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Dear Dave, My husband and I are 30, and we are on Baby Step 2. He wants to go back to school and become a social worker. He currently makes about $20,000 a year as a teacher’s assistant, and he wants to take out student loans to do this. He already h...

Believe it or not, creating a solid resumé is just as important as prepping for your job interview. Your resumé is your chance to make a strong first impression on the recruiter. But before you get too freaked out, know this: Building the perfect res...

In the latest in our Focus on Financial Literacy for Life Success 2022, a regular monthly feature, we consider the comments in a recent column in The Royal Gazette. One of the last comments in the article, written by Christopher Famous, was: “Flowery...

So, what is your desired salary? This is a question that can make any job candidate’s stomach drop, whether they’re reading it on an application or hearing it from an interviewer. You don’t want to give a lowball answer, but you also don’t want to se...

Surprise! Your child might buy your Christmas present with his or her very own debit card – funded by you, of course. Debit cards for kids – from as young as three to late teenager – are still a relatively new concept, less than a decade old. The gro...

We are in the car pulling through a drive-in window. He looks solemnly at me and says: “My mom gets the money from the machine and then, she buys me what I want, like Lego people.” His face lights up in anticipation. He is only 4 years old yet has al...

Retirement has been portrayed through rose-coloured glasses for many years as the reward for working, living, coping, consuming, raising a family, and just getting on with life. When those not retired individuals realistically think about those who ...

This is the first in a four-part series on getting through the Covid-19 aftermath, global economic inflation challenges, family recovery and return to normalcy. If it wasn’t enough to stoically endure the Covid extremes in grieving, employment, ...

The Financial Literacy Series will again to be offered this fall by Bermuda’s Chartered Financial Analysts. The CFA Society Bermuda, in partnership with the Bermuda College PACE Program, provides an introduction to basic money and financial concepts....

Another island morning as dawn slowly crests the horizon. Your house is chilled. Windows streaked with ice; ground covered in snow; the precious grass you’ve spent hours fertilising and watering into perfection is frozen. “This can’t be. I’m dreaming...