Could you imagine being one of these athletes and still needing a side hustle to pay the bills?
How I avoided a $40K scam
Paul emailed me about a $39,500 invoice, demanding I pay up ASAP. The problem? I didn’t owe him a cent. Plus, AI is eyeing 60 million jobs, Gen Z is trauma dumping on TikTok, and a woman was rescued after falling 60 feet off a mountain thanks to her navigation app.
Offline Nights: The hot new thing with 20 and 30-somethings addicted to their tech. Pay for a ticket, drop your phone in a deposit box and spend a few hours talking to real people, not staring at a screen. What will they think of next?!
64 hours
That’s how long the workweek just got for some Samsung employees in South Korea. The legal limit is actually 52 hours, but the company got special government approval for staff in its chip-making division. Why? To stay ahead of competitors. Hopefully they’re getting overtime pay and unlimited coffee.
Amazon's smart shopping cart
I love the idea of being able to skip checkout and still pay for my stuff. One of my biggest questions is how much prices will differ depending on where you live.
$1,000
How much you’re going to pay for a discontinued Trader Joe’s mini tote bag on eBay. The “Honey, I Shrunk the Tote Bag” version of its classic canvas tote was $3 in-store. Today, you’d need a small personal loan and a dream.
$1 million
Royalties Spotify paid nearly 1,500 artists in 2024. You need over 20 million streams a month to earn that. Guess who is the number one earner on Spotify? Yup, it’s a “Tay Day” pay day for Taylor Swift who made an estimated $79.8 million to $133 million from 26.6 billion streams.
Grok needs a tutor: Elon Musk is hiring thousands to train the xAI chatbot. You don’t need a degree, but it’s a plus if you have a knack for writing and speak more than one language. Most jobs are temporary full-time and pay $35 to $65 an hour. Check them out here.
💸 An older adult lost a whopping $2.09 million in a gold bar scam: But she’s getting 40% back. Morgan Stanley has to pay her $843K for failing to follow industry standards. Banks are supposed to flag big withdrawals and check with a trusted contact first. They didn’t.
Over $1 million
Earned from the 55-second “Charlie Bit My Finger” video. You remember it, right? The toddler crying because his baby brother bit his finger? Almost 900 million views later, Charlie is 18 and says the clip helped him pay for law school. A big chunk of that came in 2021, when the video sold as an NFT for over $600,000. Whoa.
Most and least popular subscription services
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Netflix's password sharing will end - Here's what we know so far
Do you still want to share your Netflix password? Thanks to this new plan, you might have to pay. Here’s why, in 60 seconds.
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Microsoft's Bing will pay you to use it
Microsoft has fallen so far behind Google they’re getting desperate Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
iPhone X - How to pay as little as possible
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