By Nikita Wolff So you’ve spent the last 2 years spending an average of 5 hours a day in front of the TV or endlessly scrolling TikTok… Maybe you’ve reached the point where you’re ready to step outside of your comfort zone and explore new hobbies. Here are some lower-cost hobbies that might pique your…
By Nicole Del Percio In order to effectively increase the knowledge of personal finance in young adults, it is imperative to identify the roots of personal finance in America (or lack thereof) and acknowledge the Racial Wealth Gap; i.e. the financial inequalities, absent education, and discriminatory systems and regulations the BIPOC community has faced for…
Rewards Beyond Heart By Megan Stiles, CVA®, AFC® When you think of volunteering, you might picture an individual or group selflessly working towards the betterment of an idea, belief, service, or product for the greater good. By definition, volunteers do not receive a paycheck, and the popular belief is that service is only altruistically motivated.…
What you really need to know about buying a home By Jennifer Edwards, CFP®, CSLP® The dramatic jump in home prices across the country has potential homebuyers scrambling to understand the landscape and evaluate their options. At 3rd Decade, we want everyone, who desires to, to own a home at some point. Homeownership helps you…
By Megan Stiles, CVA®, AFC®
By Megan Stiles, CVA®, AFC® Food. It is at the core of everything we do, whether it’s a personal emotional fix, a vector of social interaction, or simply a focus of our overall well-being. Our relationship with food is at once intimate and unknown. Its origin beyond the grocery bin is a mystery, and its…
While society has changed, the workweek has not. What would a four-day workweek look like in today’s world? What are the pros and cons to a shorter workweek and how would it even work?
This week, we wanted to share a piece written by David Booth, Founder and Executive Chairman of Dimensional Fund Advisors. As some of you may know, Dimensional is collaborating with our program and continues to play a pivotal role in expanding 3rd Decade’s reach to young people across the country. This piece comes as Dimensional…
By: Diane Darling An Evil Stepmother’s Guide for Teaching Your Child Personal Finance, PART 3 In Part 1 of this series, we explored about how to talk to your kids about their money. In Part 2, we discussed how your children might earn money with which to learn financial literacy. In this part…
By: Laura Walton AFC® In April of 2016 we launched our first 3rd Decade classes, two classes each with 20 participants. Word of mouth filled six classes the following year with 120 participants; we expanded from Tucson to Tempe and Flagstaff. In the three years since, growth hasn’t abated. Our statistics show that…