Worklife
Learn about how you can achieve a better work-life balance, and check out the latest news about the world of work, including advancements on ideas like the four-day work week and universal basic income.
Santa Barbara institutes nation's first 100 percent rental assistance program
As families struggle financially during the pandemic, we’ve highlighted different solutions like mandatory mediations and legal assistance services that are helping avoid a housing crisis. Santa Barbara County is addressing the issue with a novel comprehensive rental assistance Read More...
Plugging abandoned oil and gas wells generates jobs and reduces emissions
We recently shared a study that found that plugging abandoned oil and gas wells is not only a win for the environment but can also generate billions of dollars in new jobs and avoiding pollution. A new study from the Ohio River Valley Institute supports these initial findings and lays out the Read More...
LA could become largest US city with a guaranteed income program
After a successful initial trial across the state in Stockton, Los Angeles is set to become the largest US city with a guaranteed income program for poor residents. Mayor Eric Garcetti is seeking approval from the City Council this week to set aside $24 million from next year’s budget to Read More...
Four tips for couples looking to combine their finances
Merging finances with your partner is a big decision. It’s not only linking income and budgeting but also tying you together in terms of short and long-term financial goals. If you’re looking to manage your finances with your partner, here are four tips to get you started. Have Read More...
Survey: Most Americans use stimulus checks to cover essential expenses
UBI experiments in cities like Stockton have demonstrated the poverty-alleviating powers of direct payments to citizens and how this money can provide the monetary breathing room needed for people to achieve lasting financial security. Stimulus payments to Americans during the pandemic is the first Read More...
Oakland, CA to launch large-scale UBI experiment
After encouraging preliminary results from Stockton's universal basic income (UBI) experiment, another California city is testing out guaranteed income as a strategy for economic empowerment for marginalized groups. The City of Oakland announced this week that it will provide $500 a month to 600 Read More...
Using this debit card helps fund reforestation projects around the world
You might be familiar with the Google-alternative, eco-friendly search engine Ecosia, which uses 80 percent of its ad-generated revenue to plant millions of trees around the world. If you have been using the search engine to help fight climate change, you'll probably be excited to hear about Read More...
Buy Nothing groups help save money and foster local connections
Do you ever find yourself with unused miscellaneous objects in the back of your cupboard that you know you won’t use but don’t want to throw away? Thanks to the Buy Nothing Project, your excess stuff can be easily picked up by a household near you that needs it instead of adding to a landfill Read More...
GameStop investors have raised over $200K for gorilla conservation
Reddit’s WallStreetBets community, which was responsible for sparking the massive stock rise of video game retailer GameStop, is now looking to put their newfound money to good use: supporting gorilla conservation nonprofit. The philanthropic movement was initiated by a member of the Read More...
The Optimist View: The power of investing in inclusion
“When we listen and celebrate what is both common and different, we become wiser, more inclusive, and better as an organization.” — Pat Wadors As we start off the new year with back to back celebratory months of Black History and Women’s History, we are reminded of the long journey Read More...