Meet the grandad who has spent 25 years transforming his back garden into a — Wild West ‘town’. Stephen Smart’s Dude Ranch includes a saloon, jailhouse, bank, haberdashery and even an undertakers at the rear of his semi-detached home in Sheppey, Kent in the UK. The 65-year-old has long been fascinated with the films starring … Read more
Get a load of this! A southern California mom of 14 says she spends more than $75,000 a year on food, mortgage, utilities, clothes, and other essentials for her family, like laundry detergent — she does 21 loads of laundry a week! “We need a minimum [of] $6,000 a month to run the house,” caterer … Read more
Two in three Americans (67%) feel guilty when dining out, according to a new poll. A recent survey of 2,000 American adults revealed that tighter budgets have made eating out less enjoyable than before, with almost a quarter (23%) reporting the simple act of spending money on a meal out is stressful and 44% saying … Read more
Time is money — Americans believe the average day is worth $134, according to new research. A survey of 2,000 U.S. adults revealed that, aside from their job, Americans think that they do $134 of work when factoring in cleaning (64%), cooking (55%) and driving (41%). Though the average respondent spends $35 on any given day, … Read more
Travis Kelce didn’t spare much expense on his Valentine’s Day gifts for Taylor Swift. The Chiefs’ superstar tight end reportedly splashed more than $13,000 on gifts for Swift, just days after winning Super Bowl 2024 and partying in Las Vegas. Swift, who jetted back to America and traveled to Las Vegas from Tokyo for Super … Read more
Australian Whitney Portwine has shared exactly what she spends in a typical day in a series of candid TikToks. Ms Portwine, 25, works in marketing and lives at home with her parents, but she still spends anywhere between $300 [$197 USD] and $500 [$330 USD] weekly. She told news.com.au that while she’s living rent-free, she … Read more
During the NFL season, players often have free time between games to explore a new city. So, how does a New York Giant spend his day off? With the greatest city in the world at their doorstep, the possibilities are endless. That’s why Giants cornerback Cor’Dale Flott, who hails from Alabama, dipped into Saks Fifth … Read more
Many overindulge while celebrating the holidays — but one South Jersey pup took it just a little too far. Jack, a 5-year-old husky/shepherd mix, gave his owner a shock when she came home to find him stumbling around, an empty bottle of Baileys Irish Cream at his paws. The woozy pooch didn’t stop there — … Read more
The average American spends nearly 300 hours a year cleaning their home, according to new research. A survey of 2,000 adults explored their cleaning habits and found that the average person spends over five hours a week cleaning their home. In fact, cleaning is one of the activities that takes up a good chunk of … Read more
Let them eat cake. A British baker has created an incredible — and edible — replica of King Charles, but the sweet treat looks so life-like that it’s creepy. Emma Jayne spent five days crafting the confection, which shows the monarch in the robe and crown he wore at his coronation back in May. The … Read more
It’s a question as old as time: how long should you wait before you sleep together? As a woman, this question is particularly tricky. Not because we’re supposed to be ‘ladies’. That view died as soon as the Sex and the City girls knocked blokes over the head with the news that, yes, women enjoy getting jiggy … Read more
If never forgetting was an award, this woman won it. A Dallas woman sabotaged a man for 15 years by ruining his favorite TV shows and, she claims, his engagement after he wronged her friend one night back in college. In a TikTok video titled “This is genuinely unhinged,” Linda Solley Hurd recalled the night … Read more
As one of the most expensive cities in the world, it should come as no surprise that a third of New Yorkers are forking over half their income for rent. The devastating data comes from the latest report from the nonprofit the Community Service Society of New York, which found that 55% of households, or … Read more
The average employee spends 10 hours and 47 minutes a week drafting emails that few recipients read, according to new research. The survey of 8,000 small business employees (split evenly between Americans and Brits) asked respondents how much time they spend on emails: they draft an average of 112 emails a week, spending just over … Read more
Meet her at midnight. Travis Kelce apparently spent the night at Taylor Swift’s apartment in New York on Saturday, the day before his Chiefs’ “Sunday Night Football” matchup versus the Jets at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. The Chiefs tight end — whose budding romance with the pop megastar has taken over the … Read more
A woman from Antwerp, Ohio, has spent roughly $2,000 decking out her house with spooky décor – but said her husband doesn’t “share the same love of Halloween” as she does. Elise Neace, 32, has always been into Halloween, she told news service SWNS. She said she’s been watching horror movies since she was 3 years old … Read more
An Australian woman has revealed she accidentally spent $10,000 on Taylor Swift tickets ahead of the superstar’s “Eras Tour.” The “All Too Well” singer’s Aussie leg of the tour will take place from Feb. 16 until Feb. 26. Swift will perform her almost-three hour set at Sydney’s Accord Stadium and Melbourne’s MCG to thousands of … Read more
It sounds like a bad dream. But for one woman it is the very sad reality of her marriage. A 70-year-old woman has shared on UK television that her husband of almost 50 years “keeps disappearing” to Thailand and sending “hundreds of pounds there monthly”. Speaking on a segment called Dear Deirdre phone-in on This … Read more
A teenage boy spent Christmas Day in hospital after swallowing a bluebottle while swimming at Bondi Beach in Australia. The 18-year-old managed to make his way back to shore after the stinger crawled into his mouth, where he was treated by lifeguards, who called an ambulance at about 1:20 pm. A spokeswoman for NSW Ambulance … Read more
An OnlyFans model claims she has one “obsessed” subscriber who spends thousands on her content a year and has given her “ownership of his soul.” Mercedes Valentine, 22, was studying to be a neuroscientist when she got into pole dancing. She made an OnlyFans account in 2021 and quickly found that that was her route … Read more