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Everyday Cheapskate: Once You Use This DIY Glass and Mirror Cleaner, You Will Never Look Back
I love simple DIY household cleaners, not only because they're so much cheaper than their commercial cousins but because they work better. I'm certain that over the years I've tried hundreds of recipes and formulas. Let's just say that some work well; others, not so much.
Recently, I've been researching and testing the wonders of cornstarch to ...Read more
Pioneering 'buffer' ETF firm Innovator sells to Goldman Sachs for $2 billion
In what may be the ultimate Wall Street meets Main Street story, Goldman Sachs has agreed to buy Wheaton, Illinois-based Innovator Capital Management, an 8-year-old ETF investment firm, for $2 billion.
Founded in 2017, Innovator offers everyday investors a portfolio of exchange-traded funds that include options to buffer downside risk while ...Read more
These bills meant to help Philadelphia renters take effect Tuesday
Philadelphia renters have some more to be thankful for this holiday season.
City Council bills that cap rental application fees and allow renters to pay security deposits in installments take effect Tuesday.
“The goal was to address the unaffordability of moving in for so many tenants in Philadelphia,” said City Councilmember Rue Landau, ...Read more
Buy now, pay later? Florida has a problem with credit card delinquency
Florida is known for its beaches, palm trees and sunshine. But a new study shows that the state is known for a darker cloud: credit card delinquency.
Using 2025 data through June, finance company WalletHub ranked the 50 states in terms of credit card delinquency — and Florida came in last. The research didn’t indicate why Florida fared so ...Read more
Everyday Cheapskate: Fresh Walls on a Dime
Hiring a professional painter is like hiring a magician. One day your walls are dingy, the next they're flawless. The only trick? The bill. A single room can set you back $400-$600. Multiply that by a few rooms, and you might as well start selling plasma.
The good news: You can paint your own walls. With the right tools and tricks, nobody will ...Read more
6 ways AI can upgrade your holiday shopping this season
Despite trade uncertainty, inflation and the government shutdown, the National Retail Federation anticipates sales in the 2025 holiday season will hit $1 trillion for the first time ever.
But a different forecast shows average consumer spend is expected to drop 10% from 2024. That’s according to professional services firm Deloitte, which ...Read more
Everyday Cheapskate: How to Clean the Dirty Edges of Carpet
Dark, shadowy, dirty lines on the carpet along baseboards, under doors and draperies, along the edges and in the crevices of carpeted stairs are visible signs of a problem called filtration soil. With the right tools and information, you can clean the dirty edges of the carpet. But first, it's important to know what that dirt is and how it got ...Read more
Everyday Cheapskate: 10 Ways to Get Rid of Ants Using Ordinary Stuff in Your Pantry
Knowing how to get rid of ants around the house is important. But it's also fun to learn just how fascinating these creatures are. They're industrious and super smart, as far as insects go. Some ants can support up to 50 times their own weight while upside-down on glass. Ants are found almost everywhere on Earth. The largest ant colony ever ...Read more
Why long-term CDs can be a smart choice in any rate environment
You don’t have to look far to find predictions for the future of interest rates. While it’s wise to keep an eye on whether experts believe that rates are poised to rise or fall — the movements can play a big role in how much it costs to buy a home or a car — there are some decisions you can feel confident in making without worrying about...Read more
$10-billion One Beverly Hills project gets off the ground
Development of the massive One Beverly Hills residential and hotel complex reached a milestone over the weekend as construction started going vertical.
The work to erect the two tallest towers in Beverly Hills started Friday with an overnight continuous pour of 3,800 cubic yards of concrete, the equivalent of 41,000 wheelbarrows-full. It was ...Read more
Silicon Valley commercial leasing surges and new development rises
SAN JOSE, Calif. — Commercial leasing activity jumped in Silicon Valley during the third quarter of 2025 and development activity rose at a modest pace as owners of commercial properties scout for an elusive market rebound, a new report shows.
Santa Clara County, San Mateo County, and Fremont commercial property leases totaled 20.4 million ...Read more
Everyday Cheapskate: How to Clean Kitchen Cabinets and Keep Them Looking Gorgeous
Kitchen cabinets are for storing dishes, not grease. Unfortunately, wood cabinets -- painted or natural with a clear finish -- are prone to all sorts of grease, grime and gunk from simply being in the kitchen.
Depending on just how much grease and grime you're looking at and the supplies you have available, here are four options for your ...Read more
Are lower insurance rates reducing Florida homeowners' costs? We shopped four policies to find out
Are lower home insurance rates leading to cost reductions for Florida homeowners?
After insurance leaders in Florida spent the last year touting the revival of a healthy insurance market, the South Florida Sun Sentinel decided to find out whether policyholders have been affected in the only way most of us care about: Can we insure our homes for...Read more
Giant landlord settles with California for colluding on rents in LA and elsewhere
Greystar, which manages dozens of apartment complexes in Southern California, has settled a lawsuit that alleges the property giant and other landlords colluded to keep rents artificially high.
The national apartment landlord and manager was a defendant in an ongoing suit filed last year by the U.S. Department of Justice that focuses on ...Read more
Everyday Cheapskate: The Best Containers to Save and Repurpose
I can't tell you how many times I've been tempted by those gorgeous sets of matching glass storage jars that pop up in catalogs and on Pinterest boards. Perfect rows of grains, beans and pasta looking like a magazine ad. Lovely, yes. Affordable? Not so much.
Meanwhile, I'm over here stacking cottage cheese tubs in my fridge, and guess what -- ...Read more
Is there an AI bubble and has it started to burst?
The artificial intelligence boom seems unstoppable, but a growing number of investors and other observers worry it could be a bubble about to burst.
After skyrocketing more than 50% from April lows, the tech-heavy Nasdaq composite experienced a decline of close to 5% this month. Investors are concerned it could take longer than expected to see ...Read more
LA's famous 'Hobbit Houses' have a new owner. He calls himself the 'King of Storybook'
In the architectural age of minimalism and millennial gray, a wild and whimsical antidote made of old clinker bricks and jumbled shingles sits on a quiet street at the edge of L.A. and Culver City.
Formally, the spellbinding property is named the Lawrence and Martha Joseph Residence and Apartments, named after the Disney artist and his wife who...Read more
Eli Lilly & Co. is opening a Lilly Gateway Labs biotech incubator in Philadelphia
Philadelphia is the newest destination for Lilly Gateway Labs, an incubator for early-stage biotech companies backed by pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly & Co., the company announced Wednesday.
The Center City incubator will be Lilly’s fifth in the United States. Biotech hotbeds Boston, South San Francisco, and San Diego already have them. (...Read more
In 'freedom-loving' Idaho, investors look to gold as government distrust grows
Dylan Tinklenberg readily admits that some would consider him to be a “prepper” for the end times. Like many of his customers at Idaho Pawn and Gold in Meridian, Montana, he doesn’t trust the banks — and he invests in gold as a “backup asset” in case “something were to happen.”
“I’m not, like, zombie apocalypse, full-out,”...Read more
Real estate Q&A: Do I need to move concrete fence before selling my home?
Q: When we bought our house almost 20 years ago, it had a concrete partition wall running along the property line between our house and our neighbors. We’re getting ready to move, and our neighbor told us that the fence is actually a foot onto his property, and we needed to move it before we sold the house. Is this something I need to be ...Read more
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- Buy now, pay later? Florida has a problem with credit card delinquency
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