study shows that the 7,227 jobs impacted by the beer industry in South Dakota account for $260 million each year in wages and benefits. The industry also generates $129 million annually in business, personal and consumption taxes.
The beer industry...
Avera has ranked first out of the top 20 organizations that earned a 2019 Customer Approved Award from NRC Health, a Lincoln, Nebraska based healthcare intelligence firm. According to a news release, the award recognizes senior-care organizations across the country for creating an outstanding care experience for their customers.
Only 20 independent living, assisted living, or skilled nursing organizations earned this distinction. Winners were selected according to the results from NRC Health’s 2018 resident and family experience survey. To qualify, organizations must have a high percentage of respondents willing to recommend their locations to friends and family. This measure is known...
YANKTON, S.D. - Summer may be long gone, but a new aquatic facility is in the future for Yankton. As we told you back in December, a majority of Yankton voters said yes to an opt out election to help pay for the nearly $15 million center.
While warmer days may be a few months away, soon, the Fantle Memorial Pool will be back open to the public for one final summer.
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Applications are now available for 2019 grant funds to spruce up facades in Yankton’s Meridian District. The facade grant program seeks to provide multiple grants each year, including a 50 percent match of private funds, to grant funds for a total of $30,000 available in 2019.
Preference will be given to projects that involve historic restorations, but new non-historic facade improvements are eligible as well. All projects must fall within a set of repair and enhancement guidelines and must occur on the portions of the building visible to the public. Owners and tenants of existing commercial property (excluding single family residences)...
IRS workers looking for jobs after the partial government shutdown, can consider entering the private sector. IRS workers are well suited to take on jobs in a variety of fields since most businesses require some form of finance, administrative and customer service support - all things that IRS workers are quite familiar with.
While the IRS will be fully funded, workers who have been hurt by the instability, may not want to take the chance of this same scenario happening again. Those who are looking for the stability of the private sector, can look for jobs in Yankton. Yankton companies would...
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) workers looking for new jobs are doing so because of the partial government shutdown. According to data from Indeed.com, there was an 80 percent increase in the number of Health and Human Service workers looking for work, of which the FDA is a division, when compared with two years ago (Indeed.com, 2019). Martha Gimbel, research director at the Indeed Hiring Lab, said, “This shutdown is injecting volatility into a sector that had been appealing to a lot of people because it's secure. A lot of people are now thinking, 'what is my future in this...
Teachers are looking for new jobs after quitting in record numbers, according to the Department of Labor and reporting by the Wall Street Journal (Morath, 2018). In 2018, an average of 83 educators, per 10,000, were quitting each month, the highest rate since 2001 (Morath, 2018). This represents one million teachers.
Why are teachers looking for a new job?
Some of the reasons teachers are looking for new jobs are:
Overcrowded classrooms
Feeling unappreciated
High cost of living
Good jobs are available in Yankton
Teachers who are searching for a better job, should look for a position in Yankton. In many parts of the country, teachers...
TSA workers looking for jobs should consider Yankton, a community that offers good jobs to those without a college degree. In Yankton, TSA workers can find jobs that pay well, offer benefits and upward mobility. Plus, with a lower cost of living, people moving to Yankton often spend less, leaving more money in a family’s budget for fun activities.
The partial government shutdown hurt TSA workers
The government shutdown caused many TSA workers to miss out on paychecks, forcing them to rely on charity and aid to pay for basic bills or to put food on the table. While some workers are...
A Yankton manufacturer is adding a new tool to an already robust toolbox for helping students discover a new career.
This spring, Applied Engineering was approved by the state to begin offering an apprenticeship program.
Applied Engineering General Manager Justin Schramm told the Press & Dakotan that the program adds to the opportunities already offered by Applied Engineering through Lake Area Tech and Build Dakota scholarships.
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With many cities in the state facing mounting workforce shortage issues, communities are stepping up exploration of bringing in labor from beyond the state — and the country’s — borders.
On Tuesday, Lutheran Social Services (LSS) executive director Tim Jurgens addressed the Yankton Area Progressive Growth (YAPG) quarterly meeting at the Avera Professional Pavilion about how that process could look.
LSS helps with refugee resettlement within the state of South Dakota.
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Like. Double-tap. Send. Retweet. It’s second-nature for us.
Every day, a typical American will spend more than 11 hours interacting with media. On average, we check our phones every 12 minutes — immersing ourselves in screens more than 80 times per day. You hardly need me to point out the ever-increasing dependency on connected technologies in our everyday lives.
But while the connectedness of our networks and devices bolsters convenience in an astounding way, that convenience brings heightened vulnerability.
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‘House of peace.’
That’s how Fr. Valerian Odermann equated Tuesday afternoon’s groundbreaking and naming ceremony for a new athletic fieldhouse at Mount Marty College and the institution’s Benedictine values.
Odermann, the college’s chaplain, provided the blessing for the ceremony to kick-start the $15 million, 100,000-square-foot facility that will be named the Ruth Donohoe First Dakota Fieldhouse. Dirt work recently began on the complex that is set to be completed next summer.
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A new study from HireAHelper.com shows that South Dakota ranks #3 for lowest dollar-for-dollar tax burden or $2,112 annually and #5 for effective tax rate or 5.18%.
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Area high school kids were given a unique opportunity to learn about manufacturing careers in Yankton and highlight some of their skills this week.
On Wednesday, the Regional Technical Education Center (RTEC) held its first Manufacturing Career Day.
RTEC President Josh Svatos told the Press & Dakotan 68 area high school students participated in the event.
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The confetti cannons said it all.
Mount Marty College was making a major announcement.
“I’ll say that this is a celebration,” president Marc Long told a large crowd on hand Tuesday afternoon as the Yankton institution announced that it will break ground in April for a $15 million, 100,000-square-foot athletic fieldhouse.
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Everyone dreams.
Everyone hopes.
And in the eyes of Daniel Johnikin, one leads to the other.
“We have to be willing to make the investment to see them come true,” said Johnikin, a Discovery Church parishioner and master of ceremonies for a special event held Sunday evening in downtown Yankton to commemorate the Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday.
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Discovery Church in Yankton is kicking off the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. holiday one day early this weekend with a special celebration of the 1960s civil-rights activist who “had a dream.”
The celebration will be at 5 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 20, at Discovery Church, 205 W. Third St. in Yankton.
“It is really a service in honor of Dr. King,” said Daniel Johnikin, a Discovery Church parishioner and organizer of the event. “His birthday is this coming Monday, but we are going to have the celebration on this coming Sunday because it ties into a second effort that we are making...
A local preservation project nearly 10 years in the making comes to fruition this week with the opening of the historic Mead building.
The official opening of Yankton’s Mead Cultural Education Center is set for this week, with scheduled tours, a ribbon cutting and Christmas-oriented activities.
It’s been nearly 10 years since the buildings on the South Dakota Human Serves Center campus, including the Mead building, were listed among America’s 11 most endangered historic places by the national Trust for Historic preservation.
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High schoolers often study the costs of higher education before they make their decision where to go to college. Just ask Central Lyon senior Kade Griesse.
"I know it was a pretty big factor in my decision. South Dakota State offered a much lower tuition rate than Iowa State, the other school I was looking at," Griesse said.
Read the story and watch the video about how students from Iowa, Nebraska, Colorado, Wyoming, Montana, and North Dakota can benefit from the decision!
