When it comes to financial affairs, most of us echo the sentiment expressed by J. Wellington Wimpy in the old Popeye cartoons. (Photo: Shutterstock)
“I'd gladly pay you Tuesday for a hamburger today.” When it comes to financial affairs, most of us echo the sentiment expressed by J. Wellington Wimpy in the old Popeye cartoons. We look for gratification today at the expense of our future.
Financial wellness is one of the most talked about emerging employee benefits, so we started doing some research into the opportunity with our employer advisory panel. We found that in the abstract, everyone agreed that financial wellness is a good idea. But when we dug deeper, we found there was little consensus about the definition of a successful financial wellness program.
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