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A native of New Jersey and graduate of Princeton University, White resides in upstate New York. ## Martha C. White White Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close *  Mar 19, 2024 ### [The Best Financial Advice for Young Adults](https://time.com/6957579/best-financial-advice-young-adults/) Getting out of debt, saving money and even building wealth aren’t impossible for Gen Z, but experts ... [BUSINESS](/section/business/) *  Mar 16, 2024 ### [Why Credit Card Debt Is So High Now](https://time.com/6957322/why-credit-card-debt-is-high/) Inflation has helped drive credit card debt higher, but there are ways to start chipping away at you... [BUSINESS](/section/business/) *  Mar 15, 2024 ### [Why a 60/30/10 Budget Might Work for You](https://time.com/6916834/how-to-budget-60-30-10/) If the 50/30/20 budget plan popularized by Elizabeth Warren feels impossible, try this instead. 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What It Means for Big Tech](https://time.com/6116953/antitrust-reform-big-tech-congress-biden/) [BUSINESS](/section/business/) *  Dec 17, 2018 ### [5 Ways Charitable Giving Is Likely to Change in 2019](https://time.com/5477667/charitable-giving-trends-2019/) Donors are doing more due diligence into the causes they're supporting [BUSINESS](/section/business/) *  Nov 23, 2018 ### [5 Expert Tips for Deciding Which Charities to Support This Year](https://time.com/5462447/charity-donation-giving-tips/) How to make sure your dollars (or your volunteer time) count [BUSINESS](/section/business/) *  Feb 26, 2016 ### [5 Ways to Stay Connected If You Work From Home](https://time.com/4239333/work-from-home-stay-connected/) High-tech ways to re-create the water cooler *  Aug 26, 2015 ### [5 Pre-Retirement Mistakes Even the Smartest People Make](https://time.com/4010304/pre-retirement-mistakes/) These are guaranteed ways to make it through the limbo of pre-retirement *  Jul 20, 2015 ### [The 4 Biggest Mistakes You Can Make After a Career Setback](https://time.com/3930003/the-4-biggest-mistakes-you-can-make-after-a-career-setback/) This is the difference between getting back on track and derailing your career [BUSINESS](/section/business/) *  Jul 9, 2015 ### [You Won't Believe What Cost Us Nearly $740 Million Last Year](https://time.com/3935436/you-wont-believe-what-cost-us-nearly-740-million-last-year/) It's literally shocking [BUSINESS](/section/business/) *  Jul 9, 2015 ### [This Is Why Gen X Will Never Be Able to Retire](https://time.com/3935428/this-is-why-gen-x-will-never-be-able-to-retire/) The "slacker generation" retire? 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