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How to Be a Substitute Teacher — and How Much You Could Make
Volodymyr TVERDOKHLIB / Shutterstock.com If there’s one job that consistently needs people, it’s substitute teaching. A quick Google search for “substitute teacher” will result in ads offering flexible hours and “no experience necessary” to help fill the gaps in your local school system. Teacher…
13 Fees You Should Never Pay — and How to Avoid Them
Ground Picture / Shutterstock.com Like it or not, some fees are unavoidable. But others are excessive, egregious and just plain obnoxious. You certainly don’t have to like them — and you don’t have to pay them either. Here’s a look at fees you should never need to pay. Read the full article here
Dollar General is adding more $1 items. It’s stealing a page from supermarkets’ playbook
Dollar General is doubling down on the $1 price point. A selection of 600 items priced at $1 each, which the chain calls “Value Valley,” had comparable sales growth of 16% during the company’s second quarter — a much faster clip than broader same-store sales growth of 3.5%, it said on Thursday. In…
These states have produced the most Miss USA winners
The District of Columbia doesn’t have representation in the Senate, but it sure does well on the Miss USA stage. In 2016, Deshauna Barber won Miss District of Columbia, and Kára McCullough placed first runner-up. Barber went on to win Miss USA, while McCullough won Miss District of Columbia in…
Paying a Bill Online? The Top Google Result Might Be a Fake — With Hidden Fees
You need to pay a bill. A utility, a phone company, maybe a toll you forgot about. So you do what everybody does — type the company’s name into Google, hit search, and click the first result that looks official. That instinct just cost one company $2.1 million. On Aug. 17, the Federal Trade…
My mom has Alzheimer’s, and my kids are young. Forget the ‘sandwich generation’ — I feel like I’m in a panini press.
My daughter had just turned 7 years old. Her one request was that we host a birthday party at our house. My husband and I agreed and started preparing. Like many parents, we needed a little help managing the moving pieces. I asked my mother if she wouldn’t mind watching my oldest daughter and our
Nvidia’s interest in Hugging Face is a hedge against a future dominated by OpenAI and Anthropic
What does $13 billion buy Nvidia these days? A bigger say in what AI gets built and what it runs on. Business Insider reported on Wednesday that the chip giant was in talks to acquire Hugging Face, which hosts open-source AI models. That lines up with Nvidia’s strategy as of late, as it has been
19 Ways to Make Your Groceries Last Longer
SrideeStudio / Shutterstock.com Grocery shopping can be frustrating, especially if you love fresh produce and other perishables. Certain foods — for instance, bananas and bread — have a brief shelf life. So, you’re forced to buy in smaller portions. But with food that’s more perishable, you can use…
A social media app that feels like the old Instagram days raised $21 million
There’s a social media app I like using more than Instagram or TikTok — and it’s attracted serious investor interest. The app, called Retro, is an Instagram alternative for sharing photos and videos with close friends or family. The startup behind the app, Lone Palm Labs, has raised at least $21…
OpenAI issues call for ‘collective action’ on cyber defense: ‘We have a limited window’
OpenAI says there’s a “limited window to strengthen cyber defenses.” More than 100 organizations joined OpenAI in an open letter calling for companies and governments to strengthen cybersecurity defenses before it’s too late. Of particular note, rival Anthropic is one of the signatories, a sign…