How 2018 Became The Year To Go Strawless
August 7, 2018 at 3:07 pm by Wendy Widom on Chicago CBS Chicago (CBS) — 2018 will likely go down as the year that many Americans rethought their use of plastic drinking straws and became more aware of the negative impact one-use plastics
Year in pictures 2016
BBC’s selection of some of the most powerful news photographs taken around the world this year.
Santa University: Inside the school for aspiring St. Nicks
by Abigail Brooks @_abigailbrooks I hate holiday crowds. The one person I know who hates them more is my younger brother. The only reason we found ourselves braving the chaos of the mall that Christmas five years ago was
5 WAYS TO MAKE YOUR OFFICE MORE AWESOME!
Your office should be the kind of place you want to spend eight hours (or more). Because it’s where you and your colleagues will be going, every day, five days a week (or more). You may not be able to
16-YEAR-OLD MADE $43,000 ON THESE STOCKS IN 3 YEARS
Sudarshan Sridharan may not have been old enough to drive a Tesla, but that didn’t stop him from profiting on the stock. Unlike most 16-year-olds, Sridharan manages about a quarter of a million dollars of his parents’ retirement money. It
THESE COMPANIES OFFER PAID VACATION … AND PAY FOR YOUR VACATION
U.S. workers have become notoriously bad about taking all their paid vacation days. But some employers have sweetened the pot to encourage their staff to not only take their time but often expand their horizons, too. Roughly 3% of employers
MEET THE 30 HIGHEST-PAID FEMALE EXECUTIVES IN THE BAY AREA 2016
Our annual list of the highest-paid female executives in the Bay Area shows the broad range of talent lighting up the region’s C-suites — and the big salaries that come with those positions. Check out our slideshow below of the
5 WAYS TO MAKE YOUR OFFICE MORE AWESOME!
Your office should be the kind of place you want to spend eight hours (or more). Because it’s where you and your colleagues will be going, every day, five days a week (or more). You may not be able to
POWER MILLENNIALS: TWO BANKERS TAKE ON FINANCE NEWS
As freshman year roommates at Middlebury College in Vermont, Jack Kramer and Nick Martell bonded over the fact that they both drank the same protein shake. Little did they know that in just a few short years, the two would
AIRLINE SAFETY
AN ACADEMIC economist was taken off a plane last week after a fellow passenger became suspicious. He was feverishly scribbling what she thought was “terrorist code” or foreign lettering into a notebook. It turned out that Guido Menzio, an Italian
WHY BUSINESS TRAVELLERS FORGET THEIR MANNERS WHEN ABROAD
DO PEOPLE become less considerate when they travel for business? Gulliver was mulling over this recently, after he was phoned by the PA of someone who was travelling to London and wanted to arrange a meeting. He would like to
THANKS, STARBUCKS: HOW DAILY SPENDING HURTS RETIREMENT SAVINGS.
Americans are saving for retirement, but many are also spending at a rate that will prevent them from enjoying the kind of retirement they dream of, according to a report released this week by Personal Capital, an online financial advisor
9 THINGS TO DO IN THE NEW YEAR TO BRIGHTEN YOUR FINANCIAL OUTLOOK
The new year is a fresh start for your physical health – and your financial health. A new year is approaching, and with it comes the desire to do better. We make New Year’s resolutions for all aspects of our
10 HOLIDAY ACTIVITIES THAT WILL KEEP EVERYONE IN THE FAMILY ENTERTAINED
Cookies and crafts! Happy holidays from Money Management Educators! 1. Get crackers with games inside! These adorable ones include bingo boards and come with bingo call-outs too. Have the oldest and youngest relatives call the numbers together! 2. Add a