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LIFE INSURANCE FROM WORK: IS IT WORKING FOR YOU?
Does your employer offer life insurance? If you are taking advantage of it, good for you. It’s a convenient way to get life insurance and...
STRETCH AND FLEX YOUR SAVINGS MUSCLES
Watching the Olympic games is inspiring, motivating and can be downright addicting. Now that the Games are over, take the opportunity to...
THE POWER OF COMMUNICATION
Communication can solve, or cause problems. It is the way we represent ourselves, make requests, share how we feel about the world and...
SPRING CLEANING FOR YOUR LIFE
As the blooms burst and birdsong replaces the silence of winter, spring is more than a metaphor for renewal. It’s the ultimate call to...
BEHIND THE SMILE: CONTINUING TO BE POSITIVE EVEN WHEN THE JOB IS TOUGH
This is part of a series of posts from nominees for our LifeChanger of the Year educator recognition program. We meet scores of...
TEACHING CHILDREN TO SAVE
Have you heard the saying, “Children are a map of their parents”? When it comes to financial matters this could be a a good thing or a...
#FINDYOURCAUSE: SERVICE BEFORE SELF
It is better to give than to receive, and National Life employee Kaitlyn Cota Lary has traveled the world living her cause. Source: NLG...
INCORPORATING STEAM INTO OTHER CURRICULAR AREAS
This is part of a series of posts from nominees for our LifeChanger of the Year educator recognition program. We meet scores of...
SAVING FOR A FIT RETIREMENT, ONE DAY AT A TIME
Worried about not having enough money in retirement? You are not alone. One in four Americans have nothing saved for retirement and 56%...
WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A BENEFICIARY
From the day we are born, a future full of exciting adventures and milestones unfolds before us like a road map. We all know that this...
10 REASONS TO HAVE A LIFE CHECKUP
Life moves fast. So fast that it can be hard to slow down and plan. So, what’s one to do? One simple step is to have a life checkup each...
THE BENEFITS OF A BENEFICIARY REVIEW
Who’s your beneficiary? Source: NLG Who’s your beneficiary? One of the most important annual financial reviews you can do for yourself is...
WHAT COLLEGE STUDENTS SHOULD KNOW ABOUT SAVING FOR RETIREMENT
For a college student, retirement probably feels light years away. Between student loans and outrageously overpriced textbooks, saving...
CHILDLESS BY CHOICE: HOW TO TALK TO THIS MYSTERIOUS SUBGROUP OF WOMEN
I always knew I did not want children. Always. My childhood idol was “Murphy Brown,” the caustic, brilliant, witty, complicated woman...
HOW TO FIND MENTORS AND SPONSORS TO BUILD A LIFETIME OF LEARNING
I entered the workforce during the days of shoulder pads and pin-striped power suits, when “climbing the corporate ladder” was a phrase...
WHY YOU SHOULD USE A FINANCIAL PROFESSIONAL
In the age of “Do It Yourself,” some things are too important not to be supported by a professional. This is so true for the decisions,...
MUSIC THERAPY SETS THE RHYTHM FOR LEARNING
This is part of a series of posts from nominees for our LifeChanger of the Year educator recognition program. We meet scores of...
TEACHER PENSION SHORTFALLS: A HARD LESSON FOR TEACHERS
Teachers are on the front lines of our children’s futures, so it’s unsettling to see evidence that their own future is increasingly at...
HOW TO MAKE THE MOST OF YOUR COMMUTE
In the U.S., the average, one-way commute time is 26.1 minutes, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That means that most of us are...
RETIREMENT: TOAST IT AND CLOSE THE GAP
In schools across the country, there are countless teachers working through their lunch breaks trying to keep up with the demands of the...
US National Debt Clock : Real Time
Charting America’s Debt: $31 Trillion and Counting. Failing to plan is planning to fail!
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