Black Friday is this week – what better way to follow up our national day of gluttony than with some voracious spending? The dark architects of the American dream insist that we get fat and then shop like we’re rich, and Black Friday allows us to find release in retail. And it seems we feel […]

As we gather to binge in honor of our busiest national holiday, we’re here to offer a different kind of dish, a rundown of what each zodiac sign brings — or doesn’t bring — to the table. We serve this generous helping of zodiac shade along with the knowledge that the true history and legacy […]

They couldn’t keep this bottled. Engineers renovating a historic lighthouse in Scotland were blown away after discovering a 132-year-old message in a bottle – and it had a surprising connection to their project. “The note was just sensational, I was in complete awe,” engineer Ross Russell, 36, told the BBC of the enlightening discovery. Russell […]

High interest rates are one of the most significant hurdles buyers face when jumping into the housing market right now. As anyone who has bought a home in recent years knows, interest rates have more than doubled since 2020. For a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage, you’re looking at an average interest rate of somewhere between 6% […]

Today’s high interest rates have created a ticking time bomb for the many homebuyers who took out an adjustable-rate mortgage near the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. About 330,000 homeowners who took out an ARM in 2019 have already seen their five-year fixed-rate term end, and another 100,000 will join them next year, according to […]

Women would rather accept the “singles tax” than the couple. The “singles tax” — the highest costs singles pay to support themselves financially — recently rose to over $7,000, according to Zillow, but women would rather stay on their own. A new study conducted by Qualtrics on behalf of Intuit Credit Karma found that while […]