Personal Finance
Is everything a splurge now? The new math of spending big
The World Cup may have ended weeks ago with Spain hoisting soccer’s biggest prize, but many fans are still footing the bill.
Want to be better with money? Start friction-maxxing your spending
If spending is too automated you lose sight of where your money goes. It pays to make things a bit more difficult, what economists call “positive friction.”
The panini generation: Squeezed by kids and aging parents, melted by inflation
Your 50s are a pivotal financial decade for securing a comfortable retirement — peak earning years that also carry risks of career and health setbacks