Rollin’ with Open Enrollment
Around this time every year, workers across the country (those lucky enough to qualify for benefits) are bombarded with messages from their friendly HR departments reminding them that open enrollment has begun. Most of us will ignore these messages due to more pressing activities, such as watching Modern Family or responding to texts, until the [...]
Finances Fly Under the Radar This Week
Pre-amble: Sorry for the lag in posts! My computer’s been a little funky lately so I haven’t been able to update this week. Need to run a virus scan and see why this is happening… but I’m online now; so far, so good! *** Ever have one of those weeks where your finances just sort [...]
Do You 6IOL?
This summer, fashionistas and reccesionistas alike heard about Six Items or Less, a wardrobe challenge designed for trendy nine-to-fivers with a little too much closet and a twinge of self awareness. 6IOL is just what it sounds like – participants select six items (or less) to wear for one month, excluding workout clothes, pajamas and [...]
Q&A with Kimberly Palmer, author and US News personal finance columnist
One of my favorite financial bloggers is Kim Palmer. Kim writes the “Alpha Consumer” blog over at US News and World Report and is also the personal finance columnist for the magazine. Kim and I became friends via e-mail years ago since we write about a lot of the same topics – finance for beginners, [...]
Letting the Grass Grow
About a year ago I left my fast-paced, career-tracked, ladder-climbing job at a global PR firm to work as a communications director at an elite university in Chicago. It wasn’t an easy decision – I loved my job and my co-workers – but after eight years of non-stop travel, late-night new business cram sessions, early [...]
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