Working from a white sand beach or a picturesque mountain village looks like a dream on social media. But the reality of a digital nomad life is not for everyone.
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How to Make Money Online for Beginners
Money making opportunities are available all over the web. Here’s how you can start making money online even if you’re completely new to the gig economy!
Weapons of Mass Consumption: The Covert Psychology Behind Neuromarketing
Are you sure you really want to buy a product or avail of a service? Or is it shady neuromarketing tactics telling you what to buy?
Want to Rein In Your Spending? Here Are 5 Tips to Start Saving Money
Saving money can seem hard. Here are 5 tips to start saving money by simply spending less on the things you already buy.
Why Student Loan Forgiveness, Not Prolonging the Payment Freeze Is Needed to Prevent an NPL Crisis
7.5 million student loans are already considered nonperforming loans (NPLs). When the payment freeze expires in January, millions more could join them, creating a crisis of defaults.
Plummeting Uber Rates and Skyrocketing Commissions Trigger Nationwide Rideshare Driver Strike
Lyft and Uber rates paid to drivers were cut in half while fares charged to passengers doubled. Rideshare drivers across the country staged a strike in response.
What You Didn’t Know About the Pillsbury Doughboy
We’re all familiar with the Pillsbury Doughboy, ut how well do you really know him? Here are some facts about this iconic mascot that might surprise you.
Limited Edition Tesla Tequila Sold Out in a Day
Electric vehicle manufacturer Tesla released a limited run of tequila that sold out almost immediately, and now the empty bottles are selling on eBay for extravagant prices.
Yooperlites: What They Are and Where To Find Them
If you’re ever walking around Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, make sure to bring your UV flashlight with you. You just might spot some Yooperlites.
The 4 Top-Paying Digital Nomad Jobs You Can Do From Anywhere
Why travel only on your vacation time when you could become a digital nomad and earn income while you travel around the world? These are the 4 top-paying digital nomad jobs that you can do from anywhere.
The Rise of Dogecoin: What’s Going on With This Comical Cryptocurrency?
In a perfect metaphor for how absurd the past few years have been, a currency that began as a dog meme now has real value as an investment vehicle. Here’s the bizarre history (and future) of Dogecoin.
South of the Border: The South Carolina Truck Stop Tourist Trap
If you’ve ever driven down I-95 through the Carolinas, there’s absolutely no way you haven’t heard of South of the Border. As you drive down the highway, there are over 250 billboards spanning from New Jersey to Florida lauding the vast array of Mexican-theme attractions at the park. As you get closer to Dillon, South […]
GameStop: The Story of a Stock
In 1984, two Harvard alumni opened a software retailer in Dallas, Texas, naming it after the world’s first computer scientist Charles Babbage. Ross Perot, the famous independent Presidential Candidate in 1994, was an investor. Babbage began to focus on Atari and Nintendo and soon launched the GameStop branch in 1999. Later, it was acquired by […]
How Adding a Salary Range to Job Descriptions Could Help in the Fight for Equal Pay
Equal pay legislation has been in effect since 1963 when the Equal Pay Act went into effect. Despite this, women and people of color continue to be paid less than their white, male counterparts. As Americans ramp up the pressure on federal and state governments to address this, some states are (slowly) starting to listen. […]
The Gamestop Saga: To Short or Not To Short
A Guide on All Matters Related to Short Selling for Readers Looking to Understand What Is Really Going on in the $GME Gamestop Saga.
Sipping Maotai in the Shadow of Trump Tower
How One Restaurateur Managed to Open a Chinese Restaurant Amid a Pandemic and Political Turmoil In February of 2020, Vincent Lin signed a lease on a two-floor restaurant space right in the heart of midtown, between fifth and sixth avenue. It was to become the site of his latest restaurant, Blue Willow. At over 150 […]