A calendar of the “most important” financial items to cross off every month: What do you think? January: Review your budget and cash flow as well as your net worth statement (this lets you see how you did last year and if you want to make any changes for the new year) February: Organize tax …
Are you blaming weight gain and poor health on slow metabolism? If so, you might be surprised to learn how metabolism actually affects your body, and which foods can have an impact. It can be tempting to blame your metabolism for weight gain and other health problems. Although your metabolism influences your body’s energy needs, …
Plants are playing an increasingly important role in consumer food culture; they are a symbol of the natural world, traditional approaches to medicine and global food. Plant-based is bound up with a host of positive connotations of simplicity and healthfulness. Consumers are turning to plants to help them avoid other problematic ingredients of the day, add variety …
Today’s more veggies, less meat culture: What’s behind the momentum into the mainstream? Read More »
Who’s excited for Thanksgiving this month? This holiday is one of my favorites because it’s great to get together with family, enjoy delicious food, and focus on what we’re grateful for. This time of year is also the perfect time to give back and make a difference in other’s lives. There are some easy and thoughtful ways to …
You know them when you see them. They’re those people who are always cheerful and smiling. They’re the ones who rarely complain, and everything they touch seems to turn to gold. They’re successful yet humble, influential yet compassionate. And the thing is, that’s who they really are! What you see is what you get, in …
Vacations are supposed to be relaxing, but it’s hard to unwind when you’re constantly stressing about how you’re going to pay for it all. Whether it’s a road trip, cruise or another much-needed getaway, now is the time to start saving up for that vacation you’ve been dreaming of for months. With a little creativity, …
How to Build Your Travel Fund So You Can Afford That Upcoming Vacay Read More »
In 2013, 56% of people struggled to pay for health care. That’s one out of five American adults. Of those, 10 million had health insurance to cover most of the costs. But they couldn’t meet the deductibles that average between $5,000 and $10,000 a year. With average household income had only reaching $63,179 by 2018, it’s understandable why many can’t afford these costs. Most …
It’s National Bosses Day– if you’re a boss, give yourself a gift by absorbing this. Today is National Bosses Day and what better way to celebrate it than to tell bosses everywhere what skills they need if they want to be seen as a good boss. It beats giving them a “World’s Best Boss” mug, or …
Getting fitter — just like building a network, getting smarter, and even starting a business — doesn’t need to require huge chunks of your day. There are plenty of benchmarks you’re supposed to hit. For example, you need to spend 30 minutes a day building and maintaining connections in order to create an effective network. You …
Retirement feels impending enough to make you sweat, but far-off enough that you don’t give it much thought. But whether you’ve started planning five years ago or five days ago, there are a few potential mishaps you’ll need to watch out for — for your own sake, as well as your kid’s. “Huge numbers of …
The Most Common Money Mistakes Parents Make While Planning for Retirement Read More »
I turned 20 in 2009, in the middle of the Great Recession, and watching my parents’ careers turn upside down shocked me into paralysis. For years, I ignored my money. I didn’t plan, I didn’t save — I didn’t even check my bank accounts. But I just turned 30, and I’ve made a lot of changes since …
Thirty years ago, the mantra of the business world was “greed is good” because (as the movie Wall Street put it), “greed captures the essence of the evolutionary spirit … greed for life, for money, for love, for knowledge has marked the upward surge of mankind.” This isn’t a life philosophy so much as a management theory. It …
Neuroscientists Confirm that Steve Jobs Was Decades Ahead of His Time Read More »
