How to Protect Your Spending Power From Inflation
Inflation — the rise in consumer prices — is a slow erosion of your money over time. Before 2021, the United States hadn’t seen annual core inflation much above 3% for the better part of 25 years, says Michael Ashton, managing principal of Enduring Investments, a consulting and investing firm in Morristown, New Jersey.
A Financial Checklist for Quitting Your Job
Burnt out? Over it? Ready for a change? Millions of people are quitting their jobs each month in what many have dubbed the “Great Resignation.” Before you join the mass employment exodus, do a thorough scan of your financial situation. That means, of course, taking a hard look at your spending habits and any savings you’ve accumulated
How Generation Z Can Jump-start Savings (Advice Anyone Can Use)
When it comes to saving money, the earlier you can start, the better. For Generation Z, broadly described as those born in or after 1997, now is a good time to start focusing on savings. Money-saving advice can be applied at any age
7 Ways Small-Business Owners Can Save on Taxes in 2022
Taxes are complex, and for small-business owners, freelancers and people with side gigs, they’re even more complex — especially now, as filers reckon with the tax effects of small-business relief programs and rule changes.
How to Get What You Want at Your Next Job
Millennials have long been at the mercy of economic events, from the Great Recession to crushing levels of student loan debt. But thanks to the Great Resignation that began in 2021, this generation is experiencing its first brush with power and opportunity in the job market.
Check Your DMs for Debt Collectors and Scams
Social media is where you watch cooking videos, gaze at photos of dreamy travel destinations and doomscroll through endless news headlines. Now, sites like Instagram, Facebook and Twitter could also be where debt collectors slide into your DMs.
4 Reasons to Switch to Online Invoicing
For decades, businesses have relied on paper or PDF invoices to get paid, juggling manual processes and slow customer responses. Now, that’s starting to change.
Small-Business Owners Share 6 Tips for Using Instagram
There are reasons to resent social media — for one, it can be infuriatingly addictive and potentially isolating. But like anything else in today’s social landscape, it’s a two-sided coin.
These Small-Business Pandemic Trends Are Here to Stay
When the pandemic hit, Carolina Sanchez-Hervas had to make some big changes to her small business.
What Is the Metaverse? 5 Things Small Businesses Need to Know
The metaverse exploded into the public consciousness in October 2021 as Facebook, Inc. changed its name to “Meta” and announced multibillion-dollar investments in metaverse technologies.
