I moved from a city that’s cloudy 50% of the year to one of the sunniest places in the US. It’s changed my life.
I moved to one of the sunniest US cities from one of the cloudiest. I miss living near family, but my new outdoor lifestyle is hard to beat. In 2018, I moved from Youngstown, Ohio — one of the cloudiest cities in the US — to Reno, Nevada — one of the sunniest. Whereas my…
These are the big winners as the US dollar weakens
The dollar has lost ground this year against many other currencies The US dollar, the bedrock of global finance, has weakened by nearly 10% from its mid-January peak to a three-year low against a basket of major currencies. A key catalyst has been President Donald Trump’s disruptive tariffs, which have reignited inflation and recession fears…
Fly By Jing CEO says Trump’s China tariffs are ‘disruptive’ but her chili crisps can’t be sourced from anywhere else
Founder Jing Gao told B-17 that the fluctuations around tariffs are “impossible to plan for and disproportionately affect small businesses and entrepreneurs.” “An Update from Jing on Tariffs.” This was the subject line of an email from the popular chili crisp brand Fly By Jing. I’d previously purchased the brand as a gift, and the message landed…
Netflix is on the hunt for competition shows like ‘Survivor’ and ‘The Bachelor’ starring digital creators
Netflix has mentioned “Survivor,” pictured, in meetings for potential creator-led shows. In the wake of Amazon’s hit “Beast Games,” starring MrBeast, Netflix has been soliciting ideas for competition shows involving digital creators. The streamer has specifically name-checked the long-running franchises “Survivor” and “The Bachelor” as potential inspirations, four people familiar with the discussions told Business…
My Temu order safely arrived — with no extra tariff fees. But you might not be so lucky.
Sure, the national hardship of price increases tied to tariffs is only getting started. But my personal journey of stressing about a recent Temu order? Phew, that’s done! Our nation can breathe a sigh of relief. To catch you up on my harrowing personal drama: The night before “Liberation Day,” I placed a farewell order…
I lived overseas in my 20s and 30s. Now, in my 40s, I’m learning that there’s value in staying put.
Becky Martin and her partner moved to Taiwan Seeking adventure and needing to pay off student loans, I moved to Taiwan in my early 20s. I was complaining about my debt when a friend mentioned that teaching English abroad could be a good way out. My job as a child and youth worker in Canada…
Zillow is fighting back against a push to make real estate listings more exclusive
Zillow said if a listing is first marketed to a limited group of potential buyers, it will not be allowed on Zillow. Zillow announced a new policy Wednesday that it said was motivated by one principle: “A listing marketed to any buyer should be marketed to every buyer.” Under the company’s new listing access standards,…
My parents turned a 500-square-foot shed on their property into a tiny home. I live there so I can afford to stay in my hometown.
My boyfriend and I live in a 500-square-foot shed on my parents’ property in Santa Barbara that they converted into a tiny home. Last year, my boyfriend and I were trying to figure out our next move — and we found it in my parents’ backyard. Our apartment lease in Los Angeles was up in…
A little-known vacation-rental company poked fun at Airbnb with a pointed billboard
New vacation-rental startup Savvy put up a billboard in Austin, not far from Vrbo’s headquarters. Just in time for summer, a rivalry between vacation-rental companies is brewing. Last month, Vrbo crowned itself the “hotter, cooler, friendlier” platform with a billboard teasing rival Airbnb. Vrbo put the billboard right outside Airbnb’s San Francisco headquarters. Now Savvy,…
