I bought my dream home, but the difficult process and higher cost sometimes make me wish I’d stuck with renting
Chelsey Brown applied her expertise in interior design to her rental apartments. I always knew from the moment I graduated college that I was eventually going to buy something in the city. I loved New York. There’s no other place I would want to be. I’m not a suburban girl. I love being able to…
I moved from the US to Scotland. My social life looks much different here.
I moved from the US to Scotland in 2017. In 2017, I moved from the East Coast of the US to the UK and promptly met my Scottish husband. Moving abroad presented many challenges, not least of which was navigating the particular foibles and intricacies of Scottish social culture. Here are the biggest differences I’ve…
I’m 57 and finally following my dreams of traveling while my daughter struggles to launch her career. It’s hard to leave her behind.
The author, right, is traveling full-time without her daughter. When my kids were little, I read an article about a “location-independent” writer, cut it out, and taped it near my desk. It stayed there for years until it literally fell off because the tape dried up. Since then, I’ve dreamed of someday traveling the world…
Why housing affordability could be a key issue for swing state voters in November, according to Redfin
The Philadelphia skyline. Swing states have seen a huge rise in rent prices since the 2020 election — a fact that will likely make housing affordability a key issue in this year’s presidential race, Redfin said. The report says median asking rents in swing states have shot up almost 24% since 2020, with especially big…
Amazon’s 5-day office push may be the beginning of the end for remote working
Amazon is requiring its corporate employees to come into the office five days a week. Amazon is waving goodbye to remote work. Starting in January, corporate employees must go into the office five days a week. Workers were previously told to come in at least three days a week, but Amazon seems eager to end…
Park your cash in these 3 places to get higher yields than money-market funds as interest rates fall, according to Goldman Sachs
After months of investor speculation, the Federal Reserve finally kicked off an easing cycle with its announcement of a 50-basis-point rate cut on Wednesday. Equity markets rejoiced at the news, with tech stocks leading a 1.7% rally in the S&P 500 on Thursday. While a rate cut is good news for stocks, it’s not ideal…
We asked millennials and Gen Zers for their top hidden-gem travel destinations. Here’s what they said.
Individuals around New York City shared their favorite hidden-gem travel destinations. Depending on where you’re reading this, you might have noticed a chill in the morning air or leaves turning a golden shade of brown. But while summer is coming to an end, people’s travel plans are not — and that’s especially true for younger…
Apple iPhones aren’t coming with AI software. Here’s why it doesn’t matter.
The Apple iPhone 16 and 16 Pro launched on September 20 without Apple Intelligence. When eager customers lined up outside Apple stores in San Francisco on Friday to upgrade to the latest iPhone 16 and 16 Pro, their new purchases had a glaring omission. Apple Intelligence, the AI feature analysts believe will spark a consumer…
The end of the great China gold rushAmerica’s business giants are starting to lose faith in their old friend Xi Jinping.
The strongest tie between the US and China is unraveling. For decades, Wall Street and corporate America have chased the promise of the ascendant Chinese consumer. As regular Chinese households got richer, there was money to be made selling them everything from fried chicken to Fendi. US companies like Starbucks, Apple, and Nike jumped in…
