Remote workers are swapping commute hours for side hustles
A recent LinkedIn survey showed that remote workers are slightly more likely than their peers to have side hustles. Remote workers are more likely to have side gigs than their office-based peers — 34% versus 29% — according to a new LinkedIn Workforce Confidence survey of 8,606 US professionals. The trend toward additional income streams…
Record amount of buy now, pay later purchases expected on Cyber Monday, with many coming from shoppers’ phones
Buy now pay later sales are expected to break a record on Cyber Monday. This year, more shoppers than ever are using buy now, pay later options that let buyers pay for purchases in installments — and more often than not from their cell phones. According to new data from Adobe, buy now, pay later…
We retired to Maine and turned 2 $12,000 Amish sheds’ into our off-the-grid dream home
Jason and Jennifer Remillard connected two Amish sheds with a custom-built hallway to create their off-the-grid house. My wife Jen and I lived in a small town called Wauconda just outside of Chicago. Jen was a supervisor in the photo lab at Costco, and I was the director of quality and operations for a touchscreen…
3 things you can do before the end of the year to level up your career
There are steps workers can take now that might help boost their careers. It’s almost that time again: a new year and new opportunities to improve our work and ourselves. Alongside starting a gym routine or giving up ultra-processed foods, you might consider taking steps now that might help you begin to boost your career.…
Who gets the ski cottage? How rich Americans give homes to their children without causing feuds.
Who gets the ski cottage? How rich Americans give homes to their children without causing feuds. In a survey conducted by Ameriprise in 2022, nearly seven out of 10 respondents said they planned to leave real estate to their heirs, but more than half of them said they hadn’t told their heirs about it. Even…
I founded a bike company and have built my net worth to $30 million. Leaving too much money to my sons would make their lives less rich.
Ryan McFarland founded Strider Bikes when his oldest son was 2. I love any type of biking or motorcycling. When I became a dad, I couldn’t wait to get my son on a bike, so I created a balance bike without pedals. My son Bode rode it everywhere, zipping around rather than sitting in a…
Costco has 3 ways to shop without a membership, but the math still favors paying the fee
You can shop at Costco without a membership, but it doesn’t really make sense to. Costco’s Netflix-style crackdown on unauthorized membership sharing over the past year raises a perennial question about how to access the jumbo packs of toilet paper, tubs of peanut butter pretzels, 40-pound bags of dog food, and other staples without signing…
She moved into a neighborhood of 3D printed homes in Texas — see what it’s like inside
Icon is building a community of 100 3D printed homes in Austin. 3D printed houses may sound like they’re from a future filled with hoverboards and holograms. For Daniella Glaeze, she’s already living it. Glaeze began documenting her 3D printed home on TikTok shortly after moving into it in April. Her videos showing off the…
Bluesky, the X alternative, says it has ‘quadrupled’ its moderation team
Bluesky has updated its impersonation policy to be more “aggressive, ” the company said. Bluesky has expanded its moderation team as curious social media users, many of whom are seeking an alternative to Elon Musk’s X, flock to the app. The official account for Bluesky’s Trust & Safety team published a thread on Friday that…
