You might want to sit down for this. Standing desks won’t make you lose weight, and they also don’t make you significantly healthier or more productive, according to a new analysis of 53 sit-stand desk studies. Dr. April Chambers, a bioengineer and assistant professor at the University of Pittsburgh, collaborated with Dr. Nancy A. Baker, […]
Your greatest asset when applying for a job might be your social savvy. Four out of 5 employers polled by CareerBuilder say that soft skills, including communication abilities and critical thinking, are equal to or more important than hard skills — or specific technical abilities — when they’re hiring candidates. The employment website polled 1,021 […]
About a fifth of Americans have no money tucked away for unexpected costs. About 21% of working Americans said they aren’t saving any money at all, Bankrate found in a survey. Among those who are saving, a majority are putting away less than 10% of their income. Over the past several decades, household savings in […]
It’s not a conversation anyone likes to have, especially in Portland. It’s bad enough to live in a city where the cost of living keeps rising while wages stagnate and the gap between rich and poor is widening to historic levels. Meanwhile, you can hardly scroll through Twitter without coming across some article mocking your […]
When you’re working full time, you can track your spending and make a budget using percentages of your income to try to get a handle on what you can truly afford. But thinking in terms of monthly or even weekly allotments of money isn’t necessarily the most effective way to think of your dollars. Calculating […]
Stephen Covey, the author of The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, advises readers to begin with the end in mind. After all, how can someone progress toward a goal if the goal is undefined? Unfortunately, that’s exactly how many people approach the biggest goal of their lives: retirement. Some 70% of Americans feel they […]
Between groceries, gas and going out, Americans cough up a lot of dough in a single day — $164.55, on average, in fact. That’s according to a recent report by GOBankingRates, which analyzed necessary and discretionary spending data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics to determine out how much the average person spends every day. […]
The sad but quick answer is…probably not. According to the 2018 Survey of the States: Economic and Personal Finance Education in Our Nation’s Schools, conducted by the Council for Economic Education (CEE), only 17 states require that high schoolers take a personal finance course. What’s worse is that while policy makers and the public have increased their focus […]
We all seem to be on the lookout for clues that we’re on the verge of another widespread financial crisis. The memories from the debacle a decade ago are so bad that no one wants to be caught by surprise again. So many wonder: Is it a sign that a recession is looming because December’s […]
Online personal finance portal SmartAsset and its SmartAdvisor Match service surveyed and compiled a list of the U.S.cities where seniors are most prepared for retirement. The company noted that Northwestern Mutual has found more than a fifth of Americans, overall, have nothing saved for their retirement, and that government analyses show that those families that […]
Financial expert Chris Hogan said debt Opens a New Window. is extremely dangerous. “Debt is a thief. It steals from your income. It prevents you from taking care of the people you love the most, but also preparing for your financial future,” Hogan told FOX Business’ Maria Bartiromo Opens a New Window. on Tuesday. “So […]
Finally ready to ditch that 9-to-5 office job for your couch? Well, you’re in some luck as e-commerce heavyweight AmazonOpens a New Window. is on the hunt for more than 3,000 remote workers across 18 states. Earlier this month, Amazon officially Opens a New Window. announced its plans for the hiring spree of customer service associates, a role that […]
