PPersonal finance Read More My parents have a lot of debt, but they also have a mortgage. I’ve got a reverse-mortgage plan for them.September 8, 2025 Pay Dirt is Slate’s money advice column. Have a question? Send it to Kristin and Ilyce here. (It’s…
BBooks Read More ‘Lin-Manuel Miranda’ review: Book maps ‘Hamilton’ creator’s influencesSeptember 8, 2025 Lin-Manuel Miranda: The Education of an Artist By Daniel Pollack-PelznerSimon & Schuster: 400 pages, $30If you buy books…
IInternet Read More Fears over Online Safety Act as vast majority of Brits worry what their kids are watchingSeptember 6, 2025 Plenty of British parents aren’t sure about the effectiveness of the Online Safety Act, and worry about just…
GGenetics Read More Designer babies: Should you try embryo selection via polygenic testing?September 2, 2025 Your Mileage May Vary is an advice column offering you a unique framework for thinking through your moral…
HHealthcare Read More Belfast man backs calls for improved diagnosis and support after losing parents to Alzheimer’sSeptember 2, 2025 “An early and accurate diagnosis is vital to enable people living with dementia to access the care, support…
PPersonal finance Read More Cost for family of 4 to live comfortably in US up nearly $10K in 2025. Are you keeping up or just getting by?September 2, 2025 Raising a family has always come with additional costs, but in 2025, it’s become a whole lot more…
PPersonal finance Read More How can I save for the trip of a lifetime? I want to see Antarctica. It’s going to cost tens of thousands of dollars.September 1, 2025 Pay Dirt is Slate’s money advice column. Have a question? Send it to Kristin and Ilyce here. (It’s…
HHealthcare Read More ‘It’s trial and error adjusting to the new norm’: Grandma on challenges as husband’s main carer after strokeSeptember 1, 2025 “It’s 24/7 and there’s so much worry. As a caregiver you do everything on your own.”Nikki and Michael…
JJobs Read More Forget 40 hours: The Dutch get their work done in just 32 hours a week—and women made it possibleAugust 31, 2025 Ever since the pandemic, American workers have clung to their remote schedules for as long as possible as…
FFitness Read More ‘Beast’ gran, 55, who works out for eight hours a day ‘gets hit on by men half her age’August 31, 2025 Andrea Sunshine, 55, from London, exercises for a minimum of three hours every single day – and the…
JJobs Read More Sales Engineer Was Laid Off and Was Forced to Take an Entry-Level JobAugust 31, 2025 This as-told-to essay is based on conversations with 49-year-old Damon Duncan, who is based in Atlanta. His identity…
PPersonal finance Read More I won the lottery and set up a trust for my sister to thank her for raising me. But now I want that money back.August 29, 2025 Our advice columnists have heard it all over the years—so we’re diving into the Pay Dirt archives to…