Let’s get this botty right. With Ozempic in short supply due to wannabe skinny minis around the world, and the cost of personal trainers soaring upwards of $150 per session in some cases, folks looking to lose fat fast are now turning to artificial intelligence. “Gather around and please allow me to show you how I use AI…for … Read more
Natalie Portman isn’t down with the Method acting technique. The Oscar winner, 42, got candid with the Wall Street Journal about the widespread Hollywood practice and why it is not her cup of tea. “The Black Swan” lead admitted that she has never tried Method acting before and that many women couldn’t undertake the process. … Read more
A nationwide shortage of drugs that treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder has forced some patients to shell out hundreds more for pricey, brand-name alternatives. A new analysis from USA Today found that the prices that retail community pharmacies pay for common ADHD medications have outpaced inflation, and in some cases, have doubled or tripled in the … Read more
Call it the little blues pill. An exciting new drug for treating postpartum depression is making headlines for its game-changing potential — as well as its lofty price. Zuranolone, marketed as Zurzuvae by makers Sage Therapeutics and Biogen, fetches a price tag of $15,900 for the necessary 14-day course of treatment, Reuters reported. And while … Read more
With high borrowing costs and steep home prices, potential buyers need to make at least $114,627 to afford a median-priced home in the U.S. That’s a new record. It marks the highest annual income households have ever needed to buy a home, and is about $40,000 more than what the typical American household pulls in annually, … Read more
The price of a single pint of beer at a pub in a Sydney tourist hub has left Australians gobsmacked. Taking to Reddit on Monday, a consumer shared a photo of the beer (brewer unknown) and its accompanying $17.80 (Australian) [$11.42 USD] price tag on the EFTPOS console at the Harbour View Hotel in The … Read more
A UK mom was forced to take some drastic measures after her 34H-sized chest left her in so much agony that she couldn’t even pick up her own children. Victoria Marsh, 33, said she was not eligible for breast reduction surgery under the UK’s publicly funded healthcare system, so she paid for the procedure on … Read more
A musician who couldn’t afford to buy or rent a house has made the bold move to hole up in an abandoned school – and it’s perfectly legal. Max Armfield lives in the remains of a primary school in the south of London after struggling to get anywhere in the capital’s property market. The 24-year-old … Read more
Home affordability is so out of reach right now that two out of five Americans think they’d need to win the lottery to become homeowners. That’s according to a recent survey of 2,000 current non-homeowners, only 53% of whom are confident in any way that they’ll be able to own their own home someday. In … Read more
Izzy Anaya was tired of looking tired. The skin atop her hooded eyelids had begun to sag and wrinkle. She looked perpetually exhausted and much older than her 43 years. The Manhattan mom of two tried to fight the droop, routinely receiving Botox and filler injections to her forehead. She hoped the popular toxins would … Read more
A woman couldn’t afford to buy a house, but fear naut — she made do with a floating home. Kate Fincham beat the housing market by purchasing a 550-square-foot, two-story home that’s built on steel pontoons and can float on water. “My life is completely different,” Fincham, 34, told NeedToKnow.Online. “The housing in Toronto has … Read more
Here’s one club 50 Cent won’t be found in anytime soon. “I think depression is a luxury,” the New York rapper, born Curtis Jackson, said on syndicated hip-hop radio show “Big Boy’s Neighborhood.” “Where I’m from, you can’t afford to be depressed.” For the 47-year-old “Candy Shop” emcee — who grew up in the tough … Read more
More than a third of older Americans are worried about affording their medication in the future (34%), according to a recent poll. The survey of 2,000 seniors 64 and older delved into the topic of affording certain aspects of their healthcare and found that similarly, 35% have cut down on costs in other places of … Read more
Last May, Charlotte, 31, and her husband packed up their one-bedroom apartment on Christopher Street after learning the rent would likely skyrocket from $5,000 per month to $7,000. The couple loved living in the West Village, but homeownership was out of reach, even with her job in finance and him being in tech. They were … Read more