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I’m a Financial Expert: A $15K Personal Loan Can Save You $6K a Year — Here’s How
In a recent story on Business Insider, it was noted that a couple took out a personal loan for $15,000 and are now saving $500 monthly on their electricity bill because they invested in solar panels. Read Next: 3 Signs You’ve ‘Made It’...
Can you buy weed with a credit card? It's complicated.
Whether you regularly purchase cannabis edibles or dabble in tinctures, it feels like weed is everywhere now. About 75% of Americans live in a state where marijuana is legal for recreational or medical use, and 79% of Americans live in a county...

Personal Finance Expert Dave Ramsey Is Absolutely Right About These 3 Wealth-Building Facts
Investing Photo by Anna Webber/Getty Images for SiriusXM I have to admit, I enjoy watching and listening to personal finance expert Dave Ramsey from time to time. His enthusiasm around personal finance really is contagious. And say what you want...

Friends with Benefits: Daniel Navarro at The Venetian
After seven years of bartending in Washington, Daniel Navarro says, “That’s where I really started learning the craft of bartending and the artistry of it; read a ton of books and experimented with flavors. But I wanted to start bartending on a...

Guy Fieri’s Flavortown Sports Kitchen in Las Vegas makes every day delicious
A combination of great restaurant and sports bar, Guy Fieri’s Flavortown Sports Kitchen is endlessly entertaining. For starters, there’s so much to look at here, from the Flavortown memorabilia to the more than 30 televisions showing