Kelli McCourt is the editor in chief of Bottom Line Personal.
We’ve all heard the story. A loved one gets a scary diagnosis and ends up in the hospital, followed by…
Early in my career, I was an editor for a large investment-management company in New York City. (I am not…
We all know that retailers have lots of tricks up their sleeves to get us to buy more. In fact,…
I am an early riser…and I have lots of well-known company in that—Apple CEO Tim Cook reportedly rises at 3:45…Starbucks…
Does it seem like everyone you know has been struggling with a respiratory illness in recent months? The medical community…
Many years ago—when I was working for our founder Martin Edelston as managing editor of Bottom Line Personal—he suggested that…
In my job, I ask for help every day. I ask experts and writers in all areas—finance, health, life—to help…
A new study is making many of us question whether we should continue to get our dreaded colonoscopies. For years,…
During a recent live TV broadcast, Tulsa news anchor Julie Chin started to lose her vision in one eye…her hand…
In college, I was required to read The Canterbury Tales. I didn’t love it, but that doesn’t mean I think…
I had a great weekend…for all the right reasons—family, friends, being outdoors and away from my desk. But this one…
Who doesn’t love a gift card? Certainly I do. In fact, for one of my favorite retailers, I have accumulated…
I just spent three days with my husband in the hospital. He had a severe asthma attack—we started in the…
Do you have a close friend—someone supportive and willing to listen to you even at 3:00 in the morning? I…
Have you noticed that we all are swearing a bit more these days? It is true—the use of curse words…
My husband and I love wandering around our lovely New England towns, especially in the summer and fall. We spent…
What do you do when a loved one asks to borrow $1,500 to pay some bills? Especially since you know…
I come from a long line of readers—I remember my parents reading in their bedroom…and my sister and I reading…
Amazon is like a third member of our household. My husband will say, “We need [fill in the blank],” and…
Grocery prices are on the rise—but that’s not the only reason we aren’t getting as much for our money. Some…
