Personal Finance

From a geographical perspective, there are affordable top-ranked programs in every region of the country. The West tends to have a higher number of inexpensive universities, like the University of New Mexico ($7,146) or Montana State University ($7,150), but similar price points can be found out East, too. Read More

A new analysis by global organizational consulting firm Korn Ferry shows that members of the Class of 2018 will rack up $50,390 a year on average — up from $49,000 last year. Read More

Ever wondered what it’s really like to freelance in 2018, or just in this day and age? Of course, it’s impossible to answer that question since no two freelancers experience the exact same thing. However, a new survey report from WiseBrand, based on over 2,000 respondents, does give a nice peek inside the current State of the Freelance Nation. The study dispels common myths about freelancing and sheds new light on freelancers’ finances, ambitions, and needs. Read More

OnePoll surveyed 2,000 Americans and found that cursing is the main way people show “frustration,” at 63%, followed by “yelling” at 49% and “crying” at 39%. People turn to music for stress relief most often at 50%. Read More

We know that people have a habit of moving to certain cities and states to make their money go further during retirement, but recent research shows that people who haven’t yet reached their Golden Years think they’ll have a tough time financially during that chapter in their lives. Read More

It’s graduation season, and we here at Ladders have decided to take a look back and showcase some past commencement addresses that stand the test of time. Here is the full transcript of Condoleezza Rice’s commencement address to High Point University’s Class of 2016. Read More

Though being a working mom is extremely hard and often guilt inducing this gem of a study will bring you some good news and just in time for Mother’s Day, especially if you have a daughter. According to the study which looked at family and career data on more than 100,000 men and women and was published in the journal Work, Employment and Society, adult daughters who grew up with working moms, are more likely to be employed and if they are employed, they have bigger roles, work longer hours and make more money then their peers who had stay at home moms. Read More

Nice guys may get the girl but they won’t get the higher salary, according to a new article from the Harvard Business Review. The article and research are by Miriam Gensowski, an assistant professor of economics at the University of Copenhagen. In her study she looks at how childhood personality and education can impact lifetime earnings and men and women’s overall professional success. Read More

If you want to unlock your unlimited earning potential, you have to make some bold steps. Just being good at your job is unfortunately not enough, you need the guts to make tough calls, like leaving your job and starting your own business or starting a side hustle. Let the following tips help you out! … Read More