Money

Financial Lack: What Is Your Personal Net Worth?

Natasha Dern | Posted 11.24.2009 | Living


Natasha Dern

Financial lack or hardships are a mirror of your unused potential. Rather than perceiving lack as a curse, begin to view it as a sign from the universe that more inner development is called for.

Pew: Recession Brings Many Young Adults Back To The Nest

Pew Research Center's Social and Demographic Trends Project | Wendy Wang & Rich Morin | Posted 11.24.2009 | Living


A recent survey by the Pew Research Center finds that 13% of parents with grown children say one of their adult sons or daughters has moved back home in the past year.

Going Broke in Albany, Part 1: Explaining The Budget and How We're Botching It

Will Schwartz | Posted 11.23.2009 | New York


Will Schwartz

If the Senate gets their way, in just a few years we'll end up having to gut education, Medicaid, and public assistance. In just a few months, we'll have to lay off state employees.

Talking About Turkeys

Denise Vivaldo | Posted 11.20.2009 | Living


Denise Vivaldo

Turned out "Mr. Oh-So-Rich" loved Thanksgiving dinner. Really loved Thanksgiving dinner. The entire dinner: turkey, gravy, pies, potatoes, yams, stuffing. He could eat it every week.

Rich Buying Again, But Middle Class Still Hurting

AP | EMILY FREDRIX | Posted 11.14.2009 | Business


American shoppers are splitting again: The affluent are finally starting to buy, picking up designer clothes at places like Nordstrom, while those on ...

7 Great Books By Economists

Huffington Post | Jessie Kunhardt | Posted 11.13.2009 | Books


There's a major panel discussion going on today in Washington, D.C. called "The Next Stage," in which economists are coming together to discuss the pr...

NACHA scam makes rounds via e-mail with ACH transaction alert

Posted 11.12.2009 | Business


Not-for-profit financial organization NACHA, which oversees an electronic payment system called the Automated Clearing House (ACH) Network, has issued...

New York Explained

Jeff Danziger | Posted 11.09.2009 | New York


Jeff Danziger

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The Elections You May Not Have Noticed

Jim Wallis | Posted 11.05.2009 | Politics


Jim Wallis

I think as people continue to see so much of politics as usual in this town -- partisan bickering and big money buying votes -- they are increasingly likely to vote against whatever represents the old politics for them.

Rest Easy: Retirement (and Money) Can Improve Sleep

LiveScience | Posted 11.02.2009 | Living


It's no secret the stress of work can keep you up at nights. Now research shows that retirement can spur less fitful sleep, at least for people who ar...

Giving Credit Where Credit Will Do: How the Banks Have Changed the Rules Halfway Through the Game

Nelson Montana | Posted 10.29.2009 | Business


Nelson Montana

The way it stands with credit card companies these days, you might be better off dealing with loan sharks. At least they'll warn you before breaking your legs. The banks sneak up behind you and do it.

Huh? Conservatives Get Compassionate on White House, Dog Poop and Pot-Smoking

Ted Johnson, Maegan Carberry, Teresa Valdez Klein | Posted 10.28.2009 | Entertainment


Ted Johnson, Maegan Carberry, Teresa Valdez Klein

Fortunately for us uneasy many, President Bush is back. It's interesting to remember the guy's charmingly folksy side once again, without the worry that he's about to bomb Kazakhstan.

Life After 60: Do Good, Get Paid

Katherine Gustafson | Posted 10.28.2009 | Impact


Katherine Gustafson

Age Schmage. Many "older adults" are launching into a second chapter of their lives, full of adventure and new insights.

Are You A Spiritual Snob?

Sadie Nardini | Posted 10.27.2009 | Living


Sadie Nardini

Many people nowadays seem to have turned into unbelievable yoga snobs: they perceive any roll in the mud of our human nature as less than enlightened. And they get downright mean about it.

Tips on How to Reframe the Current Economy

Arjuna Ardagh | Posted 10.26.2009 | Living


Arjuna Ardagh

When it is easy to make money just by buying a house and waiting, there is not much incentive to look deeper into yourself -- to find out what you were born to give, what your unique talents are.

Shriver Report: Get Married, Have Kids, Then We'll Speak to Your Issues

Bella DePaulo | Posted 10.24.2009 | Living


Bella DePaulo

I'll highlight some remarkable and conventional-wisdom-defying findings from the report that were published but never headlined.

Rich Germans Demand Higher Taxes

BBC NEWS | Posted 10.23.2009 | World


A group of rich Germans has launched a petition calling for the government to make wealthy people pay higher taxes....

Mr. President, Please Let Us Know When You Do Something!

Charles Butler | Posted 10.19.2009 | Politics


Charles Butler

"When I actually do something, we'll let you know," Obama joked in a 2006 keynote. Well, we are still waiting for the substance to begin and the campaigning to end.

Hey, Who Doesn't Want to Be a Millionaire?

Joel Epstein | Posted 10.09.2009 | Business


Joel Epstein

According to a recent report the number of millionaire households around the world fell from around 11 million in 2007 to 9 million last year. The only region going the other way -- Latin America.

Let's Get Real About Money: Tips for Financial Sobriety

Mike Robbins | Posted 10.09.2009 | Living


Mike Robbins

Here are a few things you can do to challenge yourself to get rreal about money, and in the process liberate yourself with more freedom, less stress and increased peace about your finances.

How to Sell Your Maidenhead

E. Jean Carroll | Posted 10.08.2009 | Living


E. Jean Carroll

Why should I waste my purity on a "meaningful" college boyfriend or a saggy sugar daddy when I can receive a pot of gold all in one go?

Credit Scores: Take a Lesson From Michael Jackson

Jeanne Kelly | Posted 10.07.2009 | Business


Jeanne Kelly

When I explain that most of my clients have good incomes, people become even more perplexed. Why, if they make so much money, are their FICO scores so low?

My Reinvention Tour: The Venice Yard Sale

Martha McCully | Posted 10.08.2009 | Living


Martha McCully

The pace of making money in this new world is so different than what I'm used to. When I first left the steady paycheck eighteen months ago, each day that would go by where I didn't make a penny caused a panic.

Changing the Philosophy on Wall Street

Srinivasan Pillay | Posted 10.06.2009 | Living


Srinivasan Pillay

The image of corporations as "hard-ass", "bottom-line" machines of productivity is appealing to those who wish to believe that money comes from automatic sources that respond to cold, hard, practical and rational interventions.

What's Your Money Personality?

Manisha Thakor | Posted 10.06.2009 | Business


Manisha Thakor

When you understand your money personality you are better positioned to make financial decisions that you can stick with through thick and thin -- as opposed to having a "manic response."