KFC’s Colonel is getting a glow-up
Almost everything else at KFC is changing.The 74-year-old fried chicken chain is rolling out…
I gave up a luxury cruise and scaled back my 60th birthday plans to afford an $11,000 ticket to the World Cup final
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with May Lee, a 59-year-old seasonal…
Gas prices have fallen for 3 straight weeks, but they’re still above $4 a gallon
The average price of gas across the US has fallen for three consecutive weeks,…
I lost my job, got divorced, and had to move within weeks. I found purpose in building a layoff support tool.
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Amanda Snyder Cathey, a senior…
A millennial hit financial independence in 3 years using 2 levers and one simple formula
Cody Berman achieved financial independence by focusing on two levers: income and expenses.He increased…
He finally felt financially stable — until he was laid off. Then came a frustrating job search and restaurant work in NYC.
Steven Lowe's financial goals always seemed just out of reach.Then, in early 2024, he…
I went viral on TikTok making $100 a day for 100 days by testing different side hustles — only 3 were worth sticking with
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Jackie Mitchell, a 28-year-old content…
Mrs. Dow Jones: The American dream is ‘very dead’ for millennials and Gen Z
For decades, the American dream seemed simple: Get a job, build a family, and…
A SpaceX alum says wealth managers tried to woo him with swag and handwritten letters before the IPO
He wasn't tracking Wall Street. "My family was not super financially literate," he said.…
Consulting firms are still hiring entry-level workers even as AI upends their industry. Here’s how much they are making.
AI is rapidly changing white-collar work.At many companies, it's reducing the grunt work that…
Have you made a major trade-off in your career over money, flexibility, or other benefits? Tell us if it was worth it.
There are a lot of tough choices and sacrifices workers and job seekers have…
Nvidia gave them financial stability. These founders used it to walk away.
Roughly nine years into his tenure at Nvidia, Antons Davis hopped on a call…
Meet the people who pay $2,400 a year for Anthropic’s top-of-the-line Claude plan
Drew Dawson spent $449 on his AI subscriptions in May.The 23-year-old isn't some mega-coder,…
The quiet, galactic ambitions of Cursor CEO Michael Truell
T n 2019, Michael Truell, a shy, 18-year-old MIT student, sat staring at a…
Tyra Banks is taking Netflix to court
Tyra Banks, a model and the creator of the reality TV show "America's Next…
Microsoft CEO warns that a few AI winners could destroy ‘entire industries’
AI models are hoovering up corporate knowledge, and that's leaving one big loser, says…
