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.
The doughnut may hold the key to a sustainable economy
For economists, the biggest economic conundrum in the world right now is the following: how do we fast-track economic development while leaving a livable planet for future generations? According to Oxford University economist Kate Raworth, the answer may lie in the humble Read More...
Why the quest to eliminate extreme poverty requires a concentrated effort
Just 9 percent of the world is living on less than $1.90 a day, but we’re still far away from reducing that number to zero. While India and China have quickly reduced poverty over the last few decades, sub-Saharan Africa's rate of poverty is decreasing at a slower rate. This is a worrying Read More...
Fighting climate change could generate $26 trillion for the world economy by 2030
A report from the Global Commission on the Economy and Climate finds that shifting from fossil fuels to cleaner energies such as solar power could prevent 700,000 premature deaths from air pollution in 2030. Beyond public health, fighting climate change could generate more than 65 million new Read More...
Love doesn’t cost a thing, right? 8 frugal date ideas
The price tag associated with entertaining and delighting a spouse can be astronomical, from elegant dinners and fancy shows to romantic getaway weekends. But it shouldn’t cost a fortune to keep the romantic spark alive. Instead, there are plenty of things you and your partner can do that is both Read More...
Achieving prosperity according to Andrew Carnegie
110 years ago, journalist Napoleon Hill, the author of Think and Grow Rich, set down with steel baron Andrew Carnegie for a series of interviews aimed about the principles of his success. For Carnegie mindset was the critical component: the problem most of us face isn’t that our goals are too Read More...
Auditchain: welcome to real-time accounting and reporting
Shareholders want to know how the business they invested in is doing. These snapshot reports they periodically receive seldom satisfy them. What if accounting became a real-time effort that all stakeholders in a business can continually evaluate? Welcome to Auditchain, a new blockchain-based Read More...
Musician Akon is creating a futuristic city and his own cryptocurrency in Senegal
Lagos, Nigeria (CNN)Rapper Akon is building a new futuristic 'Crypto city,' in Senegal, which will trade exclusively in his own digital cash currency called AKoin. The US-born singer, who is of Senegalese descent, says his futuristic city will be built on a 2,000-acre land gifted to him by the Read More...
The app that pays rent, tuition, and even taxes with a credit card
Bill pay with benefits. That is how the app Plastiq is described. The app makes it possible for business owners and savvy consumers to use a credit card for virtually any expense that normally requires a Read More...
This app is betting on a future without banks
It looks like any other banking app, but SoFi Money aims to change banking as we know it. With a community based on memberships, SoFi not only offers peer-to-peer payments but also accepts mobile check deposits. The app strives to offer a financial hub that offers loans to members as Read More...
For just $5, you can now start a responsible investment portfolio
People interested in investing typically have two hurdles to clear: First, the learning curve associated with where their money might go and, perhaps more importantly, making sure they can afford it. For millennials, that’s increasingly an ever-more complex value question. Many only want to put Read More...