Money
How we make and spend money, and how economics influences the world around us.
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![Why can’t prices just stay the same?](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25447362/VDC_XEP_068_inflation_thumb_syn.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=21.875%2C0%2C56.25%2C100&w=2400)
![Why can’t prices just stay the same?](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25447362/VDC_XEP_068_inflation_thumb_syn.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=7.8125%2C0%2C84.375%2C100&w=2400)
If high inflation hurts just about everyone, why can’t we have no inflation?
![Meme stocks like GameStop are soaring like it’s 2021](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25447983/1746649757.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=15.325%2C0%2C69.35%2C100&w=2400)
![Meme stocks like GameStop are soaring like it’s 2021](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25447983/1746649757.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C1.9346310982937%2C100%2C96.130737803413&w=2400)
To quote Elon Musk, “Gamestonk!!”
![How a bunch of Redditors made GameStop’s stock soar](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/22259374/1229817489.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.6625%2C0%2C66.675%2C100&w=2400)
![How a bunch of Redditors made GameStop’s stock soar](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/22259374/1229817489.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0.0062492188476426%2C100%2C99.987501562305&w=2400)
Much to the chagrin of the hedge funds attempting to short it.
![What a Zoom cashier 8,000 miles away can tell us about the future of work](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25439231/GettyImages_1226085374.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=21.875%2C0%2C56.25%2C100&w=2400)
![What a Zoom cashier 8,000 miles away can tell us about the future of work](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25439231/GettyImages_1226085374.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=7.8125%2C0%2C84.375%2C100&w=2400)
Is a new age of digital offshoring coming?
![How lip gloss became the answer to Gen Z’s problems](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25429242/Lipgloss_Vox_01.png?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.666666666667%2C0%2C66.666666666667%2C100&w=2400)
![How lip gloss became the answer to Gen Z’s problems](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25429242/Lipgloss_Vox_01.png?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&w=2400)
In times of economic uncertainty, small luxuries reign supreme.
![How do I stop living paycheck to paycheck?](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25431544/Vox_PaigeVickers_OnTheMoney_5_3.png?quality=90&strip=all&crop=21.875%2C0%2C56.25%2C100&w=2400)
Plus, lessons worth learning about financial literacy.
![Boeing’s problems were as bad as you thought](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25405382/GettyImages_1910140783.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.666666666667%2C0%2C66.666666666667%2C100&w=2400)
![Boeing’s problems were as bad as you thought](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25405382/GettyImages_1910140783.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&w=2400)
Whistleblowers, lawsuits, government investigations, and suspicious deaths abound.
![You could soon get cash for a delayed flight](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25431049/1258539024.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.741071428571%2C0%2C66.666666666667%2C100&w=2400)
![You could soon get cash for a delayed flight](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25431049/1258539024.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&w=2400)
Flying has gotten hellish. Consumers might finally get compensated.
![What if canceling people’s medical debt doesn’t help them?](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25428916/GettyImages_1330671248.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.66133418653%2C0%2C66.67733162694%2C100&w=2400)
![What if canceling people’s medical debt doesn’t help them?](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25428916/GettyImages_1330671248.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0.00799744081894%2C100%2C99.984005118362&w=2400)
A shocking new study suggests medical debt relief didn’t do much to improve patients’ finances or health.
![High interest rates probably aren’t going away anytime soon](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25427518/2147859742.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=25.4875%2C24.343585896474%2C50.425%2C75.656414103526&w=2400)
![High interest rates probably aren’t going away anytime soon](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25427518/2147859742.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=14.5%2C25.962740685171%2C72.4%2C72.418104526132&w=2400)
The Federal Reserve will give an announcement on interest rates during its May meeting Wednesday.
![Why we keep seeing egg prices spike](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25426044/GettyImages_1246333393.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.666666666667%2C0%2C66.666666666667%2C100&w=2400)
![Why we keep seeing egg prices spike](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25426044/GettyImages_1246333393.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&w=2400)
How corporate greed plays a role in making bird flu outbreaks — and egg prices — worse.
![You need $500. How should you get it?](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25419844/VDC_XEP_067_emergency_funds_thumb_syn.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=21.875%2C0%2C56.25%2C100&w=2400)
![You need $500. How should you get it?](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25419844/VDC_XEP_067_emergency_funds_thumb_syn.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=7.8125%2C0%2C84.375%2C100&w=2400)
The (bad) options for Americans facing an emergency expense.
