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Best friends (and roommates) Dreux and Alyssa are having a rough day. And it’s only 8 a.m. After discovering that Alyssa’s boyfriend blew their rent money, the women must race against the clock to secure $1,500 before their merciless landlord evicts them. To make matters worse, Dreux’s interview for her dream job is just hours…
Are your protection plans in place? Submitted by Joshua Wolinski, Edward Jones Financial Advisor Have you ever thought about how much you must protect? Between your family, your finances, your independence and your legacy, it can be quite a lot — and that’s why it’s important to have the right protection plan in place. Let’s…
By Michael Oberschneider, Psy.D. One of the most emotionally challenging aspects of divorce proceedings involves determining child custody. Historically, women have been awarded custody significantly more frequently than men, sparking important conversations about fairness and potential gender biases in family courts. Understanding why this happens, how decisions are made, and what’s changing can empower both…
By Michael Oberschneider, Psy.D. Dr. Mike, My 49-year-old wife and I have been married for 24 years, and we have three great kids and a great relationship. She was beautiful when I met her, and I think she’s even more beautiful today. The problem is, she doesn’t seem to think so. Over the past 7…
By: Naomi Fraser Rating: 2/5 “The show doesn’t go on because it’s ready; it goes on because it’s 11:30.” — Lorne Michaels, Creator of Saturday Night Live These famous words capture the frenzied, make-it-work energy the film Saturday Night aims to capture. Set on October 11, 1975—just ninety minutes before SNL goes live for the…
Don’t lose track of financial accounts Submitted by Joshua Wolinski, Edward Jones Financial Advisor For years, people save and invest in 401(k) plans, IRAs and other financial accounts. They wouldn’t lose track of this money, would they? You might be surprised. About 1 in 7 people has unclaimed cash or property, totaling billions of dollars,…
By Tim Jon After decades of unexpected upheavals in my life, I’ve actually come to appreciate the surprising travails that keep popping up as long as I’ve been above ground; many times, my little forays into our natural world serve as a microcosm of these larger dips and peaks. My first reaction on pulling into…
Rating 5/5 By Naomi Fraser Profound, frightening, and darkly comedic, The Substance is a body-horror film centered on fading Hollywood star, Elisabeth Sparkle (Demi Moore). On Elisabeth’s 50th birthday, her producer Harvey (Dennis Quaid) fires her under the pretext that she is no longer beautiful enough for TV. Left humiliated and insecure, Elisabeth stumbles upon…
Submitted by Joshua Wolinski, Edward Jones Financial Advisor At different times, inflation may be high or low, but, except in those rare periods of deflation, it’s always with us. During your working years, when you may receive boosts in your salary, you at least have the potential to keep up with inflation—but what happens when…
By Tim Jon “It has a new name,” I thought, “so I’ll take another look.” See, ever since I’d moved to Loudoun County in the late 1990’s, this place had been called the Blue Ridge Center for Environmental Stewardship; a mouthful, I know, but the actual site was even bigger. Much bigger. Weighing in at…