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If Someone’s Completely Silent During Work Meetings, They’re Actually Communicating 10 Things To Their Boss Without Realizing

If Someone’s Completely Silent During Work Meetings, They’re Actually Communicating 10 Things To Their Boss Without Realizing

Published by Jenni Sidey

Leveraging quietness is a superpower in most conversations, including at work. When we’re offered productive space for silence, even in a work meeting, we make our conversation and language more intentional. However, not everyone has the perspective to appreciate silence, so it’s often misunderstood and weaponized. For example, if someone’s completely silent during work meetings, they may actually be communicating certain things to their boss without realizing, not all of which are positive. If someone’s completely silent during work meetings, they’re actually communicating 10 things to their boss without realizing 1. They’re disengaged Andrey_Popov | Shutterstock We often remind people that we’re paying attention to them through active listening, including eye contact and verbal confirmations, but sometimes, quietness is taken the wrong way. Especially in a group setting, where it’s easy to get wrapped up in group dynamics and needs, when one person is staying completely silent, it can often feel like they’re disengaged or that they don’t care. Especially if we’re looking at a laptop or avoiding eye contact, saying nothing can make people …

‘Cheap’ parking at Stansted airport cost me hundreds of pounds | Money

‘Cheap’ parking at Stansted airport cost me hundreds of pounds | Money

Published by Sam Flores

I have ended up hundreds of pounds out of pocket after paying £66 for a week’s parking at Stansted airport. I booked through the website compareairportparkings.co.uk for our car to be collected at the short-stay car park, parked off-site while we were away, and then returned to us at the short stay. On our arrival back in the UK, we were kept waiting for four hours before being told our car was ready for collection. It had evidently been in an accident, and I’ve since been quoted £4,000 for repairs to the smashed front. The short-stay car park had no record of the car ever having left, so I had a £477 parking ticket to pay on exit. Stansted staff reduced this to £250 when I explained. I later received a £100 charge notice from Stansted for breach of parking conditions. Compareairportparkings has refunded me the £66 booking fee and told me to take up the case with the operator, which is not responding to calls or emails. The police have said that it is …

You Can Usually Tell How Unintelligent Someone Is By These 4 Things They Waste Time & Money On

You Can Usually Tell How Unintelligent Someone Is By These 4 Things They Waste Time & Money On

Published by Jenni Sidey

Hey there, little squeaker! What would life be like if you could quit scrounging for scraps, broke as a mouse, always stressed you won’t get the kiddy mousies enough food for tomorrow’s breakfast?  Wouldn’t it be nice to bag you a big old piece of French cheese that lasted all month? Okay then, friend, buckle in. If you want to up your smarts (and your game … of life), stop wasting time and money on these things, and you’ll be the Rat King of Staten Island. You can usually tell how unintelligent someone is by these 4 things they waste time & money on: 1. Small thinking You can think like a King, even if you wear clothes with holes in them. Thinking bigger and asking bigger, followed by big, bold action, may take courage, but you’ll make your life, especially your financial life, far easier. Money scripts, according to clinical psychologist Dr. Brad Klontz, are unconscious beliefs that quietly run our financial lives. A money avoidance script keeps people stuck because money avoiders perceive …

If Your Parents Never Taught You The True Value Of Money, You Probably Say 11 Phrases On A Regular Basis

If Your Parents Never Taught You The True Value Of Money, You Probably Say 11 Phrases On A Regular Basis

Published by Jenni Sidey

The way people are raised has a major impact on their money mindset. When kids are taught about the importance of delayed gratification or budgeting, they often develop impulse control and financial responsibility. However, children with parents who fail to teach them money essentials, like investing for their future or keeping healthy credit, it dictates how they view money in adulthood. If your parents never taught you the true value of money, you probably say certain phrases on a regular basis, showing a lack of financial literacy. Whereas people who have a solid foundation of financial knowledge tend to discuss money without shame or stigma, those who never learned financial life skills tend to struggle, usually without realizing it. If your parents never taught you the true value of money, you probably say 11 phrases on a regular basis 1. ‘I’ll just put it on my credit card’ Georgijevic via Canva When people say “I’ll just put it on my credit card,” it indicates that they don’t have a full grasp on the way credit …

Follow the money: Mapping millionaire migration across America

Follow the money: Mapping millionaire migration across America

Published by Jenni Sidey

Since 2018, around 102,600 millionaires have left California. In the same period, 61,400 Americans with at least seven figures to their name have packed up and left New York state. Where have they gone? According to the Wealth Exodus dashboard, Florida has added 133,000 millionaires over those years, and Texas has added 61,400. Using data compiled from the IRS, the Federal Reserve, and state tax records, this dashboard visualizes the migration of American millionaires between states. Politically explosive numbers The numbers are politically explosive because they are neither random nor subtle. The map shows the moneyed classes moving from predominantly Democratic-run states to Republican ones. Put another way: from states with typically higher taxes and more regulations to states with generally lower taxes and fewer regulations. It’s not a trivial trickle. From 2020 to 2024, Americans collectively worth around $500 billion changed their state of residence. The top three states they moved from were California, New York, and Illinois. The largest inflows went to Florida, Texas, and Nevada. Drone view of downtown Ocala, Florida. According …

Politics Home Article | Making Money Shouldn’t Be Universities’ Priority, Says Zack Polanski

Politics Home Article | Making Money Shouldn’t Be Universities’ Priority, Says Zack Polanski

Published by Sam Flores

Zack Polanski is set to speak to UCU members tonight (Alamy) 3 min read1 hr Exclusive: The UK should stop treating university students like customers, Green Party leader Zack Polanski will say on Thursday. Addressing members of the University and College Union (UCU) this evening, Polanski, who wants to abolish tuition fees, will accuse successive Westminster governments of seeing higher education as a “commodity”, rather than “a public good”. In remarks shared with PoliticsHome ahead of his speech, Polanski is expected to warn that “tens of thousands” of academics nationwide are facing redundancies and job insecurity, while those who stay in the sector are suffering “shattered morale, crushing workloads, and stifled innovation – often while employed on exploitative, short-term contracts”.  “We all lose out when learning is treated as a commodity, when skills are seen as something to be sold at the highest cost possible, when curiosity and creativity are dismissed because they can’t be measured by exams,” he is set to say. His speech comes as the higher education sector continues to face severe financial strain. Earlier this month, …

A battle over dark money is brewing in Hawaii and Montana

A battle over dark money is brewing in Hawaii and Montana

Published by Sam Flores

Political spending that is funneled into elections from a variety of nonprofits is known as dark money — and unlike campaign spending or the money deployed by PACs and super PACs, these sources are not required to disclose their donors. Following the Supreme Court’s 2010 Citizens United decision, which created the country’s current election spending landscape, this has ramped up dramatically, with the 2024 election seeing a record $1.9 billion in dark money spending, nearly double the $1 billion spent in 2020. Now, some campaign finance reformers think they’ve found a state-level reform that can rein in this spending. Now, campaign finance reformers think they’ve found a solution, and it’s already in place in Hawaii. A newly enacted corporate law, SB 2471, changes the powers that corporations, or other artificial persons like nonprofits, are granted by the state of Hawaii. In the United States, states grant artificial persons powers as part of an agreement that allows those artificial persons to operate in the state. SB 2471 works by changing the powers that Hawaii grants these entities …

You Can Tell How Wealthy Someone Will Or Won’t Be By These 11 Early Behaviors

You Can Tell How Wealthy Someone Will Or Won’t Be By These 11 Early Behaviors

Published by Jenni Sidey

Life rarely moves in a straight line, even when people wish it would. There are good moments, hard moments, weird setbacks, and times when nothing seems to be moving fast enough. But you can tell how wealthy someone will or won’t be by the way they behave early on, especially in how they handle their problems, money, and their relationships. Wealth, whether in finances or other areas of life, is built over time, not something that just shows up overnight. It’s made through small choices that don’t always seem all that exciting. Things like asking for help, learning from mistakes, using time wisely, and knowing when to rest rather than burn out. People who build real success tend to act differently long before they have anything flashy to show for it, and these behaviors can reveal a lot about where they are headed. You can tell how wealthy someone will (or won’t) be by these 11 early behaviors: 1. They believe they are capable of building a better life JLco Julia Amaral | Shutterstock The …

Republicans brace for money problems in Texas after Ken Paxton’s win

Republicans brace for money problems in Texas after Ken Paxton’s win

Published by Sam Flores

President Donald Trump may be celebrating that Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton won Tuesday’s Senate primary, but some Republicans now worry that they have a Texas-sized problem on their hands. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Paxton, with Trump’s endorsement, handily defeated four-term Sen. John Cornyn in the runoff. Democrats largely viewed Paxton as the weaker candidate because of his many controversies. But his fundraising struggles are also raising alarm bells among Republicans. “Economically, it’s a disaster. Texas is extremely expensive,” said a GOP consultant working on Senate races, who was granted anonymity to speak candidly about party resources. So far, Paxton’s fundraising has paled in comparison with that of the Democratic nominee, state Rep. James Talarico, who has raised more than $40 million — though he spent most of it in a hotly contested primary. But Talarico is expected to raise millions more; he pulled in $600,000 in just two hours following Paxton’s win, according to Talarico’s campaign. The haul was first reported by Politico. …

A Dating App Is Giving Away Free Gas to Convince People to Get Out of the House

A Dating App Is Giving Away Free Gas to Convince People to Get Out of the House

Published by skeptic

While Gen Z catches a lot of flack for being single, or even antisocial, there’s a brutal economic reality underscoring why some people aren’t going out: They simply don’t have the disposable income. Dating apps, already struggling to maintain user bases due to enshittification and a lack of quality matches, are contending with this affordability crisis. In a dystopian sign of the times, BLK, the app for Black singles, announced on Wednesday that it is giving away free gas in an attempt to incentivize people to go on dates. As part of the promotion, BLK is providing $500 gas gift cards to 10 people who download the app and tag three friends in the campaign post across its social channels. “Dating should not have to compete with the price of a full tank,” Amber Cooper, BLK’s head of brand, said in a statement. According to AAA, gas prices hit a four-year high over the Memorial Day weekend, with the average cost of gas now $4.56, up $1.30 from the same time in 2025. The US- …