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I’ve been playing poker for over 25 years, and I still love the game. Every time I sit down at a table, it feels like a time warp. Three hours can pass in the blink of an eye. The cards, the psychology, the rhythm of betting, and the social interaction…
Editor’s Note: This story originally appeared on Monster. A career change at 50 often means finding work with better pay, flexibility, stability, or long-term sustainability. Good career change options at 50 include consulting, bookkeeping, project coordination, real estate, teaching, and healthcare support roles. This guide covers career ideas, jobs you…
$6.90 a pound. For ground beef. That’s not rib eye or filet — that’s plain old hamburger. According to recent Bureau of Labor Statistics data, it’s a new American record. On a non-seasonally adjusted basis, ground beef has crossed nearly $7 a pound for the first time in history. Steaks?…
In the early 2000s, the dot-com bubble burst, erasing fortunes and leaving investors terrified of risk. If you pitched certain ideas back then — like an online bookstore that survived the crash or a DVD mail service — you were laughed out of the room. Yet, the investors who ignored…
Americans are getting fleeced on vacation. The typical American vacation now totals $7,249, per a 2025 survey from travel insurance marketplace Squaremouth. Hotels run hundreds nightly in most major cities. Domestic flights are getting more expensive. And those are just the headline numbers — they don’t include the dozens of…
Krakenimages.com / Shutterstock.comThose of us who are frugal know deep in our bones that there are things we would never, ever pay for. Ever. If you have the tightwad gene, you can probably feel your skin crawl at the mere thought of plunking down hard-earned cash on certain items. Following…
MilanMarkovic78 / Shutterstock.comNew cars are expensive and begin losing their value as soon as they’re driven off the showroom floor. That’s why we advocate buying used. But if you care for a car properly — whether it’s new or used — it can continue looking good into its second decade.…
Memorial Day car deals offer attractive leasing opportunities for drivers on the hunt for a new vehicle. These incentives attract potential lessees and are often value-packed for consumers waiting on the right car deal. Since gas prices are soaring, many American drivers are looking to hybrid and electric vehicles to…
As consumers face higher beef prices, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is partnering with the Department of Justice to investigate the nation’s largest meatpackers. Paxton announced that he is launching an “antitrust probe to protect the nation’s beef supply chain” in a news release on May 15. Paxton said that…
If you’re retired or close to it, last week’s inflation numbers probably ruined your morning. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) jumped to 3.8% in April, the highest annual reading since May 2023. The Producer Price Index (PPI) spiked 1.4% in a single month — the largest one-month leap since March…
