Laura is a professional nitpicker and good-humored troubleshooter with over 14 years of experience in print and digital publishing. She currently oversees CNET Money's housing market coverage. Before ...

When you have work life balance and fulfillment, you’re set up not only for success, but also for happiness. The big questions though, are about how you can find the best approach to work and life ...

Only 13% of full-time employees requested a raise in 2023, but 66% of those who did received one, according to a May 2024 Federal Reserve survey. It goes to prove the old saying right: Ask, and you ...

There are moments when life stops making sense. Not in the dramatic, stormy way—but in a quiet unraveling. You can’t point out what changed, but something feels off. The plans you once made, the goals ...

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Christian Allred has been a professional writer since 2020. He's written for some of the industry’s top brands and publications, including Rocket Mortgage, PropStream, Propmodo, and CRE Daily.

Before I became an international travel journalist, I was a screenwriter in Hollywood. At almost every pitch meeting, business lunch, and party, I met interesting, smart people. Most of them spoke ...