should you refinance your student loans? by Alison Green on February 8, 2022 And now a word from a sponsor… If you have a student loan, you might be painfully aware that the CARES Act is expected to expire on May 1, which means millions of student loan borrowers will need to start paying their loans (and interest) then. A Credit Karma study found that 63% of people with outstanding student loan […] Read the full article →
employers need to hire more people with disabilities … here’s how by Alison Green on January 26, 2022 This post is sponsored by Melwood. I recently had a conversation with Larysa Kautz, the president and CEO of Melwood, one of the largest employers of people with disabilities in the country. Melwood offers job placement, job training, life skills for independence, and support services to more than 2,500 people each year; works with companies and […] Read the full article →
it’s time to close the life insurance gender gap by Alison Green on June 15, 2021 And now a word from a sponsor… You probably know about the gender pay gap – but did you know there’s a gender gap on life insurance too? While 58% of men have life insurance coverage, only 47% of women do.1 But women are just as likely to need coverage. If you have people in […] Read the full article →
who will look after your digital and social assets when you die? by Alison Green on May 25, 2021 And now a word from a sponsor… With people having such large digital footprints these days, have you ever thought about what will happen to your online presence when you’re no longer here? Increasingly, people are making “digital estate plans” – which is basically a will that includes a set of provisions for your digital […] Read the full article →
what are you wearing on work Zoom calls these days? by Alison Green on February 23, 2021 This post is sponsored by thredUP. So, what are you wearing on Zoom calls for work these days? For a very short time at the beginning of the pandemic, a lot of people on video calls were mirroring what they’d wear in the office – at least from the waist up. And then a lot […] Read the full article →
you need life insurance – and now you don’t need a medical exam by Alison Green on January 12, 2021 And now a word from a sponsor… At the start of the new year, I always try to get all sorts of things in order. I make a budget for the year, analyze my spending last year, feel quiet anguish about upcoming tax payments, and take a fresh look at things like insurance policies to […] Read the full article →
we all need a good editor – and I’ve found her by Alison Green on November 10, 2020 And now a word from a sponsor… Early in my career, I didn’t much like being edited — my words, my beautiful words! How dare someone suggest they could be different or – gasp – shorter. But as my career has progressed and I’ve worked with better and better editors, I’ve learned to appreciate the […] Read the full article →
I am making things with yarn and loving it by Alison Green on October 26, 2020 And now a word from a sponsor… A few months ago, I took up crocheting – and I love it. The first week or two were frustrating. I was teaching myself from YouTube videos, which I suspect is harder than having someone teach you in person, and I announced multiple times that I was finished […] Read the full article →
I’ve found your new personal shopper by Alison Green on August 27, 2020 And now a word from a sponsor… I like to buy clothes for myself, but I find myself buying the same type of thing over and over (my closet is a sea of navy tops), so I was intrigued by thredUP’s Goody Boxes — a try-before-you-buy service that acts as your own personal shopper. They […] Read the full article →
if you want new clothes for spring, do it this way by Alison Green on February 19, 2020 And now a word from a sponsor… Here’s a stat that has made me think differently about clothes shopping: We trash 26 billion pounds of clothes a year, and textile waste is expected to increase 60% by 2030. There are enough awesome clothes on this planet – let’s wear them! That’s one reason why I […] Read the full article →