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My grandmother is dividing her assets while she’s still alive. She hopes it will help our family avoid divisiveness later.
We’ve all heard stories of familial feud after a loved one passes and assets are divided. Verbal promises become null and void once the person who made the pledge is gone — or perhaps those promises were never made to begin with. And even words written into legal wills can spark arguments and…
We were finally empty nesters. Then we got custody of our granddaughter and had to go back to work to raise her.
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Michael Frost, 67, and his wife Connie, 63, who are raising their teenage granddaughter in Georgia. They have permanent custody of her and said they’ve prioritized providing her with a stable home and strong education. This interview has been…
Forget saving up for retirement. They’re saving up for burnout.
People have long saved for life’s biggest milestones: buying a home, getting married, and retirement. Some workers are also putting money aside for something they hope never happens: burnout. Last week, Mary Kane handed in her resignation letter. After six months of feeling exhausted, irritable…
The 10 college athletes with the highest NIL valuations
Some of the top college athletes are making millions of dollars. Name, image, and likeness deals — or NIL deals for short — have become a billion-dollar industry since their introduction to amateur sports in 2021, allowing student-athletes to earn significant amounts of money. Plus, in May 2024, as…
I regularly stay in Airbnbs by myself. My top tip for solo travelers is to book for 2 people — even if it costs more.
A treehouse in Ontario’s wine country, a converted wine barrel in Switzerland, and a repurposed lifeguard tower in Miami — I’ve booked them all through Airbnb. As a travel reporter, I’ve slept in accommodations throughout the US, Canada, and Europe. I typically opt for Airbnbs over hotels because…
Starlink’s mobile ambitions could run into a wall of steel and concrete
An analyst is throwing cold water on Starlink’s ambition to become a mainstream mobile carrier. In a recent earnings call, SpaceX President Gwynne Shotwell said she expected Starlink to provide better service than the Big Three wireless carriers — AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile — by the end of 2027…
The most beautiful college campus in every US state
Founded in 1830 by Mobile’s first Catholic bishop, Michael Portier, this Southern institution — named one of the South’s most beautiful campuses by Southern Living — was among the first Catholic colleges established in the Southeast. Several of its buildings have been recognized and added to the…
Live Q&A: How a 23-year-old with no experience built a global toy company
The first toy Ronnen Harary sold was a sawdust-filled head, covered with a nylon stocking, and sprinkled with grass seed. When watered, the seed grew to look like hair. Today, the company he cofounded in 1994 has grown from selling a single product to representing some of the hottest toy brands and…
New York homeowners are suing Mamdani over the city’s pied-a-terre tax letter ‘confusion’
Three New York City homeowners are suing the Mamdani administration over the rollout of the pied-á-terre tax on multi-million dollar second homes. Per a Department of Finance requirement, the Mamdani administration sent letters to all addresses that could potentially be a pied-á-terre based on…
AI was meant to replace software developers. It’s creating more instead.
One of the biggest fears about AI was that it would kill tech jobs and shrink the software industry. The logic seemed straightforward. If AI made developers much more productive, tech companies would need fewer of them. That would mean fewer software subscriptions, known as “seats,” because each…