losing

When Mike Prytkov lost 44 pounds in a year, he took the extreme route.Now, he understands his approach was unhealthy and unsustainable.In 2017, the entrepreneur either had one meal a day or ate in an 8-hour window followed by a 16-hour fast, known as the 16:8 diet. He also did…

Big changes are coming for a long-standing student-loan forgiveness program.In 2007, Congress approved the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program, which is designed to forgive student debt for government and nonprofit workers after 10 years of making qualifying payments. It meant that student-loan borrowers who dedicate at least a decade of…

Sitting across from the funeral director, I held my husband’s hand. I needed to feel something real while my body moved between sadness and shock. I glanced at my mom to steady her and at my husband for support. There was one person noticeably missing from our group: my dad.…