Christmas with the Kranks, playing at any given time on a number of cable channels during the month of December, has a Rotten Tomatoes score of 5%. You read that right: 5%. A movie has to be mightily bad to receive such an abysmal score. And yet, when I watch it, I see […]
When you think about your compensation, do you immediately think of your salary? Most people do. But your salary is only one part of your compensation — and if you fail to account for the other aspects of that, you might be missing out. Those other aspects, of course, are your benefits. As open enrollment […]
At one point or another, you’ve probably opened an email only to find it was full of negative comments or even hate. The person on the other end was clearly angry or upset, and now you’re bearing the brunt of their frustration in the form of this ‘nastygram.’ It’s incredibly hard not to […]
Dreaming of the days you can sit on the beach, tropical drink in hand and not a thing on your to-do list? Ready to call it quits at your job and walk out to an endless vacation where you never have to check a single email or attend a meeting again? It’s nice to […]
Owning a home is a quintessential part of the American Dream. It’s what you do once you secure a stable career, get married, and settle down. Right? That might have been something that felt written in stone in the past. In our culture, homeownership became one of the boxes you felt obligated to check on […]
Over 44 million Americans walked away from their time in higher education with some amount of college debt. The total amount of student loan debt collectively carried by college students and grads today is $1.45 trillion, and the average 20-something-year-old borrower pays $350 per month on their loans. There’s no question about it: […]
Most people invest in order to grow wealth over time. It’s only natural to want the biggest returns possible as part of that process. But focusing on returns isn’t necessarily a sound investment strategy — and it could be part of what leads average investors to perform so poorly. In fact, average investors don’t just […]
Ask most people who watch TV and cable news if they think the world is safer now than it was 30 years ago, and they’ll tell you no. But if we look at the data, it’s clear that in most parts of the world — and certainly in America — we’re safer now than we […]
Most of us have something that we absolutely love to do — and it’s usually a passion that allows us to express ourselves and our creative sides. Whether it’s music, art, writing, volunteering, or consistently picking up something novel and learning something new, we all have a passion or two that’s important to us. But […]
Yes, it sounds harsh. But this is an important financial reality to understand: you should prioritize your retirement savings over saving for your kids’ college expenses. This isn’t about loving your kids less. It’s about knowing how to prioritize your financial goals in the best possible way for both your sake and theirs. And […]
