Uber and Lyft employees used to have to work 50 hour work weeks to make a livable wage as independent contractors. This week, with the passing of senate bill AB 5, these workers will get fairer labor conditions and even healthcare coverage. The bill ...Read More
Whether you have been with your partner for 10 months or 10 years before you get married, merging finances can be a sticky subject. As “financial newlyweds” you have to come face to face with getting on the same page about spending, saving, and ...Read More
Ikea has achieved a clean energy milestone this week, more than a year ahead of schedule. The furniture company will now produce more renewable energy from solar and wind farms than it consumes. The renewable energy comes from two large solar farms in the ...Read More
The old saying goes, “Two things in life are guaranteed: death and taxes.” And while the government forces us to face taxes head on each spring, we are culturally conditioned to avoid the concept of death, in public and in the privacy of our ...Read More
Women receive only a slim 2 percent of venture capital funds, but Anthemis and Barclays’, Female Innovator Lab, is looking to change this statistic. The New York-based group is looking to back female financial technology startups to level the playing field for female entrepreneurs. ...Read More
When we think of air pollution, we think about large cities, smog, and smoke, but indoor air pollution can also accumulate. Lack of ventilation, toxic products, and humidity can make the air in …Read More
We all know that we should be eating local, yet it often falls to the bottom of the list—especially when we’re busy and on a budget. But there’s more than meets the eye …Read More
Turmeric lattes, gluten-free bread, and alternative kinds of milk are all the rage among nutritional gurus, but what about the original superfoods? The FDA reports that even with so many Instagram influencers out …Read More
