Family Estate Planning

Few people plan to die young—and almost everyone assumes they will live a relatively long time. Nothing brings reality into sharper focus than hearing about a family who suffers financially as a result of poor financial or estate planning. The death of Philip Seymour Hoffman in 2014, who passed away suddenly and unexpectedly, brings this […]

A Baby or A Doggie

Have you ever wondered why playgrounds are so empty and dog runs are packed—a new report has the answer. More and more American women are foregoing motherhood and getting their maternal gratification by owning a small dog. The business news site Quartz reported that data from the Centers for Disease Control shows that a big […]

Financial Infidelity

According to an NEFE  (National Endowment for Financial Education) study, a record 1 in 3 American is cheating on his or her spouse. This infidelity is financial, but it can be just as devastating as any other betrayal. From secret credit-card spending on fine dining to luxury items (including clothes and jewelry), beauty treatments (a […]

The Marriage Dilemma

There are many reasons why the marriage rate has dropped drastically in the United States, and one may be the student-loan debt. A person who has graduated from a private university and borrowed money to pay his or her tuition could owe as much as $200,000. After graduating many cannot get a job and have […]

Why Marry?

It is common knowledge that marriage is risky mainly because the divorce rate, though down from its peak of one in two marriages in the early 1980’s, remains high. Besides, you can live a perfectly respectable life today without getting married. Having children outside of wedlock has also become common. Even so, it’s surprising how […]

Single in Manhattan

What do single women in New York City obsess about most—a nice apartment in a decent neighborhood—at an affordable price! Today more than 725,000 never-married women between the ages of 20 and 24 call Manhattan home. Many have come here because they think NYC is the place to be. Especially for those just starting out, […]

Your NAME

The author of this poem is unknown… Our NAME it that tenacious thing to which all faults and graces cling, Attached to it for all I see is everything we dared to be. Our manners, habits, thoughts and air, are stamped upon the NAME we bear. ‘Tis not by common flesh and bone, but by […]

The Perfect NYC Gal

Some 5,000 New York male members of www.whatsyourprice.com were asked to evaluate five features that they’re looking for in a mate. It turns out that the perfect single New York City woman is a brown-eyed, nonsmoking, social-drinking, brunette, preferably with a master’s degree. Do blonds have more fun? They came in second, followed by black […]