Everyone who knows me knows that I can’t stand owing money. I pay down my credit cards every month, and I complete Venmo requests the second I get them. The only debt I have left is my student loan, which has been on minimum payment autopilot since I graduated from college in 2013. For many…
Last month, Skyscanner published its annual report of destinations around the world that are trending for 2026. To determine the ranking, Skyscanner looked at destinations with the biggest year-over-year increases in searches to which shows where exactly travelers are most interested in heading to in the upcoming year. Skyscanner, in partnership with OnePoll, an international…
In 2020, Anita Kinoshita, 28 years old at the time, started looking into buying a house. Kinoshita was living in California and making around $70,000 a year as a software engineer for the Department of Defense. As a first-generation American from a farming family in Mexico, Kinoshita believed the best way to finally achieve the…
For millions of Americans, it is an uncertain time. Amazon, General Motors and Paramount have all been making layoffs, and U.S.-based employers announced 153,074 job cuts in October altogether, according to research firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas. The government shutdown has also left hundreds of thousands of workers without pay, millions of SNAP recipients without…
“Neighbors need food NOW,” the homepage of Second Harvest Food Bank of South Louisiana reads. Amid uncertainty around SNAP funding, food banks across the U.S. are scrambling to pick up the slack for the 42 million Americans who rely on the program for food assistance. SNAP payments have been paused since Nov. 1 due to…
Amid high-profile job cuts at major companies like Meta, Amazon and Target, many workers are undoubtedly anxious about future downsizing. According to Jason Walker and Rey Ramirez, co-founders of Thrive HR Consulting, a significant portion of these recent job cuts can be credited to AI. “Companies are seeing their ability to be more efficient and…
New-car prices have never been higher. The average sale price reached $50,080 in September, marking the first time it has topped $50,000, according to Kelley Blue Book. The milestone came as shoppers rushed to buy electric vehicles before a $7,500 federal tax credit expired on Sept. 30, with EVs selling for an average of $58,124,…
Last month, J.D. Power released its annual North American Airport Satisfaction Study for 2025. Mega airports are defined as those with 33 million or more passengers per year. The study measured overall passenger satisfaction by examining their experiences across seven core dimensions in order of importance: Ease of travel through airport Level of trust with…
Among Americans’ favorite romantic comedies are “Pretty Woman,” “Sleepless in Seattle” and “Sixteen Candles,” according to a series of 2023 YouGov polls. In those and the many romcoms like them, the plot is fairly simple: The female lead pines after a man, they end up together, often after a series of kooky encounters. The end….
Julia Roberts may an Academy Award-winning actress, but early in her career, she struggled to overcome harsh criticism. “I don’t think I entered into my career with much confidence,” Roberts told People Magazine in a recent interview. Roberts, who broke through as an actress with films like “Steel Magnolias” and “Pretty Woman,” said that in…
