Valerie Valcourt has lived all around the U.S. in Seattle, New York City and Washington, D.C. But she made her biggest move yet last year when she quit her six-figure Big Tech job to go to pastry school in France. Valcourt, 34, tells CNBC Make It she started the process in 2020 when, while earning … Read more
‘Quit entertaining these crazy-butt ideas’: This South Carolina teacher earns $158K and is very close to retirement, paid-off home — but is considering more debt for renovations. Should she? Patience is a virtue: one that could come in handy in certain financial situations, according to personal finance guru Dave Ramsey. Dina, a 59-year-old teacher from … Read more
If you’ve been on Elon Musk’s X anytime over the past week, you’ve likely seen MrBeast fill up your feed as the social media app incessantly promoted the popular YouTuber’s first video upload to the service across the platform. MrBeast said the video upload was a test to compare his X earnings with his YouTube … Read more
Jacob Tremblay is rolling in the DreamWorks dough … earning a sweet paycheck for lending his voice to an upcoming animated movie. According to Jacob’s minor’s contract — filed in court and obtained by TMZ — the 17-year-old actor was paid $25,000 for 10 original recording sessions for his starring role in “Orion and the … Read more
Josh Hutcherson and Matthew Lillard star in Emma Tammi’s video game adaptation. Image by Annamaria Ward Five Nights at Freddy’s continues to impress with its performance at the global box office, as Emma Tammi’s movie adaptation of the popular independent video game currently sits at $271 million. The animatronics of Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza haunt the … Read more
Sen. Mitt Romney and Sen. Joe Manchin’s bill to stabilize the national debt, which has more than doubled in the last decade, has been gaining bipartisan support in Congress. The Fiscal Stability Act aims to strengthen and stabilize the country’s fiscal health by establishing a commission to find solutions to decrease the national debt that … Read more
The Broncos might be wishing they didn’t have a bye in Week 9. After a tumultuous 1-5 start to the season, Denver rattled off back-to-back wins over the Packers and Chiefs to give itself a glimmer of hope in a campaign that nearly went off the rails. Can Sean Payton’s team continue those winning ways … Read more
The Big Picture The Exorcist: Believer, the new legacy sequel, aims to attract a new generation of fans to the franchise with a Thursday preview gross of $2.85 million. Despite toxic reviews, the film is projected to open between $30 million and $35 million over the weekend. Directed by David Gordon Green, the film is … Read more
Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce and music icon Taylor Swift are the talk of the town. A touchdown at Arrowhead Stadium turned more heads than usual when Swift was seen celebrating alongside Travis’s mother. The ensuing drive in Kelce’s convertible to a secluded dinner only fanned the flames of curiosity. As whispers grew … Read more
Ruby Leigh brought The Voice coaches to their feet on Tuesday with an amazing performance — and some pitch-perfect yodeling. The 16-year-old Missouri native was decked out in her rodeo finest as she took the stage with her guitar to perform Patsy Montana’s “I Want to Be a Cowboy’s Sweetheart.” The coaches were a bit … Read more