Employee health and wellbeing is a top priority for HR professionals. It can be easy to spot physical illness or signs of stressed behavior in someone, but not all issues are quite so apparent. Financial distress can be harder to identify but is increasingly common and leads to a lack of productivity and absenteeism. Many […]
Following a pause that began in March 2020, an announcement was made that borrower will be resuming federal student loan payments beginning late January 2022. While millions of borrowers were able to defer payments over the last year and a half, hopes of a broader student loan forgiveness plan have not come to fruition. As […]
Here’s some somber news: According to the International Labour Organization, younger workers (aged 15-24) were “disproportionately impacted” by employment losses in the U.S. They experienced losses of 8.7%. Not everyone felt the pinch the same way. Women in particular reported unemployment losses of 5%, compared to men at 3.9%. Sadly, this is the case across […]
Here are some Money Saving Tips that you may have not thought about, including many ways to save you may have forgot about, like these: Avoid Stress Spending Its easy to justify spending money just to wind down from a stressful or emotional day at work (Also see our special article “Let Your Emotions Drive […]
Are you getting tired of all those fake robo-calls to your home phone or cell phone? They can be as simple as trying to trick you into signing up for a different home security system, or as dangerous as falsely proclaiming you owe the IRS money and they are suing you, and the caller says […]
It’s no secret that many people have trouble maintaining their “financial house.” Some can’t seem to keep track of where the money goes. Others can’t seem to live within their means, racking up a mountain of debt. All of this causes needless stress in their family lives, even affecting their children. As the New Year […]