5 Reasons Older Entrepreneurs Are Outperforming Their Younger Rivals

Johnson / Money Talks News Silicon Valley loves the story of the 20-something dropout who builds a billion-dollar company from a dorm room. It’s a great story. It’s also mostly wrong. A study published in 2020 in the American Economic Review, built on U.S. Census Bureau and IRS data covering 2.7 million business founders from […]

Most Americans Think They’re Middle Class — Here’s Why the Numbers Tell a Different Story

Monkey Business Images / Shutterstock.com Nearly everyone identifies as middle class. Households earning $40,000 say it. Households earning $250,000 say it. The label has become something people reach for regardless of where the income data actually puts them. Pew Research Center defines the middle class as households earning between two-thirds and double the local median […]

Just 14% of Workers Feel They Can Be Completely Authentic on the Job

Roman Samborskyi / Shutterstock.com For many professionals, workplace success is not just about doing the job well. It also involves managing how they present themselves, what they say, and even how they appear outside the office. New national survey data from MyPerfectResume suggests that this type of workplace adaptation is widespread. Most workers report adjusting […]

10 Careers With the Highest Divorce Rates and 10 With the Lowest

Rido / Shutterstock.com The professions with the highest divorce rates cluster heavily in healthcare support, transportation, service, and shift-based labor roles. The lowest rates are concentrated in technical, scientific, and professional occupations, such as actuarial science, software development, medicine, and pharmacy. While a career choice alone doesn’t determine marital outcomes, occupational conditions such as…

Why You Keep Dreaming About Work (and Strategies to Make It Stop)

SB Arts Media / Shutterstock.com Dreaming about work is usually linked to stress, anxiety, burnout, or unresolved thoughts from your day. Because work takes up a significant portion of most people’s lives, it’s normal for deadlines, coworkers, workplace conflicts, and job-related worries to show up in dreams and even nightmares. Work dreams are very common, […]

20 Legit Reasons to Miss Work on Short Notice (and What to Say to Your Boss)

Melnikov Dmitriy / Shutterstock.com Good excuses to miss work on short notice include illness, emergencies, childcare issues, and other unexpected events that make it impossible or inappropriate to work. Employers generally understand that emergencies happen, but how you communicate your absence can affect your credibility. This article covers 20 valid reasons employees may need to […]

Minimum Wage Vs. Cost of Living: Can You Afford to Live in Your State?

JoemanjiArts / Shutterstock.com Advertising Disclosure: When you buy something by clicking links within this article, we may earn a small commission, but it never affects the products or services we recommend. Across the U.S., the wage floor ranges from $7.25 an hour to more than $17 in some places. The federal minimum wage remains $7.25, […]

How to Launch a Profitable eBay Store, With Tips From Successful Sellers

Prostock-studio / Shutterstock.com Curious about starting your own online business? If you know a lot about a particular type of item — be it kitchenware, purses, jewelry, Pokemon cards, collectibles or even ’80s punk fashion — you could make a decent amount of money running an eBay store. It’s easy to set up and start […]