How much of your salary should go towards the cost of living? NerdWallet recommends dividing your budget using the 50/30/20 system — 50% of your income goes towards necessities, 30% towards ...

As consumers cope with lingering cost-of-living ... years dating back to 2019. You can choose an item below to see the year by year change or search for all items in the table below the chart.

“A typical personal finance budget would call for spending 30% of ... the cost of living adjustment goes up. If it's low, the COLA will likely stay relatively low, and in some years it may ...