American Girl Dolls Can Be Worth Big Money on the Resale Market by Prachi Bhardwaj American Girl Doll recently announced the 2020 “Girl of the Year.” She’s a surfer, a competitive cheerleader, and the first American Girl Doll to be “born” with hearing loss. Her name is Joss, and she could represent a very good investment opportunity, if history is any indication.

Millennials Aren't Buying Homes, but They Are Spending Thousands on Houseplants by Alina Dizik A generation ago, 20-somethings living in rental apartments usually saved to buy their first home. Elizabeth Margulis is saving for her next houseplant. Since moving into her Chicago two-bedroom three years ago, the 28-year-old wardrobe stylist has bought about 30 plants — spending a total of $1,500, nearly as much as her $2,000 monthly rent.

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6 Simple Tips to Create the Perfect Home Office, According to an Interior Designer by Tobi Fairley Even if you don’t have the luxury of a 60-second commute every day, chances are you spend at least some time working from home. As an interior designer and business coach to creative entrepreneurs, I’ve seen that if you put a little effort into setting up your home office area, you can reap massive rewards.

5 Financial New Year's Resolutions You Can Actually Stick To by Kerri Anne Renzulli More than two thirds of Americans want to start 2020 on a better financial footing — and picking a smart money-related New Year’s resolution can make all the difference. Topping the list for those vowing to make financial changes were: saving more (53% of people), paying down debt (51%) and spending less (35%), according to an annual study conducted by Fidelity Investments.

New Year, New Money Challenges: Are They a Smart Way to Save in 2020 or a Giant Waste of Time by Julia Glum For two years, Stacy Solis has been hunting $5 bills. It doesn’t matter whether she’s at Sephora or the grocery store. If a cashier hands over change and Solis spots a Lincoln, she leaps into action, zipping it into a pocket until she can get it home and put it in a special jar she got from TJ Maxx. In her world, $5 bills have ceased to be spendable.

It's Time to Do a Performance Review of Your Spending Habits by Nina Semczuk Quick — if I asked you to grade your money habits, what would you give yourself? An A+ or a B-, or maybe, if you’re honest, an F? Would you even know the answer? At the end of the year, most people can tell you how they rate in their careers thanks to annual assessments, but the same isn’t always true of our personal money lives.

People Judge Your Competence Based on How 'Rich' Your Clothes Look, Research Says by Kaitlin Mulhere Think you’re too deep to care what others wear? You’re probably wrong. And worst of all, you’re probably being judged on your appearance by others even more than you think. New research suggests we may not be able to help ourselves: people judge others’ competence in less than a second.

You'll Eat More Fruits and Vegetables if Somebody Is Paying You, According to Science by Julia Glum If your New Year’s resolution is to eat healthier, you might want to hit up an ATM before the ball drops. New research from the University of Colorado Boulder has found that stressed-out people are more likely to eat fruits and vegetables if offered a cash incentive to do so. It’s no secret that we tend to gravitate toward unhealthy foods when feeling overwhelmed.

Two Popular Medicare Plans Will Close to New Customers. Here's What You Need to Know," by Elizabeth O'Brien The alphabet soup of Medicare will lose a couple letters in the New Year, when two of the most popular Medicare supplement plans will be closed to new beneficiaries. Medigap Plans F and C won’t be available to those who turn 65 on or after Jan. 1, 2020.