How to get a credit card if you have bad credit
Do you need a new credit card, but are afraid your credit history might get in the way? There are credit cards designed to help people improve their credit –– some even offer no credit […]
Why don’t other countries tip in restaurants?
While tipping may be a common practice in the United States, the same does not always hold true abroad. In many countries, tipping after a meal is not part of local custom. In some cases […]
Should you ‘be yourself’ in a job interview?
InHerSight asked Megan Lipera, recruiter for public relations and marketing agency Merritt Group, to share how the workforce is changing for women—and what we should do about it. These are her answers, in her own words. […]
What do tariffs mean for your small business?
Trump’s tariffs. How many headlines have contained those words in the last few years? Before President Trump began publicly discussing tariffs in late 2017, did you at all consider the impact of tariffs on your business? […]
What is a ‘payable on death’ account?
When you login to your bank account online, you might notice an option to choose a beneficiary. Generally, a beneficiary is someone who’d inherit your account after your death. The official name is a “payable on death” […]
9 ways stores trick you into spending during the holidays
For years the holiday shopping season kicked off on the day after Thanksgiving, aka Black Friday. Now retailers have started to offer deals as early as Nov. 1. The National Retail Federation reports that these […]
By 2022 only these 12 states will tax Social Security benefits
It might surprise some people to find out that Social Security benefits are not exempt from being taxed, taking a bite out of their potential retirement income. Luckily, most states don’t tax Social Security — currently 37 of them, to be […]
States where people have the most student loan debt
In 2019, student loan debt in the United States hit $1.6 trillion, the highest it’s ever been, according to data compiled by the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. But that debt doesn’t affect all borrowers […]
Here’s what the new overtime rule will mean for your business
The Department of Labor’s new overtime rule takes effect on January 1, 2020. Here’s what to expect and how to prepare. We’ve written about it again and again and again (20 times, to be exact) over the past four years. And […]
The states where people have the most unpaid medical debt
Income inequality in America is at its highest point in the last 50 years, according to recent data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Nearly a third of U.S. households have more credit card debt than they […]