Moving from the US to Morocco taught me a different way of living. I sundry my clothes and consume less.
The author moved from the US to Morocco five years ago. Five years ago, I booked a one-way ticket from the US to Morocco with no idea of what to expect. I’d spent several months prior searching for international job opportunities, willing to go almost anywhere. I was surprised at how much I learned about…
My mom insisted I take everything she saved from my childhood. I don’t regret throwing most of it out.
I did not inherit my mom’s urge to save everything. I sat on a bedroom floor full of my childhood belongings and felt overwhelmed. I was helping my mom move from her 3-story forever home into a 55+ condo community, and everything she’d saved from my childhood had to go. She’d been trying to get…
My favorite credit card raised its annual fee by $100 this year, but the perks it offers make it worth the cost to me
The author, Katie Oelker. My family is no stranger to travel rewards credit cards. I’ve been using them strategically to earn travel points and miles since after the birth of our first child. During my days at home with our daughter, I learned how points and miles can be used for free or discounted travel.…
Miss America is embroiled in legal drama weeks before the 2025 competition
Miss America is in the midst of a legal battle. Miss America 2025 is just weeks away, and a legal battle over who owns the organization is playing out behind the scenes. The 103-year-old competition has had several leadership controversies in the last decade, but this matter centers on Robin Fleming and Glenn F. Straub,…
Fighting in Ukraine is giving rise to a new kind of drone warfare: hit-to-kill intercepts
In the contested skies above Ukraine, a new kind of warfare is rapidly emerging as drones are increasingly sent on new attack missions. Their targets aren’t armored vehicles or fighting positions — they are other drones. Combat footage from the war in Ukraine has repeatedly captured these hit-to-kill intercepts in which a cheap drone slams…
I always ran back to the same ex, calling her my backup plan. She’s now engaged to someone else, and I learned how toxic I am.
The author (not pictured) kept running back to his ex. There are many ways to describe that relationship we always run back to — the fallback option, the backburner relationship, or the Plan B. As insulting as that sounds, I am guilty of using a woman as my backup option. Every time I ended a…
I thought I hated everything about all-inclusive resorts until staying at one completely changed my mind
I’ve grown to love staying at all-inclusive resorts. When I go on vacation, I usually have every minute of the itinerary planned out. So, when I took my first trip to an all-inclusive resort last year, I wasn’t expecting it to be for me. After all, I couldn’t imagine taking a trip to Aruba, one…
A longtime stock market bear is rethinking his view after this year’s dizzying rally
Economist and longtime market bear David Rosenberg is coming around after this year’s blistering stock market rally. While he says his updated view doesn’t amount to “throwing in the towel,” he admits that the technology-fueled AI boom is requiring him to reframe his thinking on the broader stock market. “It’s high time for me to…
I rode a train that rolls aboard a ferry. For just $30, it was a unique way to see the beautiful Italian coast.
I was surprised to learn that taking a singular train all the way from Sicily to Naples was even an option. I enjoy riding around Europe via rail and have taken trains in Spain, France, Belgium, Bulgaria, Slovenia, and, recently, Italy. Italy’s rail system is immense and connects almost every corner of the country. I…