![Food delivery fees have soared. How much of it goes to workers?](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25366168/GettyImages_1287186696.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=19.415645617342%2C0%2C61.168708765316%2C100&w=2400)
![Food delivery fees have soared. How much of it goes to workers?](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25366168/GettyImages_1287186696.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=4.1234684260132%2C0%2C91.753063147974%2C100&w=2400)
Amid delivery discourse, a new report claims to shed some light on DoorDash’s delivery fees.
![Could a major lawsuit against realtors mean lower home prices?](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25345024/GettyImages_1419880946.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=18.181818181818%2C0%2C63.636363636364%2C100&w=2400)
![Could a major lawsuit against realtors mean lower home prices?](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25345024/GettyImages_1419880946.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=2.2727272727273%2C0%2C95.454545454545%2C100&w=2400)
What the National Association of Realtors settlement means for buyers and sellers.
![TikTok: the most exciting, and controversial, social media app on the planet](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/19407299/GettyImages_1073325568.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.69921875%2C0%2C66.6015625%2C100&w=2400)
![TikTok: the most exciting, and controversial, social media app on the planet](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/19407299/GettyImages_1073325568.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0.048828125%2C0%2C99.90234375%2C100&w=2400)
In just a year, the Chinese-owned TikTok has become Gen Z’s favorite place to goof off, and a subject of skepticism from politicians.
![A unionized Volkswagen plant in Tennessee could mean big things for workers nationwide](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25414704/GettyImages_2147937551.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.666666666667%2C0%2C66.666666666667%2C100&w=2400)
![A unionized Volkswagen plant in Tennessee could mean big things for workers nationwide](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25414704/GettyImages_2147937551.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&w=2400)
The UAW is unlocking worker power in the South. An expert explains why it matters.
![Trump’s team keeps promising to increase inflation](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25413012/2147786862.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.663533834586%2C0%2C66.672932330827%2C100&w=2400)
![Trump’s team keeps promising to increase inflation](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25413012/2147786862.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0.0046988065031499%2C100%2C99.990602386994&w=2400)
Voters trust Trump to lower prices, even as his advisers put forward plans for increasing Americans’ cost of living.
![Are there really more things going wrong on airplanes?](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25406861/GettyImages_1910140688.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.666666666667%2C0%2C66.666666666667%2C100&w=2400)
![Are there really more things going wrong on airplanes?](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25406861/GettyImages_1910140688.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&w=2400)
Noticing more problems with Boeing planes doesn’t mean there are actually more problems with aviation safety.
![Tell the truth about Biden’s economy](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25407699/1243076542.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.666666666667%2C0%2C66.666666666667%2C100&w=2400)
![Tell the truth about Biden’s economy](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25407699/1243076542.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&w=2400)
Exaggerating the harms of inflation doesn’t help working people.
![Jontay Porter’s lifetime NBA ban highlights the risks of sports gambling](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25407568/2102854088.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=15.3%2C0%2C69.4%2C100&w=2400)
![Jontay Porter’s lifetime NBA ban highlights the risks of sports gambling](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25407568/2102854088.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C1.969260326609%2C100%2C96.061479346782&w=2400)
It’s a case that underscores how betting could continue to threaten the game.
![The endless quest to replace alcohol](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25396960/Vox_AlcoholAlternatives.png?quality=90&strip=all&crop=21.875%2C0%2C56.25%2C100&w=2400)
From kava to “sleepy girl mocktails,” can anything ever take the place of booze?
![How should I plan for retirement when the future is so uncertain?](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25385564/OnTheMoney_Vox_PaigeVickers_4_9.png?quality=90&strip=all&crop=21.875%2C0%2C56.25%2C100&w=2400)
Plus, how to think about building your legacy.
![Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan, explained](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25379895/2141954357.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=33.325%2C0%2C66.675%2C100&w=2400)
![Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan, explained](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25379895/2141954357.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0.0062492188476426%2C100%2C99.987501562305&w=2400)
![College enrollment is up. The financial aid mess could bring it crashing down.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25387903/GettyImages_2018145402__1_.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.746344206974%2C0%2C66.507311586052%2C100&w=2400)
![College enrollment is up. The financial aid mess could bring it crashing down.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25387903/GettyImages_2018145402__1_.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0.11951631046119%2C0%2C99.760967379078%2C100&w=2400)
The number of first-time filers has dropped 40 percent since the new FAFSA’s bungled rollout.
![The rise of the scammy car loan](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25382592/GettyImages_1187783682.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=17.3%2C0%2C66.666666666667%2C100&w=2400)
![The rise of the scammy car loan](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25382592/GettyImages_1187783682.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&w=2400)
How much is too much to pay for a car?
![Mega drive-throughs explain everything wrong with American cities](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25322786/mlambrick_vox.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=21.875%2C0%2C56.25%2C100&w=2400)
They’re great for the fast food industry — but not so great for us.
![One state’s big plan to fix the high cost of college](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25373191/1660410675.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=9.8867924528302%2C0%2C80.22641509434%2C100&w=2400)
![One state’s big plan to fix the high cost of college](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25373191/1660410675.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C8.4509250548761%2C100%2C83.098149890248&w=2400)
Minnesota found a way to make college a good deal.
![Trump has set up a perfect avenue for potential corruption](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25369432/2126126938.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.73%2C0%2C66.54%2C100&w=2400)
![Trump has set up a perfect avenue for potential corruption](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25369432/2126126938.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0.095000000000006%2C0%2C99.81%2C100&w=2400)
With Truth Social going public, big investors could easily buy influence in a second Trump term.
![The safety net program trapping people in poverty](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25368090/GettyImages_536611540.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.662430096594%2C0%2C66.675139806812%2C100&w=2400)
![The safety net program trapping people in poverty](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25368090/GettyImages_536611540.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0.0063540475282764%2C100%2C99.987291904943&w=2400)
What if you were legally allowed to only ever have $2,000 in financial assets at one time?
![Are Skims campaigns the new Vogue covers?](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25297812/Screen_Shot_2024_02_21_at_2.17.32_PM.png?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.573033707865%2C0%2C66.85393258427%2C100&w=2400)
The internet loves Kim Kardashian’s shapewear company. But it loves its ads even more.
![Want a 32-hour workweek? Give workers more power.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25362207/Bernie_4.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=15.016666666667%2C0%2C69.966666666667%2C100&w=2400)
![Want a 32-hour workweek? Give workers more power.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25362207/Bernie_4.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C2.3582658408766%2C100%2C95.283468318247&w=2400)
German labor history has some tips on how the US could reduce its workweek.
![AI “agents” could do real work in the real world. That might not be a good thing.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25359520/GettyImages_1533302708.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=19.998904469763%2C0%2C60.002191060473%2C100&w=2400)
![AI “agents” could do real work in the real world. That might not be a good thing.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25359520/GettyImages_1533302708.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=4.998356704645%2C0%2C90.00328659071%2C100&w=2400)
Why AI agents that could book your vacation or pay your bills are the next frontier in artificial intelligence.
![How MAGA broke the media](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25359532/1391116058.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=19.947318007663%2C0%2C60.105363984674%2C100&w=2400)
![How MAGA broke the media](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25359532/1391116058.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=4.9209770114943%2C0%2C90.158045977011%2C100&w=2400)
Recent controversies surrounding Ronna McDaniel and Candace Owens show how the media struggles to handle the increasingly extreme right.
![How Sam Bankman-Fried’s sentence stacks up against the century’s biggest fraudsters](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25358698/1607950830.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.666666666667%2C0%2C66.666666666667%2C100&w=2400)
![How Sam Bankman-Fried’s sentence stacks up against the century’s biggest fraudsters](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25358698/1607950830.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&w=2400)
SBF vs. Bernie Madoff, Elizabeth Holmes, Allen Stanford, and Jeffrey Skilling.
![Sam Bankman-Fried’s trial pulled back the curtain on crypto](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25054414/GettyImages_1556770851.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.675%2C0%2C66.65%2C100&w=2400)
![Sam Bankman-Fried’s trial pulled back the curtain on crypto](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25054414/GettyImages_1556770851.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0.012500000000003%2C0%2C99.975%2C100&w=2400)
The criminal conviction of the once-lionized cryptocurrency billionaire will have ripple effects on the entire industry.
![The Baltimore bridge collapse and its potential consequences, explained](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25356924/GettyImages_2115132792.png?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.666666666667%2C0%2C66.666666666667%2C100&w=2400)
![The Baltimore bridge collapse and its potential consequences, explained](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25356924/GettyImages_2115132792.png?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&w=2400)
From search efforts to how a ship can knock down a bridge, here’s what you need to know.
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