How to get through to people who need a financial wake-up call – Diana Clement

Sometimes, sadly, people need to ‘bottom out’ before the wake-up happens, and they can make radical changes to the way they live, said Tom Hartmann, Sorted’s personal finance lead. That doesn’t mean that caring contacts can’t try. Approach the conversation with empathy, not judgment. If you didn’t care, you wouldn’t be involved – and showing […]
Ask the expert: How to avoid falling victim to romance fraud | MSUToday

Tom Holt is a professor in the School of Criminal Justice at MSU’s College of Social Science. With Valentine’s Day around the corner, romance and relationships are front and center in many people’s minds. This is also true for fraudsters, who, instead of looking for love, want to scam people who are genuinely seeking a […]
Crushes can be harmless fun but they can also threaten to up-end our lives. Here’s how to manage the difficult ones

Kate had a secret crush for 20 years. The New South Wales woman was married when she first met her crush at a work function. After that, they would regularly bump into each other at different work or social events. “Every time we met, there was that absolute spark,” she tells ABC RN’s Life Matters. […]