WSJ Your Money Matters

The New Money Rules for Kids: From Youtube and video games to advertisements on social media, kids are seeing content about money – whether they know it or not. So how is this influencing their decisions about money? And how can we best prepare them for financial success in adulthood? In the first episode of Your Money Briefing’s four-part series, we look into how a new generation of kids are learning about money.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The rising cost of having fun is changing the way some people enjoy experiences and how they calculate whether having a good time is living up to the price. Wall Street Journal personal-finance reporter Joe Pinsker joins host J.R. Whalen to discuss. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

 Even as people work later in life, many find it difficult to pinpoint the right time to retire. WSJ columnist Rachel Feintzeig joins host J.R. Whalen to discuss how people envision leaving the workforce often clouds their decision-making. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For some people, having more control over their career includes having the financial freedom to leave their job. WSJ’s Jessica Chou joins host J.R. Whalen to discuss how she saved enough for a “walk-away fund.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

More employees are filing disability discrimination claims against their companies when work-from-home requests are denied. WSJ reporter Lauren Weber joins host J.R. Whalen to discuss. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

More companies are offering disability insurance as part of annual benefits options. WSJ personal-finance reporter Julia Carpenter joins host J.R. Whalen to discuss questions employees should ask before signing up. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Changes to the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or Fafsa, will allow people to make contributions to their 401(k) without it impacting the amount of financial aid they receive. WSJ personal-finance reporter Oyin Adedoyin joins host J.R. Whalen to discuss. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Last week’s verdict against the National Association of Realtors and large residential brokerages is likely to change the amount of commissions paid by home buyers and sellers, as well as how they are paid out. Wall Street Journal reporter Laura Kusisto joins short J.R. Whalen to discuss. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Employees selecting company-provided health benefits may find the list of options and rates confusing. Host J.R. Whalen is joined by Arthur Benefits Solutions founder Maameamba Arthur-Price, to discuss what people should assess in their lives before making selections. Plus, WSJ contributor Cheryl Winokur Munk explains the important benefits people often overlook. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

To stay competitive in a tight labor market, many employers are offering more paid time off to workers. WSJ economics reporter Jeffrey Sparshott joins host J.R. Whalen to discuss how it has resulted in employees working less hours, but maintaining steady pay. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices