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The rising cost of buying a house in America has been further emphasized by an unearthed advert from the 1950s showing the comparatively low prices of property in that period. In a week where data showed housing affordability in the U.S. at a 15-year low , with mortgage payments higher than rent in 45 of America's 50 largest metropolitan regions, a tweet by glory_manz has further highlighted the difficulties facing homebuyers today. Captioned: "They really had it easy back then", the newspaper advert featured in the tweet centers around a development at Westwood Lake, Southwest Miami, Florida , where, according to the copy, "more than 600 homes" were "built and sold" in the space of seven months. The advert, created by real estate and land investment firm The Mackle Company, goes on to list two-bedroom properties at $7,450 or for monthly payments of $47.92. Three-bedroom properties, meanwhile, are priced at $7,900 or $49.74. At the time of writing, the post had been … [Read more...] about Advert showing 1950s house prices stuns internet: ‘Had it easy back then’

A decade ago, financial advice meant visiting a primly dressed, mostly middle-aged CA’s office and trying to make sense of mundane jargon, percentages, figures, benefits, and risks... Cut to the present: A brigade of 20 and 30-somethings, in far from formal attire, have taken over social media to dole out financial know-how from the comforts of their homes — their backgrounds, however, keep changing from nightclubs to parking lots, office cubicles to automobile showrooms and so on. Say hello to finfluencers or financial influencers, sporting mock moustaches, dramatic expressions, and exaggerated accents, in a bid to simplify finance. They creatively use everyday concepts such as shoe sales, vacations, and buttered parathas even, to draw comparisons with financial terms and explain them through short fun Reels, posts or YouTube videos. Given that Income Tax season is upon us. You might just want to pay attention. The rise of finfluencers first started with the COVID-19 … [Read more...] about Wondering what to do with your salary? These Indian financial influencers can help you save money

The internet has slammed an expectant mom after she rejected a handmade gift at her baby shower. The Reddit user u/364goalsss shared the story on the popular r/AmITheA**hole forum where it quickly gained attention with thousands of comments and upvotes. In the post, the Redditor explained: "Due to financial challenges I am currently broke right now. This coincided with my sister-in-law's baby shower. It's the first baby born to any of my siblings so it's a big to do. I had money set aside but had to use it to cover some unexpected expenses that came up with my car. By the time I got things sorted and got around to the registry, the smaller items were gone and all that was left were the big-ticket ones of $100+ which honestly I can't afford." But the Redditor had an idea. With a talent for knitting, he picked up his yarn stash and knitted up a baby blanket for his new niece. "I did pick up some smaller items too," he explained: "Pacifiers, some of those little texture books." … [Read more...] about “Ungrateful” mom-to-be slammed for rejecting handmade baby shower gift

WINDHOEK, June 19 (Xinhua) -- As competition for the business of washing cars grows in Namibia's capital city Windhoek, Chewan Coetzee has found a way to beat the competition with his use of colourful soaps to wash cars, which has pulled a crowd and made him a household name in the car washing industry. The 22-year-old man grew up around car washing establishments where every second house has a car wash. When competition is just next door, one has to think outside the box to manage to remain in business. "I started the business as a mobile car wash but when my clientele grew I found it hard to keep up then I decided to look for central premises to rent that was accessible to all my customers," he said. At the same time, COVID-19 has made it the perfect opportunity to sit back and do extensive research while the whole world was on lockdown, said Coetzee. Coetzee then started Dumiza car wash but he knew for him to prosper, he needed to have a pool that would not only allow him to … [Read more...] about Namibian entrepreneur using colour soaps for car washing to drive business

A "proud" manager went viral for praising an employee who recently "called [their] company's bluff" by quitting. The manager, posting under the username u/FridaMercury, shared the story in Reddit 's "Antiwork" forum, where it has received over 42,000 upvotes and thousands of comments from Redditors venting about middle management. At the beginning of her post, u/FridaMercury, a middle manager, explained that she leads a team of eight people, one being a 20-something-year-old trying to finish her college degree. "She asked me this week if I'd allow her to adjust her schedule for approximately four months while she takes a class that she can't otherwise take online. She'd leave mid-day one day a week and make it up on Saturdays," u/FridaMercury wrote. The Redditor said she had "no issue" with this; however, she couldn't authorize the schedule change without first running it by her boss, Sarah. So, she sent the employee's request to Sarah along with her seal of approval. … [Read more...] about Manager praises employee for calling company’s bluff by resigning

Ten years ago this month, the Harvard men’s baseball team put a video on YouTube in which they danced and lip-synched to Carly Rae Jepsen’s No. 1 hit, “Call Me Maybe.” It was funny because, well, you know: They were muscle-y boys with serious jawlines, and they were doing choreography that involved punching the ceiling of a van; this was back when a lot of people thought that pop songs were really stupid and for girls. So the video got really popular. Then other groups of people started to film themselves doing their own versions of the song: college students in Idaho; the Miami Dolphins cheerleaders ; the U.S. Olympic swim team . Maybe you, too, were inclined to dance and lip-synch to Carly Rae Jepsen’s No. 1 hit, “Call Me Maybe,” with your friends and post it to the internet. This is how one of the first super-viral “challenges” on social media was born. Planking, where people filmed or photographed themselves lying flat—like a plank—in unexpected places, had already … [Read more...] about The Viral Online Challenge Is Never Coming Back

A decade ago, Samantha (who requested a pseudonym to protect her privacy), 45, experienced a tragedy. Her husband was involved in a serious car accident that resulted in him becoming paralyzed from the neck down and permanently impotent. “Any other woman in my position could have left him when they knew they would never have a sex life again. But I stayed by his side because I love him,” she said. It wasn’t easy. “I mourned the loss of our sex life — not just the sex, but the intimacy that came with it,” she said. “There were times when I sat and cried my heart out.” Her husband was upset to see his wife struggling, so he suggested she find a friend with benefits. She contemplated the idea, but eventually decided not to do it. “I was worried that if I got a fuck buddy, feelings could become involved,” she said. “And if that happened, our relationship wouldn't survive.” Her marriage suffered regardless. The couple, who live in Australia, began sleeping in separate … [Read more...] about Male Sex Dolls: They’re Not Just For Sex, Actually

My ears perked up during a lively rendition of “the Lungi Dance” by my granddaughters, for the words ran: ‘Gharpe jaake tum Google kar lo, mere baare me Wikipidia pe padhlo! So, Wikipedia, which has become such a fantastic source of information and enjoyment for me over the last few years, is now a part of popular culture! This is incredible, because Wikipedia goes against all the tenets of the votaries of market economy who had confidently predicted fourteen years ago that this non-profit, voluntary experiment was bound to fail. The Wiki software that permits building up of information in a collaborative fashion is a remarkable innovation, and its creator, Ward Cunningham, could have made lots of money by patenting it. Instead, he made it freely available, opening up enormous possibilities. Encyclopedias, centuries-old compendia of knowledge, have traditionally been expert-driven and commercially produced. But with the World-Wide-Web flowered concepts such as ‘Creative Commons’, a … [Read more...] about Knowledge as power

Hotel maid bringing fresh towels to the room (iStock) NEW You can now listen to Fox News articles! Here’s my spending philosophy: If you can get something a bit cheaper, it’s worth a little effort. Of course, I like tools that do the hard work for me, too. Tap or click for an online shopping helper to find discounts that work . There are digital tricks that can make travel easier, safer and more affordable, too. Tap or click for five smart tech tips you should read before you hit the road this summer . When saving on hotel rooms, the sites that claim to have the best possible deal aren't always the way to go. Sometimes, you can do better on your own. My son just used the tips below to get a hotel room for $80 cheaper than the lowest price online. Don’t book through a travel site When you’re looking for a hotel, travel discount sites like Kayak, Expedia or Hotels.com are good places to start — but don’t book there. Once you find the … [Read more...] about How to get a hotel room cheaper than the best price online

President Barack Obama urged a reluctant Congress to ban both military-style assault weapons and high-capacity ammunition magazines and require background checks for all gun sales in an emotion-laden plea to curb gun violence in America, though he acknowledged he’s in for an uphill battle. In a sharp pushback against any new gun regulations, the National Rifle Association posted a Web video that labels Mr. Obama an “elitist hypocrite” for allowing his daughters to be protected by armed Secret Service agents while not embracing armed guards for schools. “Are the President’s kids more important than yours,” a male narrator asks in the video. “Then why is he sceptical of putting armed security in schools, when his kids are protected by armed guards in their school?” The President’s sweeping, $500 million plan, coming one month after the school massacre in Connecticut, marks the most comprehensive effort to tighten gun laws in nearly two decades. But his proposals, most of which are … [Read more...] about Obama plan draws sharp attack from gun lobby