CHICAGO — When River Kerstetter was asked about three years ago to help curate an exhibit at the Newberry Library about Native Americans and pop culture called “Native Pop!,” she said getting involved with the exhibit was a “no-brainer.”

The artist, who is a member of the Oneida Nation of Wisconsin, had not only worked with archival ...Read more

Jonathan and Jacqueline Sanchez didn’t grow up learning about money. But now, at ages 41 and 42, they’ve built a million-dollar net worth and are making sure their two kids have a financial head start most adults never get.

The couple built their wealth through a strategic mix of real estate and traditional investments. The Sanchez family ...Read more

Dear Kid Whisperer,

My 8-year-old grandson is experimenting with using borderline expletives: saying “Darn it!” but saying it in such a way that could be perceived as saying the more taboo word. My son, his father, and I are at a bit of a loss as to what to do about this.

Answer: Behold, The Human Kid.

The Human Kid is born quite small. ...Read more

Q. My child’s father and I share custody of our 14-year-old daughter. She and I have always been great friends, and she often confides in me. Evidently, she recently cut first period, got caught and the school requires an email from a parent to allow her to return to class. She wants me to write the letter and not tell her dad. I’m torn ...Read more

The first thrift store I remember going to as a child was called Amvets. It was a warehouse-like space that sat between the alley of an apartment complex, a trailer park and a gas station. I'd spend hours under the rows of industrial fluorescent lights playing with the plastic toys that lined the left wall, or I'd hide behind the cheap bridal ...Read more

Our youngest daughter called the other day sounding harried. “I’m in the middle of cooking and I’m short an egg. Is it still OK to borrow an egg from a neighbor?”

I didn’t know what to say. Miss Manners never covered this one. Then again, Miss Manners probably never paid more than 75 cents for a dozen eggs.

It used to be fine to ...Read more

Now that my office has new flooring and is finally so clean that it could win an award from Good Housekeeping, I am turning over a new leaf.

Actually, 17 new leaves, which belong to a houseplant that my wife, Sue, gave to me so I could have someone (or something) to talk to when I am lonely or need inspiration so I can write drivel like this.

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Judith Joseph has spent most of her life building an impressive résumé. She is a board-certified psychiatrist, chair of the Women in Medicine Initiative for Columbia University's Vagelos College of Physicians & Surgeons, a clinical assistant professor of psychiatry at NYU Langone Medical Center, the principal investigator of her own research ...Read more

“All of my friends who have kids are in hell.”

When Chappell Roan said these words on a recent episode of the "Call Her Daddy" podcast, she probably didn’t foresee the online firestorm they would create. The 27-year-old pop star went on to say that she doesn’t know anyone her age with children who is “happy, well-rested, or has light...Read more

MIAMI -- For many South Florida Jews, Passover is a holiday marked by spending time with family and friends, observing long held traditions and of course, eating festive food. As many sit down to their Seder meals Saturday night, one Broward organization is remembering those who struggle to put food on the table.

The Dorit & Ben J. Genet ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA -- Kenneth B. Morris Jr.’s family treasures have always been American treasures.

Morris, 62, is the great-great-great-grandson of abolitionist and orator, Frederick Douglass, and great-great-grandson of famed educator and founder of Tuskegee Institute, Booker T. Washington.

Growing up surrounded by the relics of his famous ...Read more

COLUMBIA, S.C. -- A train sounds in the distance, and Columbia groans.

A line of cars and trucks stack up, exhaust pipes fuming. Drivers fuming. People are late for dinner, for class, for band practice. Boxcars crawl past. Somehow even more follow.

Two miles north, no one is upset. Everyone is happy. Trains chug along undisturbed, even ...Read more

The last few weeks, I have been showing my followers on Facebook their favorite flowers used in combinations. Last week someone requested that I post combinations with hostas. Now, the hosta pros would probably choose a different hosta as a partner. While that works, I’ve been on a 6-year adventure trying special partnerships. I get more ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — Some unpaved roads reveal nature’s simple engineering, like the path deer chose in a forest centuries ago. Native Americans used the deer paths to travel, and those trails widened over time for horses and buggies to become dirt roads.

Pennsylvania is home to approximately 23,000 miles of unpaved public roads, and there are ...Read more

Your 30s are when a lot of things start coming together.

When you reach your 30s, life starts to become a balancing act. You’re (hopefully) starting to hit your career stride and earning more. But you may also be facing some big life events that require a good chunk of savings, such as marriage, having children, buying your first home and, oh...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS -- Keenan Hartert has heard people say college students just need to get a job to work their way through college.

He’s found it’s not that simple.

The Minnesota State University Mankato professor noticed that some students who seemed engaged in class bombed tests, in part because of trying to balance full course loads with ...Read more

Teaching kids about money has taken on new complexity in our digital age. While previous generations learned financial basics through piggy banks and cash allowances, today’s parents are turning to technology to help children understand modern money management and develop a better relationship with the screens they are so often glued to.

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LAS VEGAS — As soon as former Las Vegas resident Lee Scrivner released his latest book “Casinolabs” he started getting people asking if he’d seen the hit show “Severance” from Apple TV+.

“My sister was the first one who insisted I watch it,” said Scrivner, who grew up in Las Vegas, “so I finally broke down and watched it and ...Read more

ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Scams are usually financial crimes, but they’re almost always about more than money.

When a grifter tricks somebody into pre-paying a tax for a fake lottery win, or writing a check to a bogus charity, or wiring cash to bail a supposedly wayward grandchild out of a (nonexistent) Mexican jail, the loss runs deeper than a ...Read more

Technology makes people flakier. It’s a sad truth. People can hide behind a screen without seeing someone else’s reaction to their words… or non-words, as is sometimes the case with ghosting. That’s not to say that all people are unreliable or flaky or rude, of course. In fact, most people are not. But the few who are set a negative tone...Read more