A woman has lost her entire life savings after falling victim to an elaborate employment scam. Brisbane mom Nikki, who requested to keep her surname private due to safety concerns, found herself desperate for work after her husband’s debilitating medical conditions required her to become his full-time carer earlier this year. The 53-year-old exclusively told … Read more
Four in 10 Americans couldn’t live off their cash savings for longer than four months, according to new research. However, three in four (75%) think their saving habits will improve over the next 12 months. A survey of 2,000 U.S. adults ages 18–58 with a savings account found nine in 10 have tapped into these … Read more
Buckle up — mental time travel is a wild ride. Wrinkles, crinkles and sags are just a few signs of aging that most men and women (even Botox buffs) can expect to see creep up on their faces as the years turn into decades. But rather than merely bracing themselves for the radical, yet predictable … Read more
With everything from hotels to vacation rentals to international travel rising in price, bagging an airfare bargain has become more important than ever. Just in time for the holiday booking frenzy, researchers from Expedia have analyzed thousands of flights from the Airlines Reporting Corp.’s database to determine the cheapest day to book your next amscray … Read more
More than a third of parents worry that their child does not understand the value of a dollar (38%), according to new research. A survey of 2,000 parents of kids aged 5-17 looked at how important they consider financial education early on and found that a majority agree that financial responsibility starts at home (82%). … Read more
There’s a metaphor for the tax collector in here somewhere. A granny in Malaysia hit rock bottom in an unusual way after she had her entire life savings completely devoured by termites. A Facebook post detailing her unfortunate route to rock bottom is currently blowing up online. According to her grandson, Khairul Azhar, who uploaded … Read more
Experts say if you’re looking to travel for the 2023 holiday season, it’s best to start monitoring flight prices now. But that doesn’t mean you should necessarily book anything just yet. Airline prices for travel over the Christmas holiday are already tracking as high as last year, according to recent data from travel app Hopper. Prices … Read more
Social media savages think this guy’s a total cheapskate — plane and simple. A bummed-out brunette found herself flying solo on a romantic trip with her husband, who refused to shell out a few extra bucks to be seated next to her on the airplane. And now, online whistleblowers are urging the woman to “divorce” her tightfisted … Read more
A lowlife son posed as his dead mom to scam over $70,000 from his grieving dad. Over a 14-month period between 2017 and 2018, Daniel Cuthbert drained his father’s entire life savings. His father started to become suspicious of the missing money sometime in the middle of 2017 and actually confronted him about it, but … Read more
This kid is certainly grounded — in more ways than one. A nine-year-old Minnesota boy has gone viral after lecturing his parents on why they should stop buying him presents on special occasions and, instead, start putting money away for his college. The boy, Peter Linscheid, made the argument — one written out on construction … Read more
A caring mother drained her life savings to pay for her daughter’s cancer treatments. Then, just one day after the regimens ended, she won $2 million in the lottery. Geraldine Gimblet of Lakeland, Florida, stopped by the Pipkin Road Beverage Castle gas station there when she decided to play the lottery. “At first the gas … Read more
Nearly seven in 10 Americans plan to retire, but of those who don’t think they will, 42% believe that they will never have enough savings to do so. That’s according to a March survey of 2,000 adults split evenly by generation, where 22% of Gen Z, 19% of millennials and 18% of Gen X don’t … Read more
Talk about beating the odds. A day after her daughter had finished cancer treatment, where she spent her entire life savings, Florida woman Geraldine Gimblet won a $2 million lottery jackpot. Gimblet, who is from Lakeland, had stopped at a gas station hoping to purchase one of the crossword “$2,000,000 BONUS CASHWORD Scratch-Off game” lottery … Read more
Gotta give her credit. A Texas woman claims she got herself out of $70,000 in debt — and is on her way to making $1 million by teaching others how to do the same. Jasmine Taylor, 31, from Amarillo, said she lost her job and struggled to make ends meet in early 2021, buried under … Read more
“Stomp the Yard” star Columbus Short has shared his unsubstantiated “theory” about what he thinks could have led late dancer Stephen “tWitch” Boss to die by suicide earlier this week. The 40-year-old actor — who appeared with Boss in the 2010 “Stomp” sequel “Homecoming” — posted a since-deleted video to Instagram on Thursday. He claimed that Ellen … Read more
A recent online article from CNN argued that Daylight Savings Time disproportionately affects the sleep and health of minority communities. The piece, published on Friday by CNN Health reporter Jacqueline Howard, argued that Daylight Savings Time often disrupts sleep, throws off people’s circadian rhythms and can contribute to general health problems. And since people of color have … Read more
New York Post may be compensated and/or receive an affiliate commission if you buy through our links. Get your Sephora rewards cards ready, folks — it’s time to do some shopping. Starting as early as Oct. 28 (for some members), beauty lovers and skincare extraordinaires can score some of their makeup bag favorites (and items … Read more
New York governor declares state of emergency amid rise in polio cases Yahoo Finance New York governor declares state disaster emergency amid circulating poliovirus evidence, samples found in 5 counties CNN Hochul Declares Polio State of Emergency for New York The New York Times New York declares a DISASTER over polio outbreak Daily Mail View Full Coverage on Google … Read more