Break from the Grind

This week, I’d like to know have you taken a loan, hardship or other in-service distribution, or have you cashed out a plan upon a job change, and...

Nearly seven in ten parents (68%) currently give their children an allowance, and the children are working for it, according to a survey by the American Institute of...

Do you know what a contranym is? Contranyms are words that themselves have contradictory meanings. For example, “scan” can mean “to examine hastily or superficially” as well as...

In Richmond, Virginia, a woman’s obituary posted in the Richmond Times-Dispatch starts, “Faced with the prospect of voting for either Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton, Mary Anne Noland...

This week, I’d like to know, what is the TOP advice you would give to the college graduates of 2016? You may respond to this week’s survey by...

Mother’s Day has passed this year, and finder.com has tallied up how much Americans spent on Mom. Its research suggests that the average American spent $124 on their...

Aunt Jemima was Nancy Green, who was an excellent cook and discovered by the pancake people at age 59. They called her Aunt Jemima, and at the Chicago...

In Framingham, Massachusetts, politely holding a door open for a police officer has landed a man in jail, the Associated Press reports. Authorities say the man was at...

It was awkward, but I felt, as her friend, I should let her know, so she wouldn’t be shunned. This week, I’d like to know, have you had...

For the second year in a row, Emma and Noah are America’s most popular baby names. This marks the third year at number one for Noah and the...

Do you know which animal is responsible for the most human deaths worldwide? It’s the mosquito. The mosquito carries disease-causing viruses and parasites from person to person without getting illnesses...

Enjoying morning donuts in the break room, eating catered lunches during meetings, sitting at a desk all day—our jobs can be a serious source of weight gain, according...

In Washington, D.C., a man caused a White House lockdown after jumping the fence alongside the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, a White House facility where presidential staffers work....

This week, I’d like to know, have you obtained a retirement readiness gap analysis; how did it make you feel in terms of being prepared or on track...

For the third year in a row, newspaper reporter came in dead last on CareerCast.com’s 28th annual Jobs Rated report. To determine the 200 best and worst jobs,...

If you were in the United States and dug a hole until you ended up on the other side of Earth, where would you be? You would end...

Starting in Memphis, Tennessee, pilots of a FedEx cargo heard a knock on the cabin door by a man who was an accidental stowaway. The pilots instructed him...

This week I’d like to know, how many hours a week do you usually work, and do you feel you are more or less productive because of it?...

WalletHub’s analysts compared the 50 states and the District of Columbia across 20 key metrics that represent financial savvy—or lack thereof. Its data set ranges from annual savings...

I looked into the history of the $10 bill, and discovered some interesting counterfeiting security measures included in its redesign in 2006. Do you know all of the...