Lifestyle
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This Week in Ridiculously Expensive Homes: An Unbelievable $200 Million Caribbean Estate
If you have the money, you can live in a sprawling mansion surrounded by celebrity neighbors, the Atlantic Ocean, and some really questionable style choices. Oh, who are we kidding? You’d totally makeover the place. We’re guessing you have the…
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The Creepiest Things For Sale Online This Week (5/17/23)
We like finding a deal as much as anyone, but sometimes a deal may mean an actual deal with the devil? There are some truly terrifying “used” things you can buy online, and it turns out many of them come…
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Want to Save Thousands? Don’t Buy a New Car Without Checking Markups.org First
The price of new cars dropped for the first time in months this April, a sign that inflation is slowing. But dealerships continue to sell cars above the manufacturer’s suggested retail price (MSRP), tacking on so-called “market adjustments” to take…
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From McDonald’s to Crocs: Iconic Companies Founded the Year You Were Born
Innovation has rarely been in short supply over the past eight decades, and chances are you share your birth year with a company that has left a lasting mark on your day-to-day life. Here’s a look back at some of…
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Redditors Think Your Next Car Should Be a Mazda — Here’s Why
Mazda was the 12th-ranked carmaker in America last year, lagging far behind competitors Toyota, Honda, and Hyundai-Kia in sales. But on Reddit’s r/WhatCarShouldIBuy forum, Mazda is No. 1 — the king of manufacturers. Part of the community’s cult-like obsession with…
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Redditors Reveal the Most Useless Gifts They’ve Received, and Some Are Pretty Awful
Everyone’s received a gift that’s fallen short of expectations (or was just plain awful, insulting, or worse). Redditors are no different. Here are some of the most useless gifts they’ve received (and if you recognize any of them as gifts…
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Eat at Chipotle for $5 or Less With This Clever Hack
With fast food prices on the rise, it’s rare that you can find a meal for under $15 these days. But frugal Redditors say they’ve found a way to eat at Chipotle…
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Weddings Are Expensive, but so Is Divorce. Here’s How Much You’ll Spend If Your Marriage Doesn’t Work Out
Getting married can feel like embarking on a thrilling — and perhaps slightly risky — roller coaster ride with your partner. You both throw caution to the wind and hope…
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Jackie Kennedy’s Summertime Childhood Home Is For Sale — But It Ain’t Cheap
It might be fun to imagine yourself running around the summertime childhood home of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis (then Jackie Bouvier), but you’ll need a big bank account to make it…
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Return Those Library Books, People: Woman Slapped with $12,000 Fine After Failing to Return 119 Books
Have you ever submerged yourself in your work so deeply that the rest of the world melted into the background? That’s what writing a dissertation is like. You dive into…
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Cool, Bizarre, and Useful Freebies Redditors Shared This Week
The saying goes, nothing in life is free — but that doesn’t necessarily count if you’re a Reddit’s Freebies group member. The sky is the limit in this forum, where…
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Family Ties: Celebrities You Didn’t Know Were Related
Think you know all the related Hollywood types in various roles in film, music, and television and perhaps their politically notable relations? Think again, as we uncover some unlikely hidden…
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8 Genius Ways To Get the Most Out of Your Toiletries, According to Redditors
Have you noticed how everything seems to cost an arm and a leg these days? It’s like even the air we breathe has a price tag on it. But fear…
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From Bologna to a Dead Mouse, Redditors Share Their Worst Mother’s Day Gifts
Ah, Mother’s Day — the chance to finally honor mom for all that she does. So why do so many partners (and kids, too) perpetually get it wrong? Mom isn’t…
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Why Air-Drying Clothes Is Superior in Almost Every Way
Even in some of the densest cities in Europe, you’ll see clothes dangling from balconies, lines, and drying racks. This might seem like a rather benign observation — Europeans don’t…
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Holy H-E-Double Hockey Sticks: Some NHL Players Make $110k+ Per Point
If you had athletic aspirations as a kid, chances are you dreamed of throwing touchdowns and shooting hoops. Ice hockey likely didn’t cross your mind. But once you find out…
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Weddings, Casinos, and Other Things Redditors Say Are the Biggest Waste of Money
Ah, the age-old debate about what’s worth spending our hard-earned cash on. Some folks argue that weddings are nothing but an expensive party and a massive waste of money, while…
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Eerie Beauty: Stunning Abandoned Dream Homes Across America and Beyond
When you’re searching for a new place to live, it can sometimes feel like all the great homes are taken. Thankfully, however, there are still some formerly gorgeous homes out…
