Tell the truth: when people say “lifetime service awards,” you think “retirement.” So it is with mixed feelings that I share with you I will be honored with one on Wednesday. The Consumer Federation of America, which represents 300 non-profit consumer organizations around the country, will be presenting me with the [Keep reading]
By Dan Maccarone and Bob Sullivan Have you ever wondered how tips get shared in a busy bar when multiple servers help you? Well, with so much cash changing hands so quickly, it’s not exactly scientific. And sometimes, it gets messy — or downright ugly. Here’s an example of both: “I worked [Keep reading]
The stolen glance at a watch or phone. The fiddling with the coat on the back of a chair. The lingering over a one-third full drink. The “one last look around.” A well-trained bartender spots the signs right away. The “Should I Stay or Should I Go” look. This crucial [Keep reading]
I did a fun story for the folks at Grow last week about athletes who’ve managed their money well. LeBron James and Steph Curry — who will be squaring off for perhaps the last time this evening — are obvious choices. But I had more fun writing about the NFL [Keep reading]
Tinder is kicking young teen-agers off its service, the dating app firm has announced. Currently, anyone 13 or over with a Facebook account can use the app, which popularized the term “swipe right.” Other dating apps or sites, like Bumble or Match.com, require users to be 18 years old. Tinder announced that [Keep reading]
Those new chip-enabled credit cards are working, says Visa: counterfeit card fraud dropped 26 percent in a year at merchants set up to accept the cards, Visa told me this week. You didn’t think criminals would stand still, did you? In a mad dash to squeeze every last dollar out [Keep reading]
(Learning about business can be fun! I’ll explain more below, but today I launch an exciting new series with friend, digital entrepreneur, and bar owner Dan Maccarone explaining what the bar business can teach you about your business. It’ll live on Medium, and here.) by Dan Maccarone and Bob Sullivan [Keep reading]
Claiming Americans consumers have been “set up to fail” by the short-term lending industry, federal regulators on Thursday issued sweeping new rules that would drastically alter the payday and title lending industries. Under the proposed rule from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, short-term lenders would have to verify borrowers’ ability to [Keep reading]
A billion useless people. No, maybe that’s generous. Billions, thanks to robots and artificial intelligence. The “rise of the useless class.” The end of work. And with it, the end of pay. There are the things that the world’s biggest thinkers are thinking about right now. It’s frightening how little [Keep reading]
Women and men feel very differently about the health of the U.S. housing market, a new survey suggests. Men are far more confident that buying a home (and possibly investing in residential window replacement Austin, new furniture, or a better oven to add to a new home), is a good [Keep reading]
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