Jesse Singer articles

In the late 1990s, a woman browsing a garage sale in Kirkwood, Missouri, noticed a small bronze statue sitting among everyday household items. It was dusty, visibly worn, and missing part of an arm. Nothing about it screamed valuable—but something about it made her stop and look again.

Baby boomers didn’t always explain money well—but many of their warnings came from hard-earned mistakes. To millennials, that advice often sounded outdated, annoying, or incomprehensible in a Charlie Brown–teacher sort of way. Now, a lot of millennials are realizing—usually mid-budget crisis—that those warnings weren’t totally wrong after all.

Buying a house with a shared fence might seem simple—it's just a fence what could go wrong? Well, it's all fun and games until your neighbor neglects their side and suddenly wants you to pay for upgrades.

In massive fulfillment centers, AI-powered robots now zip through aisles, grab items, sort them, and deliver them for packing—faster and more consistently than humans. Many people don’t realize their overnight delivery was orchestrated by machines working nonstop with near-perfect accuracy and zero breaks.

In the late 1980s, a woman browsing a London flea market picked up what she thought was just a fun, costume-style ring. She paid $15 for it, and wore it constantly for nearly 30 years—never imagining the truth (and the unimaginable value) glittering right under her nose.

Thrift stores see odd donations all the time, but staff at a shop in Chilliwack, British Columbia didn’t think much of a small bundle of metal pieces priced at around $20. They looked old, maybe decorative, maybe just miscellaneous hardware. Nothing suggested a major historical mystery—at least not yet.

Curb appeal doesn’t stop at your property line, and unfortunately, your neighbor’s overgrown lawn or junk pile can absolutely hurt your sale price. But what can you do about it?

Finding a surprise bill right after buying a home is enough to make any new homeowner panic—especially when the HOA is claiming you owe $1,200 in fees you had nothing to do with. Here’s what homeowners need to know, and why you shouldn’t panic just yet.

If you’re working hard in New York but still feel like your paycheck evaporates, you’re definitely not alone. New York has some of the highest housing, grocery, healthcare and transportation costs in the entire country. Allow us to highlight the states where your money would stretch much further.