When your employer is also your lender… does anyone see the problem here?
Asda wants you to believe there’s nothing odd about the arrangement. A financial wellbeing app, some savings pots, wage advances for staff who need a bridge between paydays. Standard stuff, they say. Many large employers do the same. Move along. Except Asda’s private equity owner, TDR Capital, holds a stake in Wagestream, the very platform […]
Ohio’s Job Interview Registry: No-Shows Risk Becoming Public Record
Ohio lawmakers want to create a digital scarlet letter for job seekers who ghost interviews. House Bill 395 proposes an online registry tracking anyone who fails to show up for scheduled job interviews without notice, marking a new frontier in unemployment benefit enforcement that could reshape how states monitor job-seeking behavior. The bill’s seven Republican […]
3 Money Moves I Wish I’d Made at 40 (My Retirement Would Look Very Different)
I’m comfortable in my mid-sixties but not what you’d call ‘wealthy’. My 401k is respectable, my house is paid off, and the bills get covered. But when I look back at my 40s, three financial decisions haunt me. Not because I made terrible choices, but because I made mediocre ones when I could have made […]
Why I’m Rooting for ‘the Lionesses’
As a self-proclaimed old American coot who fell in love with soccer during the 1994 World Cup, I’ve watched this beautiful game grow from a niche sport to a cultural phenomenon here in the States. But nothing prepared me for the online hatred directed at England’s women after their recent Euro competition victory. The comments […]
Summer on a Shoestring: 25 Free (or Nearly Free) Activities for Kids
Summer break stretches ahead like an endless question mark. How do you keep little ones entertained without breaking the bank? After three kids and countless summers of creative budgeting, I’ve learned that the best memories don’t require the biggest price tags. My eight-year-old still talks about the “treasure hunt” we created last July using items […]
Trump’s Trade Gamble: Europe Loads $1.3 Trillion Economic Weapon as Talks Falter
American businesses brace for devastating retaliation as European officials finalize a massive counter-attack targeting U.S. exports. Brussels is preparing to slap tariffs as high as 50% on American goods if trade negotiations with the Trump administration collapse, threatening $1.3 trillion in annual bilateral commerce. The timing couldn’t be worse for American exporters. European lawmakers voted […]