{"id":8226,"date":"2022-05-20T14:59:56","date_gmt":"2022-05-20T14:59:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/clients.firstfinancialsecurity.com\/FFSBB\/?p=8226"},"modified":"2022-05-20T14:59:35","modified_gmt":"2022-05-20T14:59:35","slug":"financial-friday-round-up-may-16-may-20","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/clients.firstfinancialsecurity.com\/FFSBB\/2022\/05\/20\/financial-friday-round-up-may-16-may-20\/","title":{"rendered":"Financial Friday Round-Up \u2014 May 16 \u2013 May 20"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p style=\"font-size:16px\">Welcome to the latest Financial Friday Round-Up, our weekly column filled with the best things for you to read, watch or listen to regarding finance around the web. Below you will find articles on paid time off, how to pay for college, the crypto crash, and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/vacation-days-time-off-self-employed-people-entrepreneurs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>How Many Vacation Days Should You Take If You Are Self-Employed?<\/strong><\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:16px\"><em>Business Insider <\/em>talked to Jen Glantz, entrepreneur and founder of Bridesmaid for Hire, about how the self-employed can determine the right amount of vacation days they can take each year and still stay balanced with their business. Check out this interview for more insight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/financial-planning-without-kids-means-more-money-different-problems-11652843124\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>How Much Money Do You Really Save by Not Having Kids?<\/strong><\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:16px\">A few big pillars of financial services revolve around caring for children, from how much life insurance to buy to saving for college. But what about the financial advisors who specialize in couples without children? Read this piece from <em>The Wall Street Journal <\/em>to find out more about this interesting subsection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/money.com\/how-to-pay-for-college\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>How to Pay for College<\/strong><\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:16px\">On the other hand, those with children are watching another school year come to a close. 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