keeping more of your take-home pay is more than a way of surviving a tough economy; it can also be a powerful statement about getting off the work-spend treadmill, rejecting the greedy and sometimes even predatory practices of some financial institutions and corporations, and becoming more self-sufficient overall. Here’s what saving more of your money...Read More

The United States is far behind much of the rest of the world when it comes to recognizing and rewarding the advantages of paid leave for new parents. Some countries like Sweden offer parents rights protected by law to spend the essential time necessary to raise a child in the early years of development, while...Read More

With 46.2 million people living in poverty in America, most are pointing to joblessness, weak recovery, and political maneuvering on the crisis. For four consecutive years, the number of poor people in America has risen and is at its highest point since the Census Bureau started keeping track of it 52 years ago. According to...Read More