I saved thousands of dollars with my DIY wedding dress — it’s a feeling you can’t buy

I saved thousands of dollars with my DIY wedding dress — it’s a feeling you can’t buy

Monica Razak’s wedding dress is a gown made of honor.  Before getting engaged last October, the local gal had only sewn little things, like hair scrunchies and sun dresses.  But after falling in love with an over $10,000 frock at Kleinfeld, NYC’s most ballyhooed bridal boutique, she got creative in order to save some dough.  “I made … Read more

McDonald’s free collectible cups are being resold for thousands of dollars on eBay

McDonald’s free collectible cups are being resold for thousands of dollars on eBay

Fans are really lovin’ it. Earlier this month, McDonald’s released a Collector’s Meal with six collectible cups and now the plastic drinkware is being resold for eyewatering prices. The plastic cups feature a range of beloved nostalgic characters, including Barbie and Hot Wheels, Beanie Babies, Coca-Cola, Hello Kitty and Peanuts, McDonald’s characters, and a combination … Read more

Waste management facility rakes in millions of dollars worth of loose change thrown in trash

Waste management facility rakes in millions of dollars worth of loose change thrown in trash

The expression “one man’s trash is another’s man’s treasure” is near and dear to one Pennsylvania waste management facility that bridges the divide between trash and treasure on a massive scale – collecting $10 million in lost change since its inception. “What we have is a series of assorted materials,” Rebecca Guardino, Director of Ash … Read more

Influencers are offering thousands of dollars for valuable Instagram handles

Influencers are offering thousands of dollars for valuable Instagram handles

They’re flying off the handle. Clout chasing content creators and influencers are going to great lengths to secure coveted social media handles — bullying, bribing and feuding to get their desired usernames. In May, Katherine Asplundh, née Driscoll, the new wife of billionaire Pennsylvania tree service heir Cabot Asplundh, made headlines for allegedly trying to … Read more

Bill Maher slams Biden for using his tax dollars to fund campus ‘Jew-hating’ with new student loan plan: ‘So incensed’

Bill Maher slams Biden for using his tax dollars to fund campus ‘Jew-hating’ with new student loan plan: ‘So incensed’

“Real Time” host Bill Maher took aim at President Biden’s latest student loan handout proposal, insisting his own tax dollars, by extension, will be funding the “Jew hating” on college campuses. During Friday night’s panel discussion, while discussing the anti-Israel unrest occurring at top universities in recent weeks, Maher said he gets “so incensed” at … Read more

I saved $1,700 eating leftover food from NYC’s top restaurants — here’s the gourmet haul I got for mere dollars

I saved ,700 eating leftover food from NYC’s top restaurants — here’s the gourmet haul I got for mere dollars

Like so many other New Yorkers, Hani Mahmoud loves to go out to eat and try new things — but in an inflation-plagued city where everything seems to cost too much, the Upper West Sider struggles to avoid going broke from his love of food. And while landing a good meal for, say, $10 in 2024 … Read more

I make thousands of dollars as a Britney Spears lookalike — and I don’t even sing

I make thousands of dollars as a Britney Spears lookalike — and I don’t even sing

Oops, she did it again — she fooled people into thinking she was Britney Spears. Allegra DuVal, 35, from Virginia Beach, said she’s been compared to Britney Spears her whole life and decided to capitalize on her looks.  DuVal has made $25,000 traveling the US as a lookalike dancer who lip-syncs, South West News Service … Read more

Anonymous donation of first edition Harry Potter to animal charity could sell for thousands of dollars

Anonymous donation of first edition Harry Potter to animal charity could sell for thousands of dollars

A rare first edition of “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone” will go up for auction — and could sell for thousands of dollars.  The animal charity RSPCA Isle of Wight branch in Godshill, England, received the book as an anonymous gift and took it to Hansons Auctioneers for an appraisal.  RSPCA marketing and engagement officer Rebecca … Read more

Dog owners reveal why they spend hundreds of dollars on their pets’ birthday parties

Dog owners reveal why they spend hundreds of dollars on their pets’ birthday parties

Happy birthday!  Americans across the country celebrate birthdays every day — and sometimes even for their beloved pets.  Approximately 66% of U.S. households own a pet in 2023, with roughly 65.1 million of those households specifically owning a dog, according to the American Pet Products Association.  Pet owners share why they’ve chosen to throw birthday parties for their … Read more

Emojis can cost you thousands of dollars or land you in jail — here’s why

Emojis can cost you thousands of dollars or land you in jail — here’s why

What used to be seen as an innocent, fun way of communicating could now carry huge legal risks as cases involving emojis increase around the world. Within the last decade, more cases that involved the use of emojis have been accepted by courts as evidence in both criminal and civil cases, with extremely expensive consequences, … Read more

I made hundreds of thousands of dollars on OnlyFans — but now I’m quitting this unstable industry

I made hundreds of thousands of dollars on OnlyFans — but now I’m quitting this unstable industry

An Australian star of explicit videos has said she’s quitting the industry because of its “unstable nature.” Lucy Banks, who has made more than $1 million [Australian] sharing adult content on OnlyFans, announced her departure from the platform on Thursday. In a statement, the Western Australian woman claimed that despite significantly contributing to the site’s … Read more

‘Buy now, pay later’ schemes left me thousands of dollars in debt

‘Buy now, pay later’ schemes left me thousands of dollars in debt

She’s paying now. Chantal Derrick, 26, is warning others about online platforms that allow you to “buy now” and “pay later,” claiming she ended up nearly $4,000 in debt from Klarna and VeryPay. “When you’re young and careless with money, it’s so easy to get sucked down the rabbit hole,” the UK traffic management worker … Read more

CEO treks across Antarctica to raise millions of dollars for cancer

CEO treks across Antarctica to raise millions of dollars for cancer

Many people are willing to go to great lengths for the causes they care about so passionately. One of those people is Lance Kawaguchi, CEO of Australia’s Cure Brain Cancer Foundation. He’s gearing up to trek across Antarctica to the center of the South Pole to raise money for cancer charities. Kawaguchi, who grew up in … Read more

Mom reeling after two-hour house clean costs hundreds of dollars: ‘I vomited’

Mom reeling after two-hour house clean costs hundreds of dollars: ‘I vomited’

A mother of two has been left reeling after a cleaner allegedly swindled her out of hundreds of dollars for a home clean. Sydney, Australia, mom Indy Clinton decided to hire a professional cleaner after becoming “overwhelmed” by her two young children. In a TikTok video, the young mom said she received a quote for … Read more

I spend hundreds of dollars a year dyeing my dog pink

I spend hundreds of dollars a year dyeing my dog pink

Is she fur real? A pet owner from San Diego, Calif. has been accused of animal cruelty after dyeing her dog shocking shades of pink and purple. Angela Schoonover, 42, first started experimenting with the appearance of her pet pooch, Zoe, a year ago, sending her haters barking mad. But the defiant dog owner insists … Read more

YouTuber admits he ‘intentionally’ crashed plane for clicks, sponsor dollars: feds

YouTuber admits he ‘intentionally’ crashed plane for clicks, sponsor dollars: feds

It was a mile-high flub. A California YouTuber could be facing serious jail time after revealing that he orchestrated a plane crash in an alleged attempt to garner views for his channel. Trevor Jacob, a 29-year-old pilot and skydiver, copped to his unorthodox flight plan as part of a recent plea deal. Jacob confessed that … Read more

Dollars and sense: The time is now to teach students financial literacy

Dollars and sense: The time is now to teach students financial literacy

This article is one of the winning submissions from the first annual New York Post Scholars Contest, presented by Command Education. Imagine you are an 18-year-old high school graduate preparing to embark on the terrifying unpredictability of life and college ahead. Tax day arrives and you are desperately trying to file, send or gather the money you … Read more

It took me 960 tries to get my license at 69 — but it cost me thousands of dollars

It took me 960 tries to get my license at 69 — but it cost me thousands of dollars

Third time’s not always the charm. In Cha Sa-soon’s case it took 960 tries — and thousands of dollars — to get her driver’s license. However, the South Korean is now cruising along after finally passing her written driver’s test, as detailed in a viral video recently shared by Asian Culture Unlocked on YouTube. Sa-soon, … Read more