So how much do you make?
It’s a loaded, deeply personal and often uncomfortable question. Along with our weight and age, our salary is a number to which we’ve assigned almost incomparable value.
And, when we’re asked, what many of us really hear is this: What’s your worth as a person?
“Money...
Students across the country are heading back to school — some amid a heat wave. Recent research suggests that could make it more difficult for them to study.
For many of us this time of year means weekends at the beach and evenings at the pool, but for America’s students,...
If you're the parent of a college student, you've likely spent years concerned about saving enough for your kid's education. But now that your child is officially heading off to college, you're probably worrying about whether he or she can comfortably afford the day-to-day expenses of student living. You...
The internet is home to lots of bad financial advice, from outdated tips given on forums to ill-conceived strategies parroted on blogs, Reddit and in chatrooms.
For financial professionals, a few pieces of often-repeated advice are especially wrong and especially popular. Read on for the worst advice financial professional see...
Sometimes employees’ financial stresses get so intense, they become unavoidable management issues. They can reduce productivity and engagement and increase turnover, healthcare utilization, absenteeism and worse. Employers’ resources for addressing this kind of issue are typically very limited.
It’s not unheard of for employees to directly ask their managers for...
Many people are late on their credit-card payments because they simply don’t have the cash. But an even more shocking number don’t pay because they, well, forget.
Some 448 of respondents in a survey of 2,000 people released Tuesday by personal-finance company NerdWallet said they had made a delinquent payment...
It’s Personal Finance 101: If you want to be good with money, you have to learn how to save it. But there are only so many slices of avocado toast you can refuse. At some point, being good with money requires something a bit more difficult: earning more of...
The total civilian labor force is slightly over 162 million people, according to the July 2018 Employment Bulletin from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). 156.0 million of the labor force is currently employed, while 6.3 million are unemployed. 129.0 million of those employed are full-time workers. Hopefully, you...
Getting your finances in order isn’t a one-time task — it’s an ongoing process.
Whether it’s budgeting, planning your debt payoff, or monitoring your credit, your financial life needs regular, reliable attention. The right set of tools can help.
We’ve rounded up some of the best money apps and services to...
The classroom is where many Americans learn to read, write, perform arithmetic and speak a foreign language. So can it also be the place where they master important financial concepts such as how to manage debt, improve credit, take out student loans and plan for retirement?
For many politicians, educators...
