Lauryn Williams had already made Olympic history by the time she accepted an internship that paid her just $12 an hour. The former track star, who was 30 years old at the time, was the first American woman — and sixth person ever — to medal at both the Summer and Winter Olympic Games. But … Read more
Prices for everyday items continue to rise across the country, but in some places it’s worse than in others — especially for residents in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. Although the national year-over-year inflation rate has dropped to 3%, it has hovered around 5% in Dallas-Fort Worth in 2024, according to a new WalletHub report. That’s … Read more
At my high school there was a phenomenon commonly referred to as “getting Schenked.” Despite the sound, it wasn’t an act of violence. It meant you got called out or even punished for being out of dress code by one of the school’s administrative assistants, Mrs. Schenk. My school had a strict business dress code … Read more
Maddie, 29, and Paul, 33, live well in London. Although Paul recently left his job, they’re still earning $230,000 a year from Maddie’s income, the couple tells self-made millionaire and money expert Ramit Sethi on a recent episode of his “I Will Teach You to be Rich” podcast. Their last names are not used. Maddie’s … Read more
Getting your bachelors degree can be a lucrative endeavor, but often it doesn’t come cheap. The total annual cost for tuition and mandatory fees at 4-year U.S. colleges and universities has more than tripled in the last 60 years, from an average $5,369 per year in 1963 (inflation-adjusted) to $17,709 in 2023, according to the … Read more
It’s easy to get sucked into watching “The Price is Right,” the beloved TV game show where contestants win cash and prizes by guessing the price of merchandise. You can be bored, flipping through channels and the next thing you know you’re yelling the price of beans at the TV because you want to see … Read more
On Friday afternoon, on the floor of the annual meeting of Berkshire Hathaway shareholders, I ran into my seatmate from the flight from Washington, D.C. to Omaha — a lovely woman working the Geico booth. “Bill Murray is here,” she told me. I told her I’d keep my eyes peeled. Of course, to the tens … Read more
This year’s annual meeting of Berkshire Hathaway shareholders kicked off with a video tribute to Berkshire vice chairman and Warren Buffett right-hand man Charlie Munger, who passed away last year at age 99. The acerbic Munger had enough zingers to fill a lengthy reel to the delight of the tens of thousands of shareholders who … Read more
Numerous hiccups in the rollout of the updated Free Application for Federal Student Aid have upended this year’s financial aid award season. Technological issues during the soft launch of the application at the end of December meant many students and their families may have struggled just to submit the form from the time of its … Read more
Noah Kagan’s book “Million Dollar Weekend” isn’t about getting rich quick. The multimillionaire founder and CEO of discount software firm AppSumo would be the first to tell you that he didn’t become wealthy overnight. But by acting quickly and decisively when he realized he had a good idea on his hands, he put himself in … Read more
