Jeffrey Coolidge | The Image Bank | Getty Images Financial literacy is an important and necessary life skill. While we don’t widely see it on the classroom agenda, many are surprised to learn that it has been a formal part of the American education system for more than a century. The inconsistency occurs as financial
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If you live in a hurricane-prone area, now’s a good time to check your insurance and how financially prepared you’d be if disaster were to strike. While the 2019 Atlantic hurricane season has been a quiet one so far, Dorian is on track to disrupt that. The storm, expected to cross over Puerto Rico and
If you’re heading out on an end-of-summer road trip this Labor Day, you might find yourself spending less on fuel and more on food and fun. That’s thanks to what may be the lowest average nationwide gasoline rates for this holiday weekend in three years, according to AAA. Today’s average price of just more than
Thomas Barwick | Getty Images What would workers give to wear jeans to the office? About $5,000. As offices get increasingly casual, employees are more resistant to stuffy suits, ties, dresses and skirts and the companies that adhere to such strict dress codes. In fact, 33% would rather quit their job — or decline a
Democratic 2020 U.S. presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden reacts during a campaign Community Event at Keene State College in Keene, New Hampshire, U.S., August 24, 2019. Elizabeth Frantz | REUTERS After an event at Keene State College in New Hampshire over the weekend, a student walked up to Democratic presidential candidate Joe
Hillary Kladke | Moment | Getty Images Trying to time the stock market is considered a fool’s errand. Yet is it ever a good idea to move entirely to cash? The answer from financial advisors is typically an emphatic no. Some, however, offer a caveat. “If you have all the money you’ll ever need, and
Engineers assemble intelligent robots at Chuangze Intelligent Robot Co., Ltd. on April 29, 2019 in Rizhao, Shandong Province of China. Zhang Jingang | Visual China Group | Getty Images Your college major has a huge impact on the size of your paycheck later on. Pharmacy majors earn a median salary of $100,000, while music majors
Are you the type of traveler who sleeps on top of hotel bedspreads? Or worries about bringing home stowaway bedbugs from vacation? Do you find dingy hallways depressing? In that case, you may want to check out — and into — hotels in these 20 hyper-hygienic U.S. destinations, as determined by AAA’s Best of Housekeeping
LeoPatrizi | E+ | Getty Images Summer is winding down, but your vacation doesn’t have to. In fact, autumn may be the perfect time to get away. “The weather is typically mild and pleasant, and many tourist destinations are less crowded than they are at their summer peak,” said Sarah Schlichter, senior editor of online
Purdue University Michael Hickey/Getty Images Venture capitalists, colleges and politicians are working to make income sharing agreements the norm on campuses. Consumer advocates are sounding the alarm. Under these types of agreements, students forfeit a slice of their future income in exchange for money to pay for college. The contracts are often framed as a