...There’s no harm in appealing: any college that has admitted your student wants them to attend, and asking for more money won’t change that. Your odds of success will be better if you understand both the type of aid you’re being offered and the process for appealing...
...The Beatles famously sang, 'Money can't buy me love,' but married couples who manage their finances together may love each other longer, according to new research...
...Add this homemade portable air purifier to your COVID-prevention tool kit this winter...
...If the “IRS” does any of the following things, it's not the IRS...
...An oft-cited study from Stanford found that productivity per hour sharply declines after people work 50 hours a week. And those who worked 70 hours didn’t get any more done than those who worked 56...
...Even if you’re not a “pro,” people will not take you seriously if your business writing isn’t good. We all know how that feels...
...How not to alienate your audience in 9 easy steps...
...The ongoing shortage of affordable housing has some people who planned on buying a home considering renting instead—at least temporarily. And while there are some real estate markets where buying is now actually cheaper than renting, the rest of the country is seeing high levels of competition for reasonably priced rentals...
...There are Big-O problems in marketing, in sales, in customer service, in finance, in production and in compliance. There’s nothing wrong with winging it–until there is...
...It’s the year 2089 and the world is enjoying an incredible new medicine. Scientists working in the jungles of Papua New Guinea have discovered a natural compound that induces a host of tremendous health and quality-of-life improvements in virtually everyone who takes it...
...Instead of making us feel better, revenge prolongs our bitterness with feeling wronged. When we obsess about the slight, it keeps tormenting us...
...There are days where it feels like life is going to grab you by one ankle and one wrist and just wishbone you. These are the moments in any job, project, or career where you want to quit...
...Your "to-do" list will never be finished. When you look at yours, what feelings does it conjure up? Stress? Overwhelm? Dread? Excitement? Pride?...
...Reading Wu Hsin, one must ponder. However, it is not an active pondering, but a passive one, much in the same way as one puts something in the oven and lets it bake for a while...
...Forget the ideal of work/life balance – your needs and interests are much richer than that, and your life can be too...
...Because I have that awareness, I stopped myself and remembered that accumulating money for the sake of having more is not my goal...
...From a fiscal standpoint, we were poor. But from a communal standpoint, we had everything we ever needed...
...Sometimes, being wrong is a minor embarrassment, with very little real cost...
...People on social media are sticking everything from hot dogs to chicken teriyaki in their waffle irons...
...Reconciling previously contradictory results, researchers find that for most people, there's a steady link between higher happiness and more money. The exception is people who are financially well-off but unhappy; for them, more money does not help...
