This post was written by Mengmeng Wang, Contributing Writer on January 30, 2009 As much as I rag on the branding exploits of Unilever, I have to admit that I don’t think I’d be able to survive without brands. To me, that would be like a warped Pleasantville of sorts, a black-and-white existence with bland generic labels and aisles after aisles of cans labeled SOUP or COLA. I’m [...]
This post was written by matt wallaert, lead scientist on January 29, 2009 Thrive was created to serve young people because they have typically not had access to credible financial advice. It was a privileged reserved for the well-connected and the wealthy, and obscured from the rest of society. The whole point is transparency.
In short, the myth that you need to give everything to your loved ones is false. The truth is that you absolutely must take care of yourself first, so that you can be strong for the ones you love.
This post was written by elisa cundiff, outreach coordinator on January 27, 2009 “I am twenty-four years old, and I was born into a broke generation. I look around and I see people who have borrowed more to go to college than they can repay, who can’t find a good job, can’t save, can’t afford basic necessities like health insurance, can’t make solid plans.” – Anya Kamenetz
Sound familiar? [...]
This post was written by Mengmeng Wang, Contributing Writer on January 26, 2009 Yogurt: the official food of women. Or at least, that’s what commercials want you to think, according to Target Women. For those of you who don’t know what I’m talking about, watch this.
It seems that yogurt advertisers are only interested in dowdy women who want to lose weight and the middle-aged women who need help [...]
This post was written by Mengmeng Wang, Contributing Writer on January 23, 2009 In the midst of packing for London last week, I received an email from NYU urging us to bring no more than one suitcase with us. Fat chance. You see, in the weeks leading up to my departure, I’ve managed to accumulate a veritable crapload of stuff that I’ve arbitrarily deemed necessary for my trip [...]
This post was written by aya kaneta, community manager on January 21, 2009 Excuses, excuses. We’re so good at making excuses to avoid making decisions or to squeeze out of difficult situations. Like paying bills. Or setting up a 401k. In my case, I’ve managed to never need a credit card, but I know that to build up my credit score, I need to get a card. [...]
This post was written by colin nederkoorn, product manager on January 21, 2009 Who can think about buying a car at a time like this? Not many of us. Stocks of unsold cars are growing around the world as production keeps-a-rollin’ but nobody is-a-buyin’. A friend of mine sent me some pictures of overflowing storage facilities around the world.
It’s not bad news for consumers. In the US, Hyundai [...]
This post was written by matt wallaert, lead scientist on January 20, 2009 When President Obama stood before our nation today to accept the honor and burden of his office, he issued a very specific and important call to our national character:
“starting today, we must pick ourselves up, dust ourselves off, and begin again the work of remaking America.”
As the Thrive team gathered together to watch the inauguration, [...]
This post was written by elisa cundiff, outreach coordinator on January 20, 2009 What is GFDL? What is Adele Services?
You may be wondering this if you were one of millions of Americans hit with a $0.25 charge by either of these “companies”.
Turns out that neither of these companies exist! It seems that the culprits behind the scam made millions off of tiny charges, knowing that people will probably [...]
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