• Wiser Wealth: The 6 Mistakes You’re Making that Hurt Your Social Security Plan

    Wiser Wealth: The 6 Mistakes You’re Making that Hurt Your Social Security Plan

    Just because you are in the prime of your career now doesn’t mean that you shouldn’t be thinking about what life will be like in retirement. You want to know a solid future is waiting for you, but mistakes now could hamper that. Neal Templin of the Wall Street Journal advises that according to experts,…

  • Career Corner: Considering a Career in the Classroom? Are You a Good Fit to be a Teacher?

    Career Corner: Considering a Career in the Classroom? Are You a Good Fit to be a Teacher?

    Nobody wants to invest in a career only to find they aren’t passionate about it, or they lack the traits to be successful in it. Maybe you’re good with kids and you like helping people so you’ve considered becoming a teacher. But what other qualities will you need once you start your career? Writing for…

  • Wiser Wealth: Trading Up to a Bigger House is Challenging in Current Housing Market

    Wiser Wealth: Trading Up to a Bigger House is Challenging in Current Housing Market

    While many business areas have been hurt by the pandemic, that has not been the case for the housing market. In fact, it is so competitive among buyers that many properties are receiving offers exorbitantly above asking price. This has a lot of people thinking that it might be a great time to try selling…

  • New BUCKSCO.Today’s Guide Provides a Trail to Bucks County’s Ice Cream Shoppes, Parlors, and Stands

    New BUCKSCO.Today’s Guide Provides a Trail to Bucks County’s Ice Cream Shoppes, Parlors, and Stands

    Whether you are just looking for the nearest place to grab a milkshake, or if you have been wanting to find some new ice cream spots beyond the big-name chains, Bucks County has you covered. You can download the full list of ice cream shoppes, parlors, and stands in Bucks County from this page. Here…

  • New Guide Provides Roadmap to Bucks County’s Brewpubs, Wineries and Distillers

    New Guide Provides Roadmap to Bucks County’s Brewpubs, Wineries and Distillers

    In the mood to venture beyond your usual favorites and try something new to drink? You don’t have to go far to experiment, as Bucks County hosts over 30 great locations for brewpubs, wineries, and distilleries. And now, there’s a new guide from BUCKSCO.Today puts every one of the county’s 30 brewpubs, wineries and distillers on…

  • Wiser Wealth: How to Navigate Buying a Home in a Competitive Housing Market

    Wiser Wealth: How to Navigate Buying a Home in a Competitive Housing Market

    If you thought more than a year living remotely would make people less inclined to search for a home, you couldn’t be more wrong. In actuality, so many people are looking for houses right now that properties are receiving far more offers than they normally would. This competitive market has home-buyers wondering, how do you…

  • Career Corner: What Are the Job Prospects for Nurses in Pennsylvania?

    Career Corner: What Are the Job Prospects for Nurses in Pennsylvania?

    By Chris Isaac They say there will always be work in the medical field, and with the demand for medical care thanks to COVID, you would believe that must be particularly true for this last year. But does the data support that the nursing field is doing well in 2021? With this week being National…

  • Wiser Wealth: When is the Right Time to Let Your Family Have Their Inheritance?

    Wiser Wealth: When is the Right Time to Let Your Family Have Their Inheritance?

    By Chris Isaac Oftentimes when people think about distribution of an inheritance, they picture the whole family assembled around a lawyer reading out a deceased person’s will. However, nothing is stopping a person from giving out their inheritance while still alive. So if that money could make a big difference for a relative now, should…

  • Wiser Wealth: Should You Ever Invest in an Idea Nobody Else Believes In?

    Wiser Wealth: Should You Ever Invest in an Idea Nobody Else Believes In?

    By Chris Isaac With how reliant we have become on technology it can be bizarre to think back to a time when the things we depend on were not yet commonplace. It can also make you look forward to the future with excitement and wonder what innovations are coming. And for investors, that speculation can…

  • Career Corner: Free Grants You Should Be Looking into for Help Paying Off Your Student Loans

    Career Corner: Free Grants You Should Be Looking into for Help Paying Off Your Student Loans

    By Chris Isaac Getting a good education is essential to many career paths, so graduation should be a happy time that marks new opportunities. Unfortunately, the reality is that it can also mark the beginning of being in debt thanks to student loans. In a recent Forbes article, Kat Tretina and Rachel Witkowski share grants…

  • Career Corner: ‘Future Proofing’ Your Career

    Career Corner: ‘Future Proofing’ Your Career

    As technology advances it is a legitimate concern for many workers if new technology could make certain jobs obsolete. Nobody wants the career they’ve invested in to fade away, so a lot of people wonder what they can do to maintain their workplace value and sustain their career. Forbes contributor Bryan Robinson recently discussed this,…

  • Wiser Wealth: As Pandemic Eases, Get Your Retirement Savings Back on Track

    Wiser Wealth: As Pandemic Eases, Get Your Retirement Savings Back on Track

    There have been a lot of financial stressors since the pandemic started, with some people even worrying how they will manage week to week. However, the long-term consequences are also weighing on people’s minds, particularly how a career slump this past year could impact retirement plans. Anne Tergesen delved into this for the Wall Street…

  • Wiser Wealth: With Mortgage Rates Rising Homeowners Wonder if Now is the Time to Refinance

    Wiser Wealth: With Mortgage Rates Rising Homeowners Wonder if Now is the Time to Refinance

    It’s easy to get caught up in your day-to-day routine and put off making long-term decisions for another time. However, that makes it easy to get caught unprepared when your window of opportunity to make a decision suddenly starts closing. According to Julia Carpenter of the Wall Street Journal, the last year has seen a…

  • Tech Tips with Margaret: How to Decide Between Using Zoom, Slack, or Gmail for Your Virtual Communication Platform

    Tech Tips with Margaret: How to Decide Between Using Zoom, Slack, or Gmail for Your Virtual Communication Platform

    Now that everyone has had to become familiar with virtual communication, it has helped many grow accustomed to the different ways of doing so. However, talking via video call, an email, or a group chat all convey very different tones to your message. While each of these tools is incredibly useful, using them interchangeably is…