Jesse Singer articles

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.

Elon Musk has made plenty of bold predictions before—but his latest claim is one of his boldest: that artificial intelligence will advance so rapidly that, within a decade, “no one will have to work” and money could become unnecessary. It’s a future that sounds utopian to some—and terrifying to others.

Scammers aren’t using shady emails, fake Nigerian princes, or broken English anymore. In 2026, their messages are sleek, personalized, and powered by AI that sounds frighteningly human. Losses have already climbed into the billions—and with new tricks emerging every month, the next wave of scams is more advanced, more believable, and harder to spot than ever.

Father Jamie MacLeod’s £400 antiques-shop painting hung quietly on a retreat-house wall for years. It looked like a simple old portrait—pleasant, a little mysterious, but nothing remarkable. Then one casual visit to Antiques Roadshow turned that quiet purchase into one of the show’s most extraordinary discoveries.

Entire industries are being reshaped faster than anyone expected. Yet Bill Gates says three kinds of jobs will still matter even as AI grows smarter—fields he believes rely on uniquely human creativity, judgment, and curiosity.

You go to pay rent, open your bank app, and suddenly see the one phrase nobody ever wants to see: “Account Restricted.” No explanation. No warning. Just a silent lock on your money. It feels like a glitch—or like someone drained your account. But sometimes the truth is far more unsettling: it’s the IRS.