I’ve Sold Vintage Goods for Over 30 Years — Here Are 5 Sneaky Haggling Tricks Buyers Use

Dmytro Zinkevych / Shutterstock.com If you’re looking to liquidate piles of stuff that have accumulated in the basement, garage or storage space, be ready for hagglers. Selling means negotiating. After nearly three decades of buying and selling vintage goods, I’ve seen every bargaining strategy in the book — some innocent, some insidious. If you’ll be […]

Social Security Takes $1 of Every $2 You Earn Over $24,480 — but You’re Not Losing It. Here’s the Payback Nobody Explains

Rix Pix Photography / Shutterstock.com Working and collecting Social Security before full retirement age? Here’s what happens: Earn more than $24,480 this year, and Social Security keeps $1 of every $2 above that line. Most personal finance sites stop right there, with a scary number and a shrug. What almost none of them tell you […]

From Resumes to Salary Negotiations, Here’s How Gen Z Workers Rely on Parents

fizkes / Shutterstock.com Gen Z is entering the workforce in a job market defined by uncertainty, rapid change, and higher expectations for how quickly early-career employees should perform. Many are meeting that challenge with a new kind of support system: their parents. Zety’s Career Copiloting Report reveals the surprising ways parents are guiding Gen Z […]

Why Your Manager Comes Off Cold — and Why That’s a Good Thing

Motortion Films / Shutterstock.com While empathy is widely celebrated as a hallmark of good leadership, managers may benefit from keeping some emotional distance. New research from Zety and SIGMA Assessment Systems suggests that in environments where difficult calls are routine, emotional detachment can be an asset. Analyzing nearly two decades of SIGMA’s proprietary Jackson Personality […]

New Trump Plan Gives Foreign Workers No Grace Period After Job Loss

Gemini / Google The Trump administration is proposing to eliminate a 60-day grace period for foreign workers who lose their jobs, potentially forcing them and their families to leave the United States immediately or risk deportation. The proposed rule, set to formally publish in the Federal Register on Sept. 11, would apply to workers in […]

Rates Just Blew Past a 19-Year High — Here’s the Move I’m Making With My Cash

DenisProduction.com / Shutterstock.com The 30-year Treasury bond just hit about 5.35% — its highest level since June 2007. Back when the iPhone was brand new and the housing bubble hadn’t popped yet. Something big is happening in the bond market, and almost nobody outside of Wall Street has noticed. The 10-year Treasury note, the one […]

3 Places You Should Sell Your Gold and 3 Places You Shouldn’t

Elnur / Shutterstock.com Right now, gold prices are still high, even after pulling back from the January surge past $5,000 an ounce. That means if you have old jewelry, coins, or bullion sitting in a drawer, you’re probably sitting on a serious pile of cash. If you’re wondering how to turn your gold jewelry into […]

277. “He has $100K of debt. Should I still marry him?”

    Ramit unpacks whether Randy can move toward marriage while Mack brings $100,000 of debt into their future together and whether that debt could become a problem they […] The post 277. “He has $100K of debt. Should I still marry him?” first appeared on I Will Teach You To Be Rich. Source