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Penn State Extension to offer financial education webinars Fridays in October

UNIVERSITY PARK — Penn State Extension will offer a five-part webinar series this fall to help participants build essential money management skills. The “Financial Foundations” program will run from noon to 1 p.m. Fridays from Oct. 3 through Oct. 31. The sessions will feature hands-on activities and discussions led by trained extension educators. Topics will include the relationships between personal values, money beliefs and financial behaviors; budgeting to achieve financial goals; understanding credit health; managing debt responsibly and saving and investing for financial ...

Remote jobs are hard to get. Workers who did share tips for finding one

NEW YORK — When Kate Smith worked a 9-to-5 office job, she was burned-out, suffering from daily migraines and thinking, “I can’t do this for the rest of my life.” She didn’t have to. For her next role, Smith landed a remote, full-time marketing job that enabled her to travel the ...