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As an accountant, I’ve watched too many adults learn about money too late. My kids won’t be among them.
Somewhere between “when you have a job, you can buy whatever you want” and “you’ll never have to worry about money” are the money lessons every child needs to hear to build their own money skills. As a certified public accountant, I’ve spent a career watching the end results of money silence. Every…
I went to Chili’s and saw why the chain is competing with fast-food joints like McDonald’s
Chili’s is hot. The restaurant chain continues to reap the rewards of its turnaround: Same-store sales grew 6% during the company’s fourth quarter, parent company Brinker International reported on Wednesday. That marks the 21st consecutive quarter that Chili’s reported same-store sales growth…
New York City is on track to launch 5 city-run grocery stores. Here’s what happened when other cities tried them.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani is rolling out his city-run grocery stores — and New York City has a lot to learn from metros that have done the same thing. The five NYC stores, which the city says will open by 2029, plan to offer shoppers a 30% discount on core goods like meat, dairy, and fresh
A top cancer doctor shares 4 bare minimum food rules to lower your chronic disease risk
Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel wants you to stop obsessing over your health data and enjoy a treat from time to time. I experienced this firsthand when I met him for ice cream on a sunny Thursday afternoon in June to discuss his latest book on healthy living. A specialty ice cream shop in London had formulated
High-school sweethearts started a blog while carrying $40,000 in student debt. By 30, their net worth topped $1 million.
Before launching The Savvy Couple in 2016, Kelan Kline had reached a breaking point. He and his wife, Brittany, had recently married, bought a starter home, and begun paying down roughly $40,000 in student loans. Brittany was an elementary school teacher, while Kelan worked as a jail deputy. The…
I tried Ina Garten’s penne alla vodka. It’s one of the best pasta dishes I’ve ever made.
The sauce is so creamy and smooth without being heavy and overwhelming. Slowly roasting the tomato sauce in the oven added depth and complexity to the vodka sauce, which I actually loved even more than my favorite from Jon & Vinny’s. My only wish was that I had made some of Garten’s “outrageous”…
Superheroes, flashy cars, and show dogs: One CEO has to make room for them all
On any given week, the halls of New York City’s Javits Center might belong to comic-book devotees dressed as superheroes, carmakers unveiling their newest models, or dog lovers sizing up dozens of breeds. Then the booths come down, the floors are cleaned, and the sprawling, 3.4 million-square-foot…
My husband had hobbies. My kids had activities. Somehow, I only had laundry.
My husband looked at the towels spread across our back porch. “Why paper making?” My 13-year-old didn’t even hesitate. “Paper is so cheap,” he said. I had spent nearly two hours on my knees on the hot concrete, scooping watery paper pulp into a frame, sponging out the excess water, and laying each…
DARPA wants injured brains to rewire and repair themselves as the US military confronts traumatic brain injuries
Brain injuries are among the military’s most pressing health problems, making advancements in treatment critical. To that end, the Pentagon’s research arm is exploring ways to help an injured brain rebuild damaged connections and heal itself. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, or DARPA…
Tech workers may be better off selling their company stock
One of the oldest rules in tech pay still looks like one of the smartest. Levels.fyi, a company that tracks compensation across the industry, recently analyzed what would have happened to the same senior Microsoft software engineer pay package in two scenarios. In one, the employee sold their stock…