Emotional Labor: 4 Tips for Sharing the Mental Load
Have you ever felt, much like Jennifer Aniston’s character in The Breakup, that you didn’t just want your partner to do the dishes; you wanted them to want to do the dishes? If so, you …
How to Buy Stocks for Beginners: 4 Easy Steps to Get You Started
Investing in stocks for the first time is a daunting task. It can be scary because real money is at risk of loss. However, equities are the path to building wealth because they represent ownership …
The Hedonic Treadmill and the Insidious Toll of Lifestyle Creep
What do you think of when you picture a treadmill? Most likely, it’s some combination of working hard, going nowhere, feeling miserable, and wanting to be somewhere else. Similarly, the hedonic treadmill is an effect …
12 Best Ways to Treat Yourself (Without Draining Your Wallet!)
Do you want to be a financially responsible person who can effectively manage finances? Or do you want to treat yourself without any restriction? Choosing one of these can be tricky, especially when you want …
Buy Less But Better: The Secret to Frugal Luxury
Are you doing everything you can to save money? Are you sticking to a budget, hunting for the best deals, and always getting the lowest price? Well, hold on there for a second. A wholesale …
31 Honeymoon Budget Tips from Financial Experts and Online Educators
Are there wedding bells in your near future? If you’re engaged and reading this article, you likely have a lot of questions on your mind. How can I plan an unforgettable wedding? Should we go …
Recognizing Optimism Bias: Are You an Irrational Optimist?
Would you believe that the average person expects to live a better-than-average life? The math doesn’t add up, but this skewed perception is quite common. This gap between perception and reality is due to a …
Self-Insurance: When Does It Make Sense to Be Self-Insured?
Today it is possible, sometimes even required, to buy insurance for everything from homes to video games and from medical bills to wedding dresses. With such a deluge of options, how do we take suitable …
65+ Fun and Healthy Things to Do When Bored
People often find themselves bored and unsure what to do, and they spend so much time trying to decide what to do that they end up running out of time to do something anyway! Well, …
Impact Investing: 5 of the Best Ways to Start
Worldwide threats from climate change, the COVID pandemic, and social inequality call for change. However, the conversation extends beyond recycling, clean air, and electric cars. People from all backgrounds work to make the world a …