Finances
This 3-digit number can determine the rates you pay for loans, apartments, and even car insurance. The higher the number, the better deals you will get.
Credit Score
If you own a car in Massachusetts, you are legally required to have this.
Auto Insurance
According to Parker, you should never start a funeral with _____.
Logistics
This mindfulness practice, involving deep breathing and quiet focus, can reduce stress and anxiety.
Meditation
This branch of the government, made up of the House of Representatives and Senate, is charged with making the laws.
Legislative
This payroll deduction pays into a federal system that supports retirees, who receive monthly checks based on how much they paid into the system during their working years.
Social Security
This legislation, often referred to as “Obamacare,” greatly expanded the number of Americans with health insurance, partially through an individual mandate that is no longer enforced on the federal level.
The Affordable Care Act
According to Parker, good hosts should act less like passive facilitators and more like these confident, intentional leaders.
Generous Authorities
This mineral, found in dairy products and leafy greens, helps strengthen bones and teeth.
Calcium
These elections, often held in the spring or summer, determine who will represent each major political party in the fall general elections.
Primaries
This government form tells you how much your employer should withhold in taxes, and has to be filled out before you join the payroll.
W-4
This term refers to the amount you must pay out-of-pocket for covered services before your insurance begins to kick in.
Deductible
This principle, although controversial, is what Parker recommends when curating the guest list for your gathering.
Exclusivity
For how many minutes a week should you engage in moderate- to vigorous-intensity activity in order to promote overall wellness, both mentally and physically?
150 minutes
This amendment to the US Constitution guarantees certain rights to criminal defendants, including the rights to legal counsel and a fair and speedy trial.
6th Amendment
This type of account grows tax-free for retirement, but has nothing to do with your employer.
Roth IRA
This type of insurance results in a lump-sum pay out to your loved ones in the event of your death, providing financial protection to dependents and helping cover outstanding expenses.
Life Insurance
This Parker phrase describes how a good gathering must start, maybe even before guests arrive. This may include an invitation, instructions, or expectations for the gathering ahead.
Priming the guests
In behavioral psychology, this term describes a voluntary, intrinsically motivated activity that provides restorative cognitive disengagement from obligatory roles; its wellness benefits are explained through autonomy, competence, and relatedness - even if the activity is objectively unproductive.
Hobby
These two senators represent Massachusetts in the United States Senate.
Elizabeth Warren & Ed Markey
This type of personal loan uses an asset—like a car or savings account—as collateral, often resulting in lower interest rates compared to other loans.
Secured loan
Homeowner’s policies typically do NOT cover this type of natural disaster unless you buy a separate policy.
Flooding
Parker argues that gatherings fail when hosts prioritize format over intention; she terms this mistake a “_____ gathering,” in which the event becomes a hollow performance of expected rituals rather than a meaningful convergence.
Default
This bodily cycle, influenced by light and darkness, is your body’s “natural clock,” and regulates sleep patterns.
Circadian Rhythm
To win the presidency, a candidate must receive 270 electoral college votes. This is the number Massachusetts has.
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