The Smartest Way to Split Chores With Your Spouse
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FOR INFLATION THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE TEMPORARY, THE SURGE IN CONSUMER PRICES
DOESN’T LOOK TO BE GOING AWAY ANYTIME SOON. THAT CAN HAVE PROFOUND EFFECTS NOT
ONLY ON YOUR BUDGET TODAY — SOMETHING YOU’RE NO DOUBT REMINDED OF EVERY TIME YOU
BUY GROCERIES OR FILL UP AT THE PUMP — BUT ALSO ON THE MONEY YOU’VE SET ASIDE
FOR MORE LONG-TERM NEEDS. AS OF JANUARY, THE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX ROSE AT A
STAGGERING 7.5-PERCENT ANNUAL RATE, THE BIGGEST 12-MONTH JUMP SINCE 1982.
TRANSLATION? IF YOU’RE NOT INVESTING IN ASSETS THAT CAN KEEP UP, YOU’RE IN
EFFECT LOSING MONEY RIGHT NOW. HERE’S SOME ADVICE TO CONSIDER.
FINANCES
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3 INVESTMENTS TO CONSIDER DURING TIMES OF INFLATION
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WITH CONSUMER PRICES SOARING, IT'S IMPORTANT TO LOOK FOR INVESTMENT OPTIONS THAT
CAN KEEP PACE
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TIPS AND TRICKS
QUESTION YOUR CASH
IF YOUR MONEY IS SITTING IN A BANK ACCOUNT PAYING ZERO INTEREST, OR CLOSE TO IT,
YOU’RE NOT REALLY TREADING WATER. WHEN CONSUMER PRICES ARE RISING AT A 6.8%
ANNUALIZED RATE, AS THEY ARE NOW, YOUR BANK BALANCE IS EFFECTIVELY LOSING ABOUT
6.8% OF ITS VALUE A YEAR.
EVEN WHEN THE FED RAISES RATES, IT USUALLY DOES SO SLOWLY. IN THE MEANTIME,
BRENT WEISS, CO-FOUNDER OF THE VIRTUAL FINANCIAL PLANNING FIRM FACET WEALTH,
SAYS YOU MAY WANT TO RETHINK HOW MUCH MONEY YOU’RE LEAVING IN A BANK ACCOUNT
THAT’S LOSING THE FOOTRACE WITH INFLATION. FOR YOUNGER PARENTS IN PARTICULAR,
ANYTHING BEYOND WHAT YOU NEED FOR EMERGENCIES OR NEAR-TERM PURCHASES — THE DOWN
PAYMENT ON A HOME, FOR INSTANCE — IS PROBABLY BETTER TO INVEST.
FOR SOMEONE WHO’S BEEN IN THEIR JOB FOR A LONG TIME, WEISS SAYS YOU PROBABLY
ONLY NEED ENOUGH IN YOUR BANK ACCOUNT TO COVER THREE TO SIX MONTHS OF EXPENSES.
THOSE IN MORE VOLATILE CAREERS OR STARTING THEIR OWN BUSINESS MIGHT WANT TO
INCREASE THAT A BIT, SETTING ASIDE SIX TO NINE MONTHS’ WORTH. BUT MONEY THAT YOU
KNOW YOU WON’T NEED FOR FIVE TO 10 YEARS CAN BE PUT TO MORE PRODUCTIVE USE.
“IF YOU HAVE EXCESS CASH, YOU HAVE TO ASK YOURSELF WHY,” SAYS WEISS. YOU MAY
WANT TO EXPOSE THAT EXTRA MONEY TO RISK IF IT MEANS COUNTERING INFLATION, HE
SAYS.
HERE ARE SOME MORE TIPS TO STAY AHEAD OF THE INTEREST RATE HIKE
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* 20 MONEY-SAVING TAX DEDUCTIONS PARENTS SHOULD KNOW ABOUT
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* HOW TO PAY OFF A MOUNTAIN OF CREDIT CARD DEBT QUICKLY
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9 SMART WAYS TO SPLIT HOUSEHOLD CHORES WITH YOUR SPOUSE
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THERE’S NO ONE-SIZE-FITS-ALL SOLUTION TO FINDING A CHORE-SPLITTING SYSTEM. SO,
WE ASKED A PANEL OF EXPERTS ABOUT HOW THEY GET THE JOBS DONE.
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TIPS AND TRICKS
HOW TO HAVE BETTER TALKS ABOUT CHORES
A BIG PROBLEM THAT OFTEN ARISES WHEN IT COMES TO CHORE SPLITTING IS THAT COUPLES
DON’T TALK ABOUT HOUSEWORK BUT STILL HAVE EXPECTATIONS ABOUT HOW THE HOUSE
SHOULD WORK. LEAVING THOSE ASSUMPTIONS UNSAID LEADS TO PROBLEMS.
THE BEST SOLUTION? START TALKING BEFORE PROBLEMS OCCUR. “THIS CONVERSATION IS
BEST HAD WHEN IT OCCURS PROACTIVELY INSTEAD OF REACTIVELY,” SAYS HOUSTON
PSYCHOTHERAPIST NICHOLAS HARDY. “ADDRESSING HOUSEHOLD CHORES ON THE FRONT END,
ALLOWS COUPLES TO HAVE HEALTHY DIALOGUE ON LIKES AND DISLIKES, WITHOUT FEELING
ATTACKED OR FEELING AS THOUGH THEY HAVE TO DEFEND THEMSELVES.”
SARAH RATTRAY, COUPLES PSYCHOLOGIST AND FOUNDER OF THE COUPLES COMMUNICATION
INSTITUTE, SUGGESTS EASING INTO NEGOTIATIONS. “START THE CONVERSATION BY GENTLY
REQUESTING A CONVERSATION ABOUT DOMESTIC TASKS,” RATTRAY SAYS. “LET YOUR PARTNER
KNOW YOU WANT TO FIND A GOOD TIME TO TALK WHEN YOU CAN GIVE THE CONVERSATION
YOUR FULL ATTENTION.”
HERE ARE SOME MORE CHORE-SPLITTING TIPS TO KEEP IN MIND.
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HEALTH AND SCIENCE
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PEDIATRIC MILESTONE GUIDELINES JUST CHANGED FOR THE FIRST TIME IN DECADES
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THE CDC AND THE AAP JUST UPDATED THEIR PEDIATRIC MILESTONE GUIDELINES FOR THE
FIRST TIME IN DECADES. THIS IS VERY GOOD NEWS.
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