Sometimes you just need a little pick-me-up — or, depending on the day, a lotta pick-me-ups. Enter retail therapy. But while Amazon pretty much has a scratch for any itch, it can actually have the opposite of the desired effect. Instead of feeling a dopamine boost from a few good buys, you feel so overwhelmed by...
@courtneyelrefai / TikTok An American mom living in Sweden shares her adventures (good and bad) on social media, sharing insight into what it’s like to be a mom and raise kids in a foreign country. While there are certainly some major differences, some of the biggest shocks have come from the daycare services in Sweden...
eyecrave productions/E+/Getty Images Being a parent is full of so many ups and downs. One day you’re in tears because you have $8 left to your name before payday and you’re still out of peanut butter and apple juice, and the next day you’re snuggling your babies on the couch and realizing nothing gets better...
Thomas Barwick/Getty Images Move over, quiet quitting! There’s a new work-related trend everyone seems to be talking about all of a sudden: micro-retirements. Unfamiliar but intrigued? According to Sam Taube, a lead investing writer at NerdWallet, "Micro-retirements are leisure-oriented breaks from work that typically last a few months." Taube stresses it’s not the same as...