The tradition of dressing up and giving out candy for Halloween has roots in ancient traditions and religions. However, today’s ‘trick-or-treat’ events and decorating your home in all things spooky was popularized in America. More recently, other countries around the world have joined in to celebrate this fun holiday. While many traditions revolve around entertaining…

Unfortunately, there are people in the world that make a living by stealing money from those who worked hard to earn it. Scams used to happen on the streets, where people are on alert. Today they happen more and more online and via phone calls. It can be easy to let your guard down when…

Young people seem to often get the short end of the stick. Their lives are governed by rules created by older people who often underestimate them. While their lives are severely affected by the choices made by adults around them, they rarely have a say in policies that will impact their lives. Despite being unable…

Online scams are rising in popularity and costing individuals a lot of money. Reported romance scams, for example, are among the most costly. In 2019, they cost victims over 201 billion USD and the numbers continue to rise. Sometimes we treat our online life with less caution, perhaps because we do so many online transactions…

Although most often used with retirement in mind, investing can also help people save for their dream home, start a business, or create a fund for their children’s future. There are countless different reasons that investing is a good idea. Even if you are just starting off with a little bit of money, it can…

It is tough to put together a list of inspiring people. Lists like this are biased and based on what the writer considers inspirational. They can also be limited by society’s view of gender. These men are all inspiring in some way, whether or not they are the typical male role model. In general, an…

The term ‘financial literacy’ refers to one’s understanding of basic financial concepts and their ability to handle money well. The statistics on how a typical American handles money are pretty bleak. Also, over a quarter of them never save any money from month to month. 75% are in some form of debt. Improving one’s financial…

The world we live in is more international than ever, giving people the ability to live and work anywhere they want. A report from 2016 stated that there are roughly 50.5 million expats worldwide. At the time of the report, there was a compound annual growth rate of 2.4 percent! Who are all these expats?…