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☆ A boomer gets just $1,056 a month in Social Security and works as a bus driver: 'I don't see myself being able to retire, but I'm grateful and healthy'
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-21 | by ( Noah Sheidlower | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Read previewEmma Echols, 68, lives off $1,056 a month in Social Security and a part-time bus driver job in Alabama. Echols has worked since she was 12, working as a chef, a convenience store general manager, and a bus driver. "I always wanted to earn my own money," Echols said. "I always wanted to work, and at the age of 14, someone started my Social Security records for me. AdvertisementHer Social Security is $1,056 a month, a 25% reduction from her potential full benefit because she accepted payments early.

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☆ I've raised my child between the US and New Zealand. I've learned important lessons about 'fearless parenting' from my Kiwi friends.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-18 | by ( Barbara Dessart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

However, Kiwis practiced "fearless parenting," reinforcing a sense of adventure, the need for sustainability, and problem-solving skills from birth through childhood. This is when I learned that most Kiwi parents tend to measure danger in two categories — possible or probable. New Zealand parents rely on imagination and ingenuity to make use of old things, so there is a tendency to conserve more and waste less. AdvertisementWhile US parents may be inclined to use devices or television to pass the time, in New Zealand, parents emphasize "messy play." We always wanted Faith to have the skills she needed to adapt anywhere — whether in Oakland, California, or Auckland, New Zealand.

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☆ Signs of Alzheimer’s were everywhere. Then his brain improved
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-18 | by ( Sandee Lamotte | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +16 min

Blood biomarkers of telltale signs of early Alzheimer’s disease in the brain of his patient, 55-year-old entrepreneur Simon Nicholls, had all but disappeared in a mere 14 months. “I don’t use the term ‘reverse.’ I don’t know what reverse means when it comes to the field of Alzheimer’s,” Isaacson said. ‘It was time to turn to my brain’Slowly, Nicholls’ heart condition began to improve, but the bad news didn’t end there. A brain scan found telltale signs of vascular damage in Nicholls’ brain, which occurs when the tiniest blood vessels are starved of oxygen. Not only was Nicholls blood negative for amyloid and tau, the test suggested that his brain amyloid might be normal, with no distinguishable signs of the disease.

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☆ My whole family shares their location with each other. As an admitted worrier, I don't check it often.
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-25 | by ( Jennifer Cannon | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

I can see my husband and two daughter's location at all times. I don't need to know everything my kids do, when knowing where they are gives me peace of mind. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . It's always been because of a delayed flight, and I do sometimes check his location instead of calling. AdvertisementAt the end of the day, the positives far outweigh the negatives for location-sharing when it comes to our family.

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☆ The New Jobs Report Showed Employees Are Entering a so-so Era
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-04 | by ( Emily Stewart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

For almost two years, many economists and observers have figured something has to give in the labor market. And then the labor market has turned around and said, "Ha, actually, no." If you're trying to upgrade your job, you're trying to get a better job, the time to do that was probably a year ago. If you have a job, you're at a relatively low risk of losing that job — despite the headlines about layoffs at some big-name companies. "If you're trying to upgrade your job, you're trying to get a better job, the time to do that was probably a year ago," Preston Mui, a senior economist at the macroeconomic policy group Employ America, said.

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☆ Larry Summers warns US deficits have never looked as ominous as they do now and are on a 'completely unsustainable path'
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-12 | by ( Filip De Mott | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers said US deficits are on an unsustainable trajectory. Deficits are stoking inflation and forcing the Fed to raise rates more than it would otherwise, he told the Atlantic. "I don't think there's ever been a moment when the trajectory looks nearly as ominous as it does now." During the Great Financial Crisis, he was among the top voices in the Obama administration to support federal deficit spending to jump start the economy and avoid long-term stagnation. For Summers, there's no reason the government should continue to run massive deficits, noting that the economy is growing at a healthy pace.

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☆ Laziness isn’t why you procrastinate. This is
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-17 | by ( Kristen Rogers | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

“Laziness is like, ‘I have absolutely no desire to even think about this.’ Procrastination is, ‘It troubles me to think about this. “It can leave people feeling very defeated and feeling like there’s no point in trying.”Knowing why you procrastinate can make you self-aware, but you still need strategies to break the habit. The types of procrastinationA procrastinator is usually a perfectionist, Yip said. “Because the perfectionist needs things done perfectly — all Ts crossed and Is dotted — it takes an insurmountable amount of effort. “Defiers usually don’t feel equipped to have these conversations with who they see as authority figures, or they don’t believe that having the conversations would give them any benefit or positive outcome.

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☆ I asked ChatGPT to write my resignation letter but instead I got career coaching
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-17 | by ( Rebecca Knight | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

My editor asked me to see whether ChatGPT, an AI chatbot, could write a decent resignation letter. But I hadn't expected that the personalized resignation letter would prompt self-reflection. What I didn't expect was that the effect of seeing ChatGPT's personalized resignation letter in black and white would be so jarring. My request was straightforward and so was the reply:Can you write me a resignation letter for my job as Senior Correspondent at Insider? If you change your mind and decide that you do not want to resign, you can try to retract your resignation letter.

Insider's experts choose the best products and services to help make smart decisions with your money (here’s how). Instead of stressing over a recession, I'm taking my financial advisor's advice not to panic. My research into why my grocery bill has gone up so drastically led me to a fun new term: stagflation. I'm a natural worrier (world class) and I've had to fight this instinct when it comes to managing my money. Recent upgrades I've done to my home helped shave a few dollars off my recently increased home insurance payments.

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