By Leslie Hunter-Gadsden, Next Avenue Word-of-mouth networking through personal recommendations and referrals is the lifeblood of Patricia Wynn’s Hillsborough, N.C.-based business as a lifestyle assistant. As of January 2022, Wynn’s nine-month-old business, Patricia Services, LLC, which includes cleaning, doing laundry, caregiving, sometimes cooking, and completing grocery shopping and other errands for her clients, has grown
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The U.S. Government has recently put a rocket on a heretofore quiet whistleblower award program targeting kleptocrats – announcing a multilateral Russian oligarch taskforce. The effort will be to work with our allies to sanction (including asset freezes, civil and criminal asset seizure) individuals and entities that are in league with and enabling Putin and
A long-awaited gondola at the Palisades Tahoe Ski Resort is set to be completed for 2022-23 ski season, linking the two mountains for the first time in history. The base-to-base gondola will climb and descend nearly 2,000 vertical feet over a 16-minute ride, creating a quick connection between the Olympic Valley and Alpine Meadows Ski
Cyclists photographed in Lisbon, Portugal, in October 2018. Kamisoka | Istock Unreleased | Getty Images Speed limits on highways should be cut by at least 10 kilometers per hour (6.2 mph) to help lower oil demand, the International Energy Agency said Friday. The recommendation is part of a wider 10-point plan published by the Paris-based
Christopher Waller, U.S. President Donald Trump’s nominee for governor of the Federal Reserve, speaks during a Senate Banking Committee confirmation hearing in Washington, D.C., U.S, on Thursday, Feb. 13, 2020. Andrew Harrer | Bloomberg | Getty Images Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller told CNBC on Friday that the central bank may need to enact one
After two years of living with Covid-19, travelers are making big vacation plans again. But not every type of trip may be available this year, travel professionals said. That’s because many people postponed more ambitious vacations during the pandemic — in some cases two years in a row — leaving little room for new bookings
Westend61 | Westend61 | Getty Images After spending decades as your parents’ child, becoming the caregiver for Mom or Dad can be a jarring role reversal. Yet for an estimated 42 million Americans, providing care for a parent or other adult relative age 50 or older is a daily reality, according to a recent study
In this article TREE Tetra Images | Getty Images Many Americans are planning to use any refunds they get from the IRS to grow their personal wealth. Some 46% of people plan to save their refunds, according to a LendingTree survey of more than 1,000 taxpayers conducted online Feb. 7 through Feb. 10. That figure
In this article TSLA There’s an opportunity for entrepreneurs in the electric vehicle market. Electric vehicles are sweeping the auto industry, and while all the attention is directed at flashy car unveilings and automakers’ strategic plans to compete in an electric future, one crucial piece has largely been left out of the limelight — service.
Many LGBT retirees don’t want to live the stereotypical retirement of golfing and spending time with their grandchildren. Beyond the fact that we may not be fully welcomed in the country club-style retirement communities. The needs of LGBT retirees when it comes to where we want to live and how we will get the most
It can be pretty satisfying to tell the IRS they are too late to audit you. But when might you be able to say that? Your exposure is at least three years after when you file your return, but many people are surprised that you might be a risk for years more. The time periods
“Sleep is the foundation for good health. It improves mood, attention, health, learning and so many other aspects of life,” says Dr. Lynelle Schneeberg, a fellow of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine and author of Become Your Child’s Sleep Coach. “Poor sleep can lead to depression, weight gain, increased risky behaviors, and many other
In this article NYKAA-IN While Nykka started as an e-commerce platform, founder and CEO Falguni Nayar is a “big believer” in physical retail and said there is demand from consumers. “The last two years have been very much impacted by Covid-19 and what it does to physical retail. However, we do believe that if you
Traders on the floor of the NYSE, March 17, 2022. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Stock futures dipped in overnight trading Thursday after a three-day rally for the S&P 500 as the equity benchmark is poised to post its biggest weekly gain in more than a year. Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 120
andresr | E+ | Getty Images It’s not uncommon to discover that retirement isn’t the ideal existence you thought it would be. If you are a retiree on Medicare who’s rejoining the workforce, be aware that you might have choices when it comes to your health-care coverage. Depending on where you work, you may be
Alexanderford | E+ | Getty Images Americans are paying more for a broad swath of household goods these days. Even items without a higher sticker price may still cost more — it’s just hard to notice at first glance. That’s because some companies have reduced the contents of their packaging. A cannister that used to
It seems that we hear of yet another family facing dementia just about every day at AgingParents.com. They want to understand options about how to pay for care, what to do with sibling fights about the elders, and they seek answers many related legal questions. In the midst of this, they are trying to cope
What can you say about the OECD/G-20 global tax reform proposal that hasn’t already been said? Assuming the megadeal comes to fruition, it will represent the biggest change in international corporation taxation in almost 100 years. If you’ve been paying attention, you know the plan consists of two distinct pillars. Pillar 1 seeks to reallocate
Pandemic-related lockdowns and remote work made vacation destinations ultra-desirable as affluent buyers took advantage of low mortgage rates. But demand for vacation homes dropped sharply in February, with mortgage-rate locks for second homes reaching their lowest level since May 2020, according to a new report from Redfin, a technology-powered real estate brokerage. Demand was still
In this article DIS Bob Chapek, Disney CEO at the Boston College Chief Executives Club, November 15, 2021. Charles Krupa | AP Senior leaders across Disney’s creative studios have expressed their frustration to CEO Bob Chapek about his handling of the “Don’t Say Gay” bill in Florida, people familiar with the matter told CNBC. Chapek
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