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  • Why you should stop texting your kids at school

    March 09, 2024 - 9:15 PM

    Virginia high school teacher Joe Clement keeps track of the text messages parents have sent students sitting in his economics and government classes:

  • Kimberly Palmer: Ways to recover from a financial shock and be prepared next time

    October 23, 2023 - 4:01 AM

    Financial shocks come in many different forms: An unexpected medical bill, house repair or job loss are among the typical ones. The reasons for financial shocks may be common, but recovering from them can be unexpectedly challenging.

  • Millennial Money: The questions you aren’t asking (but should) during open enrollment

    October 17, 2023 - 5:31 AM

    Open enrollment is no one’s idea of a good time, but health coverage is a crucial part of your financial health. Whether you’re getting insurance through an employer or the Affordable Care Act marketplace, it’s important to ask the right questions before you choose a health plan for 2024.

  • Liz Weston: 5 surprising facts about assisted living

    October 02, 2023 - 6:11 AM

    If you or a loved one can no longer live safely at home, assisted living may be the answer. Residents typically live in their own rooms or apartments and get housekeeping services, meals and help with personal care.

  • How a tax extension can delay a business loan application

    April 06, 2023 - 5:45 AM

    About 19 million individuals and businesses filed for an extension on their tax returns last year, many due to unexpected circumstances such as IRS backlog delays. No matter the reason, filing for an extension only gives you more time to file, not to pay, which can put you at risk of overpayment, or hefty late payment fees if you underpay based on your estimation.

  • Millennial Money: 6 ways to move out of your parents’ house

    January 31, 2023 - 6:13 AM

    Nearly a quarter of millennials (22%) are living with their parents, and more than half of those living with them (55%) made the move in 2022, according to a December survey from PropertyManagement.com.

  • Southwest starts on reputation repair after cancellations

    January 05, 2023 - 4:57 PM

    DALLAS (AP) — With its flights running on a roughly normal schedule, Southwest Airlines is now turning its attention to repairing its damaged reputation after it canceled 15,000 flights around Christmas and left holiday travelers stranded.

  • Liz Weston: Will adding an accessory dwelling unit pay off?

    November 14, 2022 - 6:02 AM

    Accessory dwelling units are known by many names: in-law suites, guest houses, backyard cottages, or basement or garage conversions, among others. What all ADUs have in common is that they’re a separate living space typically added to a single-family residential lot, and they’re having a moment.

  • Liz Weston: What are your employee benefits really worth?

    October 31, 2022 - 6:08 AM

    Benefits make up more than 30% of the typical job’s compensation, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics . But figuring out what your benefits are worth isn’t always easy.

  • Millennial Money: 7 credit card moves to stretch your budget

    October 25, 2022 - 7:33 AM

    As prices on goods and services soar, every bit of value squeezed from credit cards helps.
  • iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
    Following are emailed reader responses to stories or letters to the editor for the third week of April 2024. They have been edited slightly for readability.  Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jones at mjo
  • Discharge coming from the Sandher Fruit Packer plant. Fruit packers near Kelowna fined another $78,000
    A fruit packing plant in the Ellison area east of Kelowna was hit with another $78,368 in fines for discharging effluent into a failed septic field. That’s now more than $110,000 in fines since 2022 for the same issue at Sandher Fruit

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