Here are the year’s hottest real-estate markets — and what to expect in 2025
Home sales remained low due to lofty mortgage rates and home prices. Another tough year in the US housing…
How a student-loan borrower got $155,000 in debt wiped out through bankruptcy using new relief guidance
Alrena Dale discharged $155,000 of her student loans in bankruptcy. Alrena Dale, 61, had her six-figure student-loan balance wiped…
These are the 4 areas of the stock market set to surge in 2025, according to the top firms on Wall Street
2024 saw some big winners in the stock market. To be expected, there were a lot of AI-driven winners….
I felt pressure to make our first Christmas as newlyweds special. My wife helped me realize that just being together is enough.
The author and her wife are celebrating their first Christmas together as a married couple. After a stressful year…
A secretary turned $180 into $7.2 million by holding her employer’s stock for 75 years
A photo showing $100 bills being counted out. A secretary paid $180 in 1935 for three shares of her…
Every year I decorate 13 Christmas trees. I spend between $600 to $1,500 per tree and it brings me so much joy.
Kelly Okrepkie wishes she could decorate trees for other people at some point. This as-told-to essay is based on…
Parents make more money if their kids are enrolled in universal pre-K, study finds. Here’s why.
Universal pre-K is good for both parents and kids. Universal pre-K has long been thought to boost children’s lives…
I’ve planned girls’ trips with my friend group for decades. Now, we bring our daughters to pass down the tradition.
I’ve planned girls’ trips with my friend group for decades. Now, we bring our daughters to pass down the…
I’ve saved for my son’s college tuition since he was in the first grade, and it’s still not enough. I have 3 other kids to save for, too.
The author has saved for her children’s college tuition for years. I was with my four kids on the…
Interior designers share 5 bedroom trends they think will be huge next year and 4 on their way out
Designers predict natural hues like sage will be popular. Hand-painted murals add a personal touch to the bedroom. San…