How to become a star at-home cook
With the hectic and activity-filled lives we all live, getting an inexpensive and healthy meal on the table every night can seem like a tall order. In the morning, right after the children get shuffled […]
How to have hard money conversations
When it comes to money, 61% of women would rather talk about their own death, according to a report by Merrill Lynch and Age Wave. Meanwhile, 43% of people in a Fidelity study failed to correctly identify how […]
This airline has a self-serve beer bar for passengers
If you’ve ever taken a long-haul flight, you know the brief spark of excitement that flares when the food-and-drink carts come lumbering up the aisle. The promise of a little treat breaks up the monotony […]
How to get your finances ready for a new baby
Preparing for a child can be a financially daunting task. It costs an estimated $233,610 to raise a child to age 17, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. And that’s not including college. Before […]
6 attention grabbing employee benefits
Happy worker bees make a workplace more productive, and plenty of employers are starting to show their appreciation by ramping up the perks. In fact, according to a survey from the Society for Human Resource […]
Employee theft: Why it happens & how to deal with it
It’s deeply personal. Discovering employee theft can be infuriating. After all, you hired, trained, and trusted the worker to help you grow your business, and that trust has been violated. This situation may be the […]
15 ways you can get a free credit score
You already know you can get a free credit report, or all of your credit reports for free, once per year. But what about your credit scores? Lately, credit scores have become fairly easy to […]
Is a home repair warranty worth it?
Say it’s the fifth day of temperatures over 98 degrees in South Carolina during a summer of record heat. Your air conditioning system has kept you cool through it all. That is, until now. The […]
5 top tips for getting flight upgrades
I’m very tight with my travel budget. As a freelancer, I have no company that will cover my business-trip costs. Given that, many people assume that I’m an economy-seat kind of girl. In theory, the bottom-dollar […]
The 5 worst things to say when someone dies (and what to say instead)
The loss of a family member or friend, sad as it may be, is hardly unusual. Around 7,500 people die each day in the United States—one person every 11.5 seconds. By your 50s and 60s, you’ve almost […]