One week ago today, Google disabled tracking cookies for 30 million Chrome users, amounting to just 1% of the 3 billion people who use the internet’s most popular browser. By the end of the year, Google will block these cookies entirely and replace them with a new tracking system that’s a bit more private called … Read more
Former President Donald Trump defended his businesses accepting payments from foreign governments during a Fox News town hall on Wednesday. The comments came in response to a Jan. 4 report from House Oversight Committee Democrats finding that the former president had received at least $7.8 million in payments from foreign governments, including China and Saudi Arabia, … Read more
A post-pandemic surge in international travelers, coupled with weak exchange rates, may have indirectly ended one of Japan’s most beloved travel deals: the Japan Rail Pass. Prices for the JR Pass, as it’s known, increased roughly 65%-75%, in October 2023. But there are still rail deals to be found — especially for those going beyond … Read more
‘They should have their butts kicked’: This Oregon woman wants to divide her late mother’s ranch evenly with her siblings — but they put money into it and she didn’t. Dave Ramsey responds Just 46% of Americans aged 55 and over have a will or other estate planning document, according to senior living referral service … Read more
The millennial and Gen Z generations are placing financial goals at the top of their lists of 2024 resolutions, a recent American Express survey finds. The poll, which surveyed more than 1,800 people born between 1981 and 2012, found that 57% of respondents named personal finance goals as their top personal aim for next year, … Read more
Winter is in full swing. If you live in a colder climate, hot water feels much more valuable when the thermometer drops, and unfortunately your utility bills might reflect that. One quick-and-easy home project can help shave a bit off that bill, and still be just as effective when winter rolls around again. The Environmental … Read more
Play video content 35 XXXV Gentlemen’s Club ‘Jersey Shore’ star Angelina Pivarnick is no stranger to having a good time … a skill she put to good use as she worked the stage at a strip club over the weekend. Pivarnick took center stage at 35 XXXV Gentlemen’s Club Saturday night in Jersey. Angelina didn’t … Read more
‘Collecting degrees like a thermometer’: This Atlanta woman has 3 different degrees, $311K in student debt — but refuses to use her law schooling to earn more money. Dave Ramsey responds College may be expensive, but generations of young adults have been sold on the promise of big returns once they make it to the … Read more
The U.S. on Thursday imposed sanctions on a group of money exchange services from Yemen and Turkey alleged to help provide funding to Iranian-backed Houthi rebels who have been launching attacks on commercial shipping vessels in the southern Red Sea. Included in the sanctions are the head of a financial intermediary in Sana’a, Yemen, along … Read more
Scooters take over SXSW in Austin, TX As the last decade came to an end, it was easy for a young engineer to hop on a Bird scooter and ride it to a nearby WeWork office, home to the hottest new crypto startup. Then came Covid. Electric scooters and coworking spaces were no longer important, … Read more