Americans say they’re saving money. Retail spending is up. Low interest rates have sparked the housing market and the stock market has rebounded from its initial pandemic dive. But how does any of this make sense when so many people are struggling financially months into the Covid-19 crisis and the recession that came with it?
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When the COVID-19 pandemic hit this past spring, billions of children around the globe were abruptly sent home from school — an anchor in so many ways. Kids have been cut off from friends and loved ones and yanked away from daily activities and passions. Many have watched their loved ones get sick or have
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Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead •
Remote working has surged in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite its growing prevalence, research shows less than 8% of job seekers want to work in a fully remote environment. This was the finding of a survey composed by iHire, a leading career-orientated platform. iHire’s ‘2020 State of Online Recruiting’ report found that just
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The past several months have been a difficult time for the many people across the country battling the global Covid-19 pandemic. The impacts reached almost every person, from essential employees and those who contracted the virus, to the general population sheltering in place to minimize the spread of the disease. Being stuck at home has
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Start ’em early. How early is too early to familiarize your kids with core money concepts like earning, spending, saving, debt, credit, and investing? Money can seem like an inappropriate or simply overwhelming topic to bring up to your kids, but it doesn’t need to be—in fact, it absolutely shouldn’t be. “Would you ever let
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