Tax season is here, and that means nearly 80 percent of taxpayers will be getting refunds. That’s a lot of checks! Which got us to wondering, considering the nightmarish complexities of just doing your own tax returns, how does the U.S. government handle all of this? Let’s...
Names like Brad and Chad may, rightly or wrongly, be synonymous with “douchebag.” But according to a new study, those guys earn more money — and it has nothing to do with their douche chills. According to a study from German job portal site Adzuna, men with one syllable...
Here’s your predicament: Your partner hates your boss. They met once at the Christmas party, where your boss spent the entire night talking about his vision for the future of staple guns, and why he’s the only person that could possibly take the company to full staple...
Tax day is almost upon us, and if you haven’t filed already, you’re probably wondering the best way to do so. If you have filed already, you may be wondering if either a) you could’ve saved some money doing them yourself; or b) if maybe you messed...
Trust me, I get how unbelievably complicated the answer is — despite the question’s very straightforward construction. Because when it comes to dumping someone over their debt, you’re dealing with the intersection of personal finance and personal relationships — two areas that are equally wrought with anxiety, confusion and simmering resentment....
Nothing makes the doldrums of the workday pass more quickly than a little excitement, and what’s more exciting than texting sexually explicit hopes and dreams to your significant other? “I can’t wait to **** your **** in a **** and then **** with your *****,” you type,...
There’s a seemingly endless number of reasons you might want to hurt your boss. Maybe they gave you more work without any extra compensation? Maybe they text you at all hours of the night, including weekends? Maybe they just called you an ***hole? Whatever the reason may...
Have you seen how expensive college is getting these days? If you’re a parent, setting up a college fund for your kid is more important than ever, unless your plan is to cross your fingers for a sports or academic scholarship. But if you’re not forcing your...
Republican Virginia Congressman Thomas Garrett has a radical solution for the nation’s student-loan debt crisis: Forgive people’s student-loan debts, so long as they agree to delay when they start collecting Social Security benefits. Specifically, Garrett wants to grant debt holders $550 in student loan forgiveness for each...
The tech startup era has gifted us with an abundance of ridiculous job titles, including Chief Happiness Officer, Hacker in Residence and Galactic Viceroy of Research Excellence. The absurdity on display here would have you believe job titles are superficial (meaningless, even!), but for many professionals, that...
If you’re a halfway competent employee, you’ll hear a variation of the following phrase multiple times throughout your career: “You’ve done such an amazing job on [extra thing you did] that we’d like to add [more of same extra thing] to your responsibilities. Keep up the good...
Since it’s every person for themselves, freelancing can be a tough gig. But on your tax return, should you just be yourself (in the legal sense), or should you form some kind of business entity (insert wacky — or meaningful — name of LLC here)? “Incorporating” can offer you important tax...