Advice about pregnancy has become so prevalent that it has become almost an industry unto itself. Personal behavior can be important, but relative to a lot of the expectations heaped on pregnant women, it can also easily be overstated. There is no solid evidence, for example, that playing music or …
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Metal Hellsinger is a new demon-slaying first-person shooter. But it’s also a rhythm game with a hardcore metal soundtrack. Developer The Outsiders and publisher Funcom are trying to bring these two worlds together for a new kind of gaming experience that is new for fans of both genres. For now, …
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What’s inside? Here are the questions answered in today’s reader mailbag, boiled down to summaries of five or fewer words. Click on the number to jump straight down to the question.1. Future employment looking unlikely2. Thoughts on Dave Ramsey?3. Food spoiling in refrigerator4. Bigger emergency fund?5. Cashing out 401(k)6. How …
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I was at a barbecue with a few of my closest friends last summer when the topic of vaccines came up. In the kitchen, while grabbing plates and silverware for the table, I flippantly muttered something like, “Anti-vaxxers are the worst.” I assumed we all shared the same stance. “I …
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This is a question that pops up over and over again, both in reader questions to me and in questions I see on countless personal finance forums. A person has stabilized their finances and has a solid job. They’re spending a little less than they earn, don’t have a whole …
Read More »Photo by Giulio_Fornasar / Shutterstock.com By and large, Americans of all ages believe they are building healthy nest eggs that will support them through a long retirement. In fact, 60% of all workers say they are piling up savings adequate to last through their golden years, according to the 20th …
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President Trump revealed on Monday that he had been taking an anti-malaria drug as a preventive measure against the coronavirus, the same medicine that he has been promoting for two months with scant evidence of its efficacy and despite several warnings of dangerous side effects. The drug, hydroxychloroquine, has been …
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What’s inside? Here are the questions answered in today’s reader mailbag, boiled down to summaries of five or fewer words. Click on the number to jump straight down to the question.1. Career change during uncertain times2. What if everyone stays home?3. Chasing yield on savings accounts4. Food dehydrator versus using …
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Like most companies, ours transformed virtually overnight into an entirely work-from-home environment due to the COVID-19 outbreak. As a CEO who rarely worked from home before the pandemic and still prefers the creative vibe and in-person collaboration of an office, I have found the shift interesting and sometimes surprising. While …
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