Understanding how money scripts influence your spending and saving behavior can be the key to unlocking financial wellness. Money scripts are beliefs or attitudes about money that subconsciously affect the way we make financial decisions. Brad Klontz, Psy.D, a financial psychologist and instructor in new online course Achieve Financial Wellness: Be Happier, Wealthier & More Financially … Read more
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks as he announces a new plan for federal student loan relief during a visit to Madison Area Technical College Truax Campus, in Madison, Wisconsin, U.S, April 8, 2024. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters The Biden administration is sending emails to tens of millions of borrowers this week about its new plans to cancel student … Read more
Jenny Hunnicutt poses in front of the Royal Caribbean Ultimate World Cruise, which she’s been on for nearly nine months traveling the world. While on board, she’s working remotely for her writing and consulting business based in Florida. Courtesy: Jenny Hunnicutt Income made ‘worldwide’ is taxable Despite a Bahamas flag flying atop the Serenade of … Read more
Customer shopping for school supplies with employee restocking shelves, Target store, Queens, New York. Lindsey Nicholson | UCG | Universal Images Group | Getty Images Now, as the central bank sets the stage to lower interest rates for the first time in years when it meets again in September, consumers may see their borrowing costs … Read more
Woolworths has announced several changes over recent years that are shaping the way customers experience and interact with the grocery giant. The COVID-19 pandemic was the catalyst for many changes, with stores implemented strategies to help cope with the spread of the virus. This including safety screens on self-checkout stations, Direct to Boot shopping, and … Read more
Vice President and 2024 Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris speaks at a campaign event in Atlanta, Georgia, on July 30, 2024. Elijah Nouvelage | Afp | Getty Images “Building up the middle class will be a defining goal of my presidency,” Vice President Kamala Harris said at a political event in Atlanta on Tuesday evening. “When our middle … Read more
Two federal judges in Kansas and Missouri on Monday at the urging of several Republican-led states blocked President Joe Biden’s administration from further implementing a new student debt relief plan that lowers payments. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images The Biden administration is gearing up to try to forgive the student debt of tens of … Read more
He was meant to be her lover. A handsome, international model who ended up in a notorious prison in Bali. But the truth was far darker. Jed Texas was in fact a smooth-talking conman who allegedly duped his Aussie ”girlfriend” into parting with $150,000. Nadine Caller met the good-looking Brit through Tinder in 2018 and … Read more
Visitors walk during a long-duration heat wave impacting much of California on July 9 in Death Valley National Park, California. Mario Tama | Getty Images News | Getty Images Amid surging summer heat, the earth reached a new hottest day on record on July 22. That day, the global average temperature was almost 63 degrees … Read more
While the best state to retire in the U.S. is also one of the smallest in the country, the worst state to retire is the largest. Alaska ranks as the worst state in the U.S. to retire for the third year in a row, according to Bankrate’s study of the best states to retire in … Read more
