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When we first married, I worked full-time, and my husband stayed home.We moved to Europe, and I became a “trad wife,” indulging in homemaking.Being a traditional wife means wanting the best for my husband. My journey to becoming a “trad wife” — or traditional wife — started in 2012 when…
Veronica Shanklin left her top marketing job to care for her grandmother with dementia in May 2013.At first, she thought it would be a temporary career break — but her mom got the same diagnosis.Shanklin is now her mother’s full time caregiver because hiring a professional would be too costly.…
Some employers are waiving degree requirements, yet it’s not leading to widespread hiring.Employers might not ask if you have a degree, but many still care, a labor market expert told BI.Hiring for skills, not pedigree, could help millions of US workers shut out of certain roles. When a job posting…
I had three kids very close in age while I worked full time. Our day care fee was the same whether we sent them or whether we took vacation. My office was closed for a week, but their day care was open, I chose to send them and relax. My…
Brenda Christensen is a 62-year-old and CEO of Stellar Public Relations.She and her husband married in their early 40s and quickly became pregnant with their daughter.When Isabella was diagnosed with autism, the couple decided that Brenda would become the breadwinner. This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Brenda…
Robert Papalia, 74, had to retire earlier than he planned after his wife Marie, 71, started getting sicker. After working over 30 years at a telephone company, he retired at 60 — five years before he intended — to care for her.The couple, who live in Burlington, New Jersey, have…
When I had my son, I was determined to avoid putting him in day care while I worked. It wasn’t just that I didn’t love the idea, but as a single mom, I would never have been able to make enough money to make day care make sense. I knew…
When two people couple up, they’re often tempted to combine their finances too, as it seems simpler and signals they’re both committed.But if they break up, joint accounts can be a knotty mess to untangle and might leave them high and dry in the credit-driven US economy, Kevin O’Leary says.”What…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Ellen Yin, a 30-year-old business owner based in Oregon. Business Insider has verified the financial claims. This story has been edited for length and clarity.During my junior year of college, I cold-pitched an apparel company on Instagram to be a content…
Batman actor Michael Keaton isn’t bothered at all that Warner Bros. killed the stand-alone “Batgirl” movie as a cost-cutting effort.”No, I didn’t care one way or another. Big, fun, nice check,” Keaton said in a new interview with GQ published on Monday.The actor said that even though the “Batgirl” movie…
