I've Had an Olive Garden Pasta Pass 5 Years in a Row. Here Are My True Confessions — and My Top Dining Tips by Rachel Chang I held the green-and-brown card in my hand. It seemed so innocent, yet powerful. I had heard and dreamed about it, but now I couldn’t believe I was actually in possession of the seemingly mythical Olive Garden Never Ending Pasta Pass.

These Are the New Rules for Finding a Financial Advisor You Can Trust by Kerri Anne Renzulli and Alix Langone Choosing a financial advisor has always been a confusing, high-stakes decision, and critics say a recent regulation designed to help consumers may actually have made it harder to know whom to trust. On its face, the new measure, known as Regulation Best Interest, sounds promising. Adopted in June by the U.S.

You Actually *Can* Ask for More Vacation Time. How to Request (And Get!) the Time Off You Deserve, According to Experts by Olivia Raimonde People are pushing for more time off, but the majority are failing — miserably. When accepting a job offer, only 54% of people even asked to negotiate their vacation time, and 59% of those people failed to get their companies to budge, according to data from a new survey on Monster.com.

16 Things I'll Never Miss About Working in an Office — and 8 Tips for Working From Home by Laura Belgray In my work lifetime, I’ve had what you’d call “dream jobs” at cool companies. I was an ad copywriter at SPY Magazine and New York Magazine, and a promo writer at the Viacom networks Nickelodeon, Nick at Nite, and TV Land.

We Asked 3 Prominent Investors Where They See the Stock Market in 10 Years. What They Say Could Change How You Save for Retirement by Alix Langone The U.S. just entered its longest period of economic expansion, but signs point to a slowdown ahead. It’s a good time to reevaluate your investing approach, since what worked in the past might not be as effective going forward. Financial pros caution that key indicators of a weakening economy have been “flashing red” for some time now.

This One Question Helped Me Negotiate to Make as Much as My Male Counterpart by Nina Semczuk I almost signed the contract and returned it without a second thought. My yoga teaching gig was up for renewal, and the quoted hourly rate was the same as the previous year’s. The number still seemed pretty high to me compared to my experience teaching in Texas, where the standard rate was half as much as in New York. But I didn’t send the contract back right away.

You Can Still Sneak in One Last Vacation This Summer. Here Are 6 Ways to Do It Cheaply by Paul Schrodt Those late dog days of summer can be filled with a low-key dread: First, will the A.C. go out? But also, have I run out of time to go somewhere beautiful and get away from business as usual? The answer is no. You’ve still got time — and a trip is probably more reasonable than you think. Summer getaways neither need to be extravagant nor hugely expensive.

Here's Exactly How Long You Should Keep Receipts, According to Experts by Julia Glum MONEY recently launched Dollar Scholar, a new personal finance newsletter written by a 27-year-old who’s still figuring it out: me.

This 28-Year-Old Financial Advisor Says You Don't Have to Understand the Stock Market to Be a Good Investor by Sarah Max When Corbin Blackwell first interviewed for a job on Wall Street after college, she knew almost nothing about investing. Now, six years later, she regularly doles out financial advice to millionaires.

Use This Simple Trick to Estimate Your Retirement Income Needs by Elizabeth O'Brien How much monthly income will I need in retirement? This question is key to any financial plan, but only 28% of non-retired Americans have attempted to answer it, according to a survey released Wednesday by The Alliance for Lifetime Income. That might not be such a surprise, since many folks tend to avoid anything that feels like math.