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2019 Health

The gender pay gap is yet another thing you can blame on your parents

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January 16, 2019 at 07:37AM by CWC Like most kids, I got a weekly allowance. As long as I kept my room clean, helped out with the dishes, and checked off the other tasks on my weekly chore list, I was handed a crisp Lincoln at the end of each week. My parents often preached the importance of saving, so I was pretty good about letting those $5 bills pile up until I had enough to buy whichever toy I most coveted at the moment. But the conversation stopped there, and it’s like that for a lot of girls. This week, a survey by Giftcards.com is making headlines with some disappointing responses. Parents not only give their sons a higher allowance than their daughters, they are also more likely to talk to them about bank accounts, taxes, credit cards, and investing. Girls, on the other hand, aren’t given much advice about building wealth. Unfortunately, the survey’s results are right in-line with past reports. Last year, The New York Times reported that girls do more chores than boys. And another survey, by chores and allowance app BusyKid, also released data showing a gender pay gap for childhood allowance. Um, not cool. Simply paying sons and daughters equally is an obvious correction, but Shannon McLay, the founder and CEO of The Financial Gym, says deeper conversations surrounding money matter greatly, too. “Financial literacy starts at home,” she says. “Our clients who struggle with money, their parents either never talked to them about it,

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2019 Health

All these celeb #10YearChallenge pics are missing something I saw in my own—signs of aging

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January 16, 2019 at 07:30AM by CWC As someone who struggled with acne and perioral dermatitis for much of my adult life, I’ve never had much headspace to think about aging. While my friends entered their 30s with standing Botox appointments and retinol serums in their medicine cabinets, my attention was focused on preventing breakouts through whatever means necessary. And I was always so preoccupied with the number of zits I had that I guess I just failed to notice the more subtle shifts changing the landscape of my face over time. That is until those 10 Year Challenge posts started appearing on Instagram. You know the ones, where people post a photo from 10 years ago next to one from the present day. I love a good TBT moment, so I was initially stoked to throw my own before and after shots into the ring—and I decided to go even further back than a decade, choosing my first-ever Facebook profile picture as the throwback. But when I actually placed my 2006 and 2018 shots side by side? Not gonna lie, it was pretty jarring. In the high-def image of my 36-year-old self, all I could see were the giant pores on my cheeks, the bags under my eyes, and the deep lines around my mouth. I knew all of these things existed, but they were especially obvious when collaged next to a soft-focus, black-and-white photo of myself at 24. Yes, Insta, I most definitely do want to delete this photo.

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2019 Health City

Local retreats are 2019’s travel trend to watch—just ask Wanderlust

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January 16, 2019 at 07:01AM by CWC When you Google the word “retreat,” the search results likely return remote mountaintops and seaside bungalows. In 2019, though, prepare for a switch up: The OG event for fitness-loving festival-goers—you know, Wanderlust festivals—is getting the local treatment. Yes, city-dwellers, it’s coming to your own backyard. On Thursday, Wanderlust officially announces its lineup of two-day events coming to city parks across the country. There’s something special about traveling to fulfill your craving for adventure, but there’s definitely magic to be found in staying put. Atlanta, San Francisco, Seattle, Denver, and New York are up first, with more locales to be announced. Tickets start at $200. “I think the idea of actually producing a festival that really has the texture, the experts, and the tons of classes you can do at a festival in a city is just a compelling idea.” —Sean Hoess, co-founder and CEO of Wanderlust “I think the idea of actually producing a festival that really has the texture, the experts, and the tons of classes you can do at a festival in a city is just a compelling idea,” says Sean Hoess, co-founder and CEO of Wanderlust. In the past, the bohemian festival has been comprised of two main arms, Wanderlust 108 (the original four-day event) and Wellspring (a three-day gathering in Palm Springs). With the two-day format, Wanderlust intends to host a selection of world-renowned wellness luminaries, offering 50 workout class options. While not every featured teacher has been announced, Jessamyn Stanley, Light Watkins, and

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2019 Health

6 ways to save more cash this year—without the 52-Week Money Challenge

7 min read

January 16, 2019 at 06:00AM by CWC Whether you get your financial-planning advice from a wealth manager or your weird Uncle Bob whose only credential is having read Rich Dad Poor Dad more than 20 years ago, you’ve probably heard the same money mantra over and over again: save, save, save. And as fundamental as savings can be to both goal-reaching and peace of mind, few of us are doing it. According to a recent survey conducted by Bankrate.com, 25 percent of both Millennials and Generation Xers have zero savings. Zero. To be fair, socking away a portion of your paycheck can seem daunting if not downright impossible, thanks to fun stuff like rising student loan debt and employment gaps, among other socioeconomic factors. But having even a little money stashed away in an emergency fund can mean the difference between getting that faulty car radiator fixed and walking five miles to work every day. “The [emergency fund] goal is three to six months’ of fixed expenses, but that’s hard for a lot of people,” says Shannah Compton Game, a certified financial planner and millennial money strategist. ”I would say if you have a regular, W-2-type job, maybe you aim for one to three months. If you’re self-employed or running your own business, lean more towards six-months-plus. I always tell people if you can only get to one month, consider that a victory. And once you get to one month maybe you try to get to the second month.” Good

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2019 Wellbeing

If You Feel ‘Needy’ In Your Relationships, Read This

6 min read

January 15, 2019 at 09:00PM How to deal with insecurity in your relationship. Continue Reading… Author Margaret Paul, Ph.D. | Life by Daily Burn Selected by iversue A client of mine recently told me that when her partner withdraws, she feels punished and believes she has done something terribly wrong. She does everything she can to fix it because it feels like a survival issue for her—that her partner is the “parental umbilical cord” responsible for her survival. Her fear is so intense, she told me, that sometimes she feels like she is going to die. The source of this woman’s terrible attachment problems was actually something from her childhood—a similar dynamic in which her parents’ unavailability registered to her young mind as the result of something she herself had done wrong. Without the support from her parents, that dynamic turned into a gaping wound, one that had still not been healed even now as an adult. An attachment wound occurs when you were brought up by parents who were not emotionally present and not there for you, which resulted in anxiety and insecurity. As an adult, you begin to unconsciously attach to people—often in the context of romantic relationships—and subconsciously attempt to have them fill the role of the loving parent you never had. Because of your experience as a child, you might feel huge anxiety if the partner doesn’t call on time or is out of town or, like this woman’s partner, withdraws. Their behavior picks at your

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