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should you refinance your student loans? 

And now a word from a sponsor… If you have a student loan, you might be painfully aware that the CARES Act is expected to expire on May 1, which means millions of student loan borrowers will need to start paying their loans (and interest) then. A Credit Karma study found that 63% of people with outstanding student loan […]

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employers need to hire more people with disabilities … here’s how

This post is sponsored by Melwood. I recently had a conversation with Larysa Kautz, the president and CEO of Melwood, one of the largest employers of people with disabilities in the country. Melwood offers job placement, job training, life skills for independence, and support services to more than 2,500 people each year; works with companies and […]

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it’s time to close the life insurance gender gap

And now a word from a sponsor… You probably know about the gender pay gap – but did you know there’s a gender gap on life insurance too? While 58% of men have life insurance coverage, only 47% of women do.1 But women are just as likely to need coverage. If you have people in […]

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who will look after your digital and social assets when you die?

And now a word from a sponsor… With people having such large digital footprints these days, have you ever thought about what will happen to your online presence when you’re no longer here? Increasingly, people are making “digital estate plans” – which is basically a will that includes a set of provisions for your digital […]

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what are you wearing on work Zoom calls these days?

This post is sponsored by thredUP. So, what are you wearing on Zoom calls for work these days? For a very short time at the beginning of the pandemic, a lot of people on video calls were mirroring what they’d wear in the office – at least from the waist up. And then a lot […]

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we all need a good editor – and I’ve found her

And now a word from a sponsor… Early in my career, I didn’t much like being edited — my words, my beautiful words! How dare someone suggest they could be different or – gasp – shorter. But as my career has progressed and I’ve worked with better and better editors, I’ve learned to appreciate the […]

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I am making things with yarn and loving it

And now a word from a sponsor… A few months ago, I took up crocheting – and I love it. The first week or two were frustrating. I was teaching myself from YouTube videos, which I suspect is harder than having someone teach you in person, and I announced multiple times that I was finished […]

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I’ve found your new personal shopper

And now a word from a sponsor… I like to buy clothes for myself, but I find myself buying the same type of thing over and over (my closet is a sea of navy tops), so I was intrigued by thredUP’s Goody Boxes — a try-before-you-buy service that acts as your own personal shopper. They […]

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if you want new clothes for spring, do it this way

And now a word from a sponsor… Here’s a stat that has made me think differently about clothes shopping: We trash 26 billion pounds of clothes a year, and textile waste is expected to increase 60% by 2030. There are enough awesome clothes on this planet – let’s wear them! That’s one reason why I […]

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