A new year, a new chance to start fresh. For many, that means laying out a budget. But if the pandemic has taught us anything, it’s that even the best laid plans can be turned upside down. Your old budgeting habits may no longer make sense in the COVID-19 era. […]
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Costco’s photo centers have been a fan-favorite for as long as we can remember. Being able to grab everything from passport photos to vacation prints while we shop for our favorite products and grab a snack has made our lives so much easier. Unfortunately, after years of slowly closing down […]
The beginning of the year is always special: It’s full of hope, promise and optimism for a new chapter. After a particularly challenging year, the idea of a fresh start is especially exciting. But just because Oregonians have left 2020 behind doesn’t mean we can forget all of the important […]
Rep. Madison Cawthorn (R-N.C.) said he was armed with a gun during the Jan. 6 attack on Capitol Hill by supporters of President Donald Trump, many of whom came from a rally where Cawthorn spoke earlier in the day. Speaking to the Smoky Mountain News a day after the violence, […]
The global pandemic has completely solidified the need for e-commerce. Where it used to be just one of many options we had when it came to making a purchase, e-commerce instead became the primary method of shopping. With all non-essential shops closed across the world for large swathes of 2020, […]
Airbnb said on Wednesday that it is cancelling reservations and barring new ones in the Washington, DC metro area next week in response to official pleas not to travel to the area for the United States’ inauguration week. Airbnb said on Wednesday that it is cancelling reservations and barring new […]
Venturing further into adulthood has its perks. You likely have stronger relationships, a better vocabulary, a more robust bank account, and maybe even a family of your own. But sometimes it can feel like you had to trade in your fit figure to obtain all of these “grown up” perks. […]
Get outside! Cross Country skiing is easy to pick up, especially the “classic” form shown here, with … [+] skis in groomed tracks. This is Sun Valley, Idaho. getty Cross-country skiing has been booming for years in the United States, but with the first full winter of the coronavirus pandemic, […]
Is your business still struggling because of COVID-19? Applications are live for a fresh round of Paycheck Protection Program loans worth more than $284 billion for businesses that need help paying their bills. Those who received funds in the first-go-around last year can reapply starting Wednesday if they meet select […]
Editorial Independence We want to help you make more informed decisions. Some links on this page — clearly marked — may take you to a partner website and may result in us earning a referral commission. For more information, see How We Make Money. With non-essential travel largely paused because […]
If you need to save up toward a big expense, a high-yield savings account might be able to help you reach your goal a lot faster. (iStock) As you might be able to guess, a high-yield savings account (HYSA) is different from a traditional savings account in a few key […]
(CNN) — We could all use a getaway right now, but while travel is restricted to most locations globally and we’re doing everything we can to stay home to avoid the transmission of Covid-19, that might not be possible. So instead of sulking around simply dreaming of your favorite […]
Getty Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi isn’t alone when it comes to wanting to take a break from “Jersey Shore.” Pictured: Jenni “JWoww” Farley. Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi isn’t alone when it comes to wanting to take a break from Jersey Shore. Jenni “JWoww” Farley threatened to leave Season 4 of Family Vacation […]
While thousands of seniors in Florida are bleary eyed and angry after spending weeks trying unsuccessfully to get an appointment for a coronavirus vaccine, the former chairman and CEO of Time Warner told a national television audience on Friday that it was a breeze. Richard Parsons, who is also a […]
Airbnb (NASDAQ:ABNB) jumped out of the gate following its IPO last month, and it’s easy to see why. The company is disrupting the massive travel industry, having pioneered the home-sharing concept for over a decade. And it just survived its toughest test yet during the coronavirus pandemic, adapting to shifting demand […]
SAN FRANCISCO – At CES, the tech industry’s biggest showcase, covid-19 has inspired new products to power extreme digital living. Here comes a big WiFi update, smart masks and even robot comfort cats. The pandemic has also forced the event online. Instead of gathering 171,268 geeks in Las Vegas for […]
LONDON, Jan 11 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Greece’s first openly gay minister said encountering homophobia in public life was “a given,” but hoped his appointment to the conservative government would make it easier for LGBT+ people to tackle discrimination. Nicholas Yatromanolakis was named deputy minister for contemporary culture after being […]
(CNN) — It’s been almost 10 months since the coronavirus pandemic landed on US shores, and in that time, the travel industry has become a shadow of its former self. With international borders mostly closed, people hunkered down in their homes and business travel reduced to a fraction of […]
An unnamed man is being sued by Koei Tecmo for selling a Dead or Alive DVD full of nude mods. The specific game in question is the Japanese-only release Dead or Alive Xtreme: Venus Vacation, which features the characters in extremely small bikinis. The franchise is best-known for its female […]
rypson / Getty Images The stock market can be volatile, but historically it’s also been a great way to build wealth. Although the long-term average return of the stock market has been almost 8%, individual stocks can provide explosive growth. Take Tesla, for example, which skyrocketed nearly 700% in 2020 […]
Instagram Some “Jersey Shore” fans are claiming Jenni “JWoww” Farley is a “puppet master” after the latest episode. Some Jersey Shore fans are claiming Jenni “JWoww” Farley is a “puppet master” after the latest episode, as first noted by Cheatsheet.com. The theme of Season 4 of Family Vacation has been […]
Text size Passengers waiting at the Southwest Airlines counter at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. Daniel Slim/AFP via Getty Images Investors who buy airline stocks may now have to endure some pain and take a “leap of faith” that revenues will recover sharply in the second half of the year, […]