A growing number of people in Wisconsin struggle with balancing their day-to-day expenses with the income they are bringing in. Between 2009 and 2014 the vast majority of the state of Wisconsin saw stagnant or declining household incomes. In this article, written for WisCONTEXT’s Series on Literacy in Wisconsin, financial capability expert Peggy Olive shares insights into easing the tightening of household budgets.
University of Wisconsin-Madison Center for Financial Security 