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Retirement savings: the million-dollar myth
Conventional wisdom in the 1990s told people saving $1m would be enough for retirement – today, that's not enough
When I got my start writing personal finance in the 1990s, it was conventional wisdom to tell people that if they could save and invest their way to $1m – via their 401(k) and other retirement accounts – their golden years would be a glorious event. They could travel, indulge in a hobby,...Read more.
Retirement savings: the million-dollar myth
Conventional wisdom in the 1990s told people saving $1m would be enough for retirement – today, that's not enough
When I got my start writing personal finance in the 1990s, it was conventional wisdom to tell people that if they could save and invest their way to $1m – via their 401(k) and other retirement accounts – their golden years would be a glorious event. They could travel, indulge in a hobby,...Read more.
Money makeovers: like placing Band-aids on deeper political wounds
Superficial tips and tools gloss over the main point – Americans have a political problem not a money management problem
When I sold the proposal that became Pound Foolish: Exposing the Dark Side of the Personal Finance Industry, the original subtitle was "How the Cult of Personal Finance Turned us Into a Nation of Dreamers." I didn't think of personal finance as a dark side vs a light side. I...Read more.
Money makeovers: like placing Band-aids on deeper political wounds
Superficial tips and tools gloss over the main point – Americans have a political problem not a money management problem
When I sold the proposal that became Pound Foolish: Exposing the Dark Side of the Personal Finance Industry, the original subtitle was "How the Cult of Personal Finance Turned us Into a Nation of Dreamers." I didn't think of personal finance as a dark side vs a light side. I...Read more.
Internships: why paying for experience is bad business
It's no longer enough to be willing to work for free – now you need to pay for the privilege of working for no salary
Psst. Want a job working for Miami Heat basketball star LeBron James? There's a nice internship in online marketing and another in content development currently being advertised on his website. If you are interested, you best get on it quick. Applications are due Tuesday.
Salary? Funny you...Read more.
Internships: why paying for experience is bad business
It's no longer enough to be willing to work for free – now you need to pay for the privilege of working for no salary
Psst. Want a job working for Miami Heat basketball star LeBron James? There's a nice internship in online marketing and another in content development currently being advertised on his website. If you are interested, you best get on it quick. Applications are due Tuesday.
Salary? Funny you...Read more.
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About Helaine Olen
I am the voice of The Bills, a column about the intersection of money and life, at Slate. At Inc., I contribute to the Spread the Wealth personal finance column. My work on politics, economics, workplace culture and women’s issues has been published in numerous other print and on-line publications, including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, The Atlantic, Salon, Pacific Standard, and The Los Angeles Times, where I wrote and edited the popular “Money Makeover” feature.
I'm the author of the critically acclaimed book Pound Foolish: Exposing the Dark Side of the Personal Finance Industry, and The Index Card: Why Personal Finance Doesn’t Have to be so Complicated, which I co-wrote with Harold Pollack.
What else? I’m a passionate bibliophile, a fan of 1970s pop music and a lover of rummage sales. I live in New York City.
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