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☆ As a single mom, having 3 kids makes it hard to get work done. I wouldn't trade them for all the productivity in the world.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-13 | by ( Allison Langer | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Yesterday, I got to my desk, ready to put the last touches on the book I'm writing with my friend Clifton Jones, who is in prison in Florida and goes by the name "Too Tall." I'm not that mom who heads to the pediatrician the second my kid complains. Even when I carve out time for work, the universe has other plansFor a second, I considered sending her there alone. I really thought I'd be ready to push my firstborn out the door, but it turns out I'm not that mom, after all. He's ready, I know that, but I'm still sad he's leaving.

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Leo and Faith Jean-Louis were paying about $2,200 in minimum monthly payments towards their debt. In order to maintain their debt payments, the couple had a minimum monthly payment of $2,200 between the two of them. At that rate, it would take them 15 years and cost them $125,000 in additional interest to pay off their debt. After returning from their honeymoon in Greece, they decided to tackle their debt and pay it off as soon as possible. Leo and Faith didn't want their kids to start their lives off financially behind or in debt like they did.

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☆ When Do Women Have the Right to Kill in Self-Defense? - The New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-04 | by ( Rachel Louise Snyder | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +45 min

Mr. Ford kept their daughter at home to ensure Ms. Ford wouldn’t tell anyone in the emergency room how Robert’s injury happened. Ms. Ford, now 65, is serving a sentence of life without parole at the Central California Women’s Facility in Chowchilla. Leigh Goodmark, the author of the book “Imperfect Victims,” said that self-defense law imagines two parties of equal strength, size, weight and physical capability. But where self-defense law really fails to capture a woman’s experience is around the question of imminence. For women like Ms. Ford, Ms. Ayobi and many others, killing their way out of a relationship was an act of salvation — for themselves, for their children.

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☆ I grew up poor and now make 5 times what my parents did. I help pay their bills without sacrificing my own money goals.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-30 | by ( Viviana Vazquez | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Seeing my parents struggle took a toll on meI remember my dad borrowing money from loved ones or banks to cover the rent. AdvertisementI had already been helping my family with money for groceries and small bills, but now I wanted to contribute more financially. Establishing boundaries was a big part of my financial journeyMy parents and I haven't always been on the same page regarding money. I didn't do so either time because it didn't align with my financial goals, and my parents weren't very happy with me. For now, I'm focused on sharing my wealth with the people who deserve to enjoy it most: my loving parents.

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☆ I never wanted kids. My partner has a son, and it's been unexpectedly great.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-28 | by ( Alexandra Saville | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

We wanted to be cautious and avoid any potential heartache and confusion for all parties. I quickly formed a bond with my partner's sonHis son and I fell into a surprisingly easy groove. Related storiesI never wanted one and still don't, but what I do want is exactly what we have. It's a similar relationship with my partner's son; I'm as important to him as he feels I am. AdvertisementIt's been a surprise as someone who never wanted kids of my own to get to enjoy a version of the experience.

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☆ How Mother Figures Impact Our Lives
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-09 | by ( Catherine Pearson | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +13 min

For Mother’s Day, The Times asked readers to tell us about the mother figures in their lives. KELLY SANDOVAL, 48, SQUAMISH, B.C., CANADAI come from a multicultural background, but the Puerto Rican side of the family lived far away. When I showed up, Linda, my host mother, picked me up from the bus stop and made me tea and crumpets. If I had a nightmare and woke my mother up, she would tell me to climb into bed with Rita. During that year I also moved into my first apartment, away from the guidance of my mother.

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☆ Dr. Bob, 75, Knows Aging’s Toll. He Wonders if Biden and Trump Do.
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-08 | by ( Eli Saslow | Erin Schaff | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

“What’s hurting you most today?” he asked Nancy Scoblic, 79. “Let me take out my list,” she said. I’ve got a spot on my leg and pain in my shoulder. It was behind the closed door of Dr. Bob’s exam room where hundreds of people filled out their advance directives, took cognitive evaluations and tested out their new walkers and hearing aids. It was Dr. Bob who delivered bad news with a farmer’s directness and then sat with families around a hospice bed for hours when the only thing left to do was to pray.

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☆ My grandma used to babysit me. Then I babysat her.
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-14 | by ( Tommie Brown | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

I never expected my later 20s would be spent babysitting my grandma. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementTaking care of my grandma during the last years of her life was not a part of the plan when I envisioned my 20s. My grandma babysat me when I was a kidI grew up extremely close to my grandma. As the duties to her care grew more intimate and demanding, the resentment of having to be within this familial hierarchy of care grew as well.

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☆ My 91-year-old grandma was filled with wisdom. There were 3 important life lessons I was grateful she passed down.
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-26 | by ( Jane Ridley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Daisy Ridley is better known as Rey in Star Wars — the sensitive Jedi whose attitude is nonetheless badass. My paternal grandmother, who died at 91, became Daisy Ridley — her maiden name was Duck of all things — in 1932 when she married my grandfather, Robert. And, just as the Star Wars character inspired women and girls to be strong, Nanny was our role model. She didn't want to have to leave at 60 — the retirement age for women in the UK back then. Daisy Ridley was wise and a positive force.

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☆ While babysitting, my mother forced my son to cut his hair without his consent. I feel like I failed my child.
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-02 | by ( Bridgit Kuenning-Pollpeter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

When they babysat my kids one day, my mother forced my son to cut his long hair. It all reached a fever pitch recently when my mother forced my son to get a haircut. I know how my parents feel when my boys do anything different from these established ideals, especially my mother. I feel like I didn't do my job to protect my child, and this was a traumatizing experience for him. AdvertisementI've had to reestablish boundaries with my parents because my son now doesn't feel like himself.

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☆ An ad I wrote ended up on billboards all over New York City—I got paid less than you think
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-05 | by ( Gili Malinsky | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

In 2016, I was a very broke writer living in New York, mostly stitching together a living through side hustles. When I reached out to RSR about forthcoming work, they told me they were working with Manhattan-based storage space company Manhattan Mini Storage on a series of billboards. They wanted quippy slogans connecting outer space and storage space. The turnaround time was so quick and I needed to keep making money — ideally more than $45 at a time. At that point, I had picked up a summer babysitting gig and was walking toward the subway on Manhattan's West Side Highway when I noticed a billboard from Manhattan Mini Storage.

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☆ Is It Wrong to Bring a Child Into Our Warming World?
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-02 | by ( Kwame Anthony Appiah | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

My fiancé was drawn to me because of how much he appreciated my talent with and love for children. We also have always been clear with each other that we would try to have biological children soon after getting married. The first question asks us to assess the specific consequences of an act. The second question asks us (as Kant would say) to “universalize the maxim” — to determine whether the rule guiding your action is one that everyone should follow. Suppose someone pockets a ChapStick from Walgreens and asks: What difference does it make?

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☆ The 'Budgetnista' who lost her job and her home before building a 7-figure net worth shares 2 strategies anyone can use to start earning more money
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-03 | by ( Kathleen Elkins | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Tiffany "The Budgetnista" Aliche lost her job and her home during the Great Recession. If you want to earn more money, start by evaluating your current job, she advised. You have to earn your way to wealth," said Aliche. If you work a 9-to-5 job, start there, encouraged Aliche. That's exactly what she did after she lost her teaching job and was looking for side hustles to help pay the bills.

☆ A personal finance expert who teaches people how to get out of debt shares the 4 smartest steps she took to pay down $35,000 worth of credit card debt in 2.5 years
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-25 | by ( Kathleen Elkins | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

When Tiffany Aliche found herself in $35,000 worth of credit card debt, she took four initial steps. What's more, "I had $35,000 in credit card debt as a result of a scam," she said. "The credit card debt was significantly more expensive than any other debt that I had, which is true for most people," she noted. The average credit card interest rate was 20.40% in the fourth quarter of 2022. Here are the first four steps she took to tackle her credit card debt.

☆ Chris Dawson sentenced to 24 years in Australia for killing his wife 40 years ago
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-02 | by ( Angus Watson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

Sydney CNN —A former high school teacher found guilty of killing his wife in one of Australia’s longest cold cases has been sentenced to 24 years in prison. New South Wales Supreme Court Justice Ian Harrison handed down the sentence on Friday, having found Chris Dawson guilty in August of murdering his wife Lynette in 1982. The crime saga inspired a 2018 podcast by Australian investigative journalist Hedley Thomas called “Teacher’s Pet,” which gained a cult following. The “Teacher’s Pet” podcast examined the police investigation and gathered new evidence including testimony that Dawson, a professional rugby player turned teacher, had been having sex with one of his students when his wife disappeared 40 years ago. Dawson had pleaded not guilty, instead claiming his wife had walked out on him and their two young children when they were just 2 and 4 years old.

☆ Australia 'Teacher's Pet' podcast subject gets 24-year sentence for 1982 murder
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-02 | by ( Alasdair Pal | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

The cold case against Christopher Dawson was reopened after the 2018 podcast put pressure on the police to revisit their investigation. A 2003 inquest had recommended charging Dawson with his wife Lynette's murder but prosecutors declined, citing a lack of evidence. "Our system of justice and our democracy is based upon the presumption of innocence," he told media on Friday. "We respect and thank Judge Harrison for his sentence, and hope Chris Dawson lives a long life in order to serve that sentence," he told media. Dawson, now 74, claimed his wife had left him - a defence that Harrison said was fanciful.

☆ How to get a reference when you’re new to the job market
▼ + stars: | 2022-04-29 | by ( Kathryn Vasel | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

But if you’re a recent graduate who doesn’t have a lot of work experience, who do you ask? While your resume already shows your work history, a reference can confirm your skills and experience and reveal more about you. But don’t wait until you’re asked to think of potential names. The good news is your list of potential references isn’t limited to relevant job history. So list them in order of your preferences.”Just remember agreeing to be a reference right now isn’t a blanket yes for all future job searches, noted Robinson.

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