Whether you’re a parent sending kids to school, a football fan, an athlete, or even a retiree settling into a new routine, there’s something about the promise of a changing season that can spark a new attitude and energy.
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Doing nothing vs. Doing something
You may have watched a conversation play out over social media this week on the topic of “quiet quitting,” the trend where employees choose not to go above and beyond at work, doing only the work they’re paid for and nothing more.
How the Inflation Reduction Act affects you đź’˛
The new tax, climate, and healthcare plan that President Biden signed into law last week aims to slow the pace of raging inflation and promises lower healthcare and energy costs down the line for families.
Never Stop Learning
As the plethora of store displays and advertising materials make abundantly clear, it’s back-to-school shopping time.
What, you worry?
These days, looking at economic reports and considering future uncertainties, it’s no surprise that some Americans are feeling anxiety.
The R Word
Last week, when the latest U.S. GDP numbers were announced, talk about the dreaded R-word — recession — got a little louder.
The waiting is the hardest part
Fifty years ago, Walter Mischel and colleagues used it to measure how well young children could resist temptation by placing a marshmallow on a table and giving them two options…
Here’s why money conversations are crucial right now
Inflation, this summer’s biggest party crasher, is putting a damper on backyard barbecues everywhere with higher food and energy costs while busting many vacation budgets with unpredictable flights, hotels, and gas prices.
Finding the Upside in a Downturn
If not even one of the hottest job markets in history can cheer up consumers, then an economic…
When inflation’s got you on the ropes
Mike Tyson famously said, “everyone has a plan ’till they get punched in the mouth.” And this week you could be feeling like that — punched with an uppercut of rising gas prices, talk of a recession and the Fed’s announcement of steeper interest rate increases.But...