The proliferation of food-justice organizations and free food providers may seem as though it’s one more outcome of the pandemic, but in actuality, food insecurity and the organizations working to support those who face it have been around long before COVID. If they seem more prominent now, it may be because this is one more societal fault line that worsened and, therefore, got more attention as the pandemic unfolded....
Since you’re also graduating, you don’t need to use this time to answer all of life’s existential questions, although you might feel like trying. After all, you’re still figuring it out yourself. Instead, talk about what you know, reflect on the big memories you share with your fellow classmates, and use our tips below to write the most memorable speech of the day.
But to continue to shatter the glass ceiling, we’ll all need to work harder to promote equality and empower one another as we rebuild the female workforce over the next several decades. In honor of International Women’s Day, we asked 12 successful female entrepreneurs to share the best ways, large and small, to band together, lift each other up, and pursue your professional dreams. Their sage advice below will inspire you to grab your hammer and start climbing....
I try to stay up to date on personal finance trends and tips, so I’ve seen all the quotes from financial experts about how spending $5 a day on a latte is ruining my chances of retiring or ever owning a home. Does that stop me from craving a foamy latte in the morning? Absolutely not. Friends and family encouraged me to just get over my love of lattes and buy a coffee maker to have at home, but I refused: I knew I wouldn’t use it, so I kept on dropping $15 a weekend at my favorite corner coffee shop....
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For the sixth and final installment of our “Taxes in Ten” series, we talked with Lorraine (not her real name), who, along with her husband in 2018, cashed out some of their mutual funds to purchase their first home. Then, in 2019, Lorraine and her husband did their taxes as usual, because they hadn’t received any paperwork or notices from the brokerage company with which they cashed out their investments....
“When my ex-husband left, he immediately took half of our savings, put it in a different bank account,” she says. She also lost money when they sold their house at a loss, and feels behind on her retirement savings, as she was relying on his pension covering them both. “So, I just feel like I took, you know, two, three, four steps back, in terms of my financial situation,” Julia says....
While we received complimentary meals at all of these locations, those complimentary meals had no bearing on these recommendations. All opinions are 100% honest and my own! During our recent trip to Napa Valley, we had the chance to try out some of the most amazing Napa Valley restaurants! Eating was definitely one of the best things to do in Napa Valley! These are our favorites from the trip – definitely not to be missed!...
