My neighbor is 78, she lives alone. A kind and quiet woman. I noticed that a young man started coming to see her. It would have been nothing, but after he came I would hear screaming. I started to worry, so one day I knocked on the door. They’re quiet. And then the door opens…
My husband was late from work again, so I went to visit my mom – I froze when I heard strange noises coming from her bedroom. My husband, Dan, was late from work again—no surprise there. His job had consumed him over the past few months, and though I tried to be understanding, it was…
“We’re always looking for new ways to help our customers save time, and these innovations are just the latest examples of how we continue to invest in our stores and bring greater convenience to customers,” shared Ray Korsch, a Walmart market manager, in an encouraging statement. Switching out cashiers for new technology didn’t go as…
Growing up, my mother’s extreme frugality was a constant source of frustration. Despite my father’s stable income as a regional manager and her job as a nurse, she was obsessed with saving money. Simple pleasures, like eating out or buying new clothes, were out of the question. To my young mind, this seemed unnecessary and…