Burlingham / Shutterstock.com College is only getting more expensive, but that doesn’t mean it has to be out of reach. There are multiple ways to pay for school with grants and scholarships if you can’t pay for it on your own dime. In fact, depending on your family setup and financial situation, you may be able to get paid to go to college. Let’s explore how a combination of federal grants, state grants and scholarships ..read more

aerogondo2 / Shutterstock.com With 30 years of reselling under my belt, I’m the go-to guy when friends need a quick appraisal. And over the years I’ve noticed a recurring phenomenon: The vintage items most people consider valuable usually aren’t, and the things they want to toss are often hot collectibles. Here’s why: Many of us get our idea of what’s valuable from our parents. But markets change, and new collectors have ..read more

Anneka / Shutterstock.com Thinking about starting a family soon? In America, that means you need to be thinking about your employer’s parental leave policies. Unless you’re lucky enough to be sitting on a tall stack of cash, these policies will affect every part of the family planning process, from whether you’re given adequate paid time off to physically recover from birthing a child to whether you’re even allowed to ..read more

Syda Productions / Shutterstock.com You’re struggling with burnout. The career you once loved is wearing you thin, and work-life balance feels unattainable. Or, perhaps your career isn’t all that bad, but you feel a bit bored and can’t stop thinking about switching to a career that’s more aligned with your passions. Contemplating a career change can bring on many different feelings. From hope to overwhelm, you may need help ..read more

Rawpixel.com / Shutterstock.com The advantage of making my living as a writer, journalist, and translator is that I can work from anywhere in the world. Unfortunately, my computer doesn’t like being covered in sand, and the screen becomes unreadable in bright sunlight … So “anywhere” doesn’t include the beach … as I hoped it would when I made my move to Portugal’s Algarve coast. Alas, I’ve resigned myself to enjoying the ..read more

Hurst Photo / Shutterstock.com Not long ago, moving quickly from one job to the next was a significant red flag for hiring managers. Employers frowned on applicants whose resumes seemed to signal that they couldn’t stay put. The professional reasoning was that these professionals were somehow unfocused, unstable, or maybe challenging to work with. While some employers will always have an unfavorable view of what’s come to ..read more

merzzie / Shutterstock.com Remote work, particularly the opportunity to work from anywhere, remains a highly sought-after working arrangement — and a highly competitive one. However, work-from-anywhere jobs have historically accounted for a small segment of the remote job marketplace. Luckily, with more employers embracing remote work arrangements, a steady flow of work-from-anywhere opportunities continues to be provided ..read more

Mangostar / Shutterstock.com Landing a job without an entire career’s worth of credentials is not an impossible feat. In fact, it’s the foundation of every professional’s career. And while knowing that everyone else has had to do it doesn’t make it any less stressful for you, you can use some best practices that have helped others land jobs without experience and do the same. We’ve gathered steps to help you get a job ..read more

AtlasStudio / Shutterstock.com Full-time schedules don’t work for every employee. But sometimes, part-time schedules don’t fit perfectly either. Whether it’s a lack of flexibility, a lack of options in your career field, or something entirely different, sometimes full-time and part-time schedules aren’t the right fit. While not as popular in the United States as in other countries, job sharing can be the right fit for some ..read more

Mark Agnor / Shutterstock.com Despite recent inflation, high interest rates, and persistent recession fears, the outlook for the construction industry in the next few years appears positive. High demand for construction across the board has helped boost the industry over the past three years and could help construction companies weather a potential recession. Heightened demand and investment in the construction industry ..read more