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I took my retired parents on a cruise to Alaska. It felt like a total role reversal, but I’d do it again in a heartbeat.
There was a chill in the air, and we had just made it through the winding queue for the shuttle in Sitka, Alaska, when my dad announced, “I need to use the bathroom.” We were finally at the front of the line. The shuttle into town was only supposed to take about 10 minutes. I
This map shows the 26 states where Taylor Farms has recalled foods that could be contaminated with salmonella
Weeks after Taylor Farms recalled iceberg lettuce over a major cyclosporiasis outbreak, it has pulled products containing jalapeños that could salmonella — a bug that can also cause watery diarrhea. The map below shows the 26 states where Taylor Fresh Foods, which operates as Taylor Farms, recalled…
Here’s the Minimum Wage in Every State in 2026
Olena Yakobchuk / Shutterstock.com It’s been well over a decade since the federal minimum wage was increased. First enacted by Congress in 1938 at 25 cents per hour, the minimum wage last received a boost in 2009, when it went from $6.55 to $7.25. Despite calls to raise it to $15 per hour, the…
After cleaning homes professionally for 10 years, I swear by these 7 affordable supplies from Dollar Tree
Back in college, a friend of mine was working as a cleaner. One day, her partner couldn’t help out with a client, so she asked if I’d be willing to step in. I enjoyed the work so much that I later started my own small cleaning-and-organizing business, which I ran for 10 years. During this
Warren Buffett could wait forever. His successor may not be so patient.
Is the wait finally over at Berkshire Hathaway? Warren Buffett spent much of his last decade as CEO hoarding phenomenal amounts of cash, as he waited for stocks, acquisitions, and even buybacks to become cheap enough to satisfy his hunger for bargains. Greg Abel, who succeeded the legendary…
I never expected my mom to die at 61. I’m grateful we had the hard conversations first.
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Jermaine Ee, founder of HeirLight. It has been edited for length and clarity. Even when I was living in New York, I frequently flew home to visit my parents and three younger siblings in LA. When the pandemic made travel harder, I realized that…
3 key details about what Mark Zuckerberg’s vision of the AI future would look like for you
Mark Zuckerberg says the future should come with a personal AI agent that knows you, works for you, and never clocks out. In a 6,500-word blog post published Monday, the Meta CEO laid out his case for “personal superintelligence,” which centers on advanced AI distributed to individuals, rather than…
When School Starts Again in Miami-Dade and Broward Counties
School starts in less than a month across all of South Florida’s counties — although the exact date varies by district. Below is a breakdown by county, including when students can expect classes to end again. Why Florida School Calendars Differ Start and end dates are individually determined by…
I don’t let my kids attend sleepovers. The risk just isn’t worth it.
When my youngest child was 6, a new neighbor and her daughter came over to play. The mom enthusiastically offered to “return the favor” by hosting my daughter at her home for a sleepover. I knew this child had multiple older siblings, some of whom spent weeks going back and forth between their…
I compared Chili’s Big QP cheeseburger and McDonald’s Quarter Pounder. One was a better value.
Chili’s has spent the past two years challenging fast-food chains like McDonald’s with look-alike chicken sandwiches and burgers. In 2024, Chili’s introduced the Big Smasher, a burger inspired by McDonald’s Big Mac, claiming it offered twice the meat, and added it to the chain’s 3-For-Me menu…