Graphic designers from the nonprofit group Design for Democracy propose a standard display form for credit card interest and fees, similar to the standard nutrition information printed on U.S. food packaging. Compared to the current fine print and deliberate obfuscation on fee statements, theirs would be a great improvement.
This would be a good addition to [...]
Credit Card Clarity
July 13th, 2009 by Ken Kaye
“How to Cut Your Kids Off”: Wall Street Journal
June 17th, 2009 by Ken Kaye
The Wall Street Journal’s “Wallet” section notes,
In addition to moving back home with the folks, some adult children are relying more and more on their parents for financial support–a situation that can put added stress on already weakened retirement accounts and strained family budgets.
The short piece, illustrated with a boomerang, recommends sitting down with them [...]
Maybe NO ONE outgrows ADD
June 17th, 2009 by Ken Kaye
Kudos to Bryan X of ADDERWorld for his post about ADD into adulthood:
It used to be believed that ADHD was outgrown, but we know better now. First it was 10% didn’t outgrow it, then it was 20% – 30%, the percentage keeps rising… soon, I believe, the percentage will be closer to 90%. I believe [...]
Budgeting in the City
June 15th, 2009 by Nick Kaye
It’s no surprise to read in today’s Times that New York City’s economy has been hit hard by recession-reduced subsidy checks from parents to 20-somethings.
Parents whose money helped fuel one of the city’s most radical gentrifications in recent years have stopped buying their children new luxury condos, subsidizing rents and providing cash to spend at [...]