Health, life, auto, home or renters’ insurance – there’s a lot to keep track of. Figure out what coverage you need and what plans you qualify for. Find an insurance broker if you need help to make sure you are neither paying for more than you need or leaving yourself open to unnecessary risk.
Couples can improve their odds by talking about money before pooling it. Getting a prenuptial agreement can help eliminate some of the fear of debt going into marriage and may prevent some of the disagreements about money management that can lead to divorce.
Donald Trump’s campaign made a lot of campaign promises, but none that threatened marriage equality. Nevertheless, proponents of LGBT rights are worried.
One of the biggest myths of U.S. immigration is the myth that once an individual gains citizenship, they can easily “sponsor” their entire extended family. It is true that sponsorship by a naturalized family member is one of the primary ways that new immigrants can legally enter the United States. But it is still extremely challenging to bring family members who live in other countries to the U.S., and only certain relatives are eligible.
Some believe that their landlord’s insurance provides coverage, or that individual renter’s insurance is too expensive. But the obstacles are more imagined than real, and remaining uninsured comes with the real risk of losing all your stuff.
Even the military no longer requires women to dress differently than men, so it would seem like dress code double standards are things of the past. But female employees who want to, say, wear flats instead of heels may still not have a legal leg to stand on.
Now that Donald Trump has been elected, Americans of all stripes are wondering what to expect. It may be a question of life and death for small businesses, which struggle to survive in the best of times. Was Trump thinking of the little guy when he promised greatness?
The United States took a step in the long walk away from mass incarceration in August with the announcement that the Justice Department would phase out private prison contracts over the next five years. Now with the election of Donald Trump, who campaigned as a law-and-order candidate and an advocate for the privatization of government services, it seems likely that private prisons will get a reprieve. But should they?
There are laws against cutting trees down without permission from the city, as some overzealous Seattle homeowners are learning, and jumping the gun means lawsuits, along with possible criminal charges.
Nowadays we document our lives online—sharing everything from a meal at a trendy restaurant to the birth of a new child with a selfie posted to social media. So snapping a quick pic of you and your ballot at the voting booth to show off your civic pride might sound like a fun idea. Doing so, however, could possibly get you in big trouble: laws in many states ban photography at polling places.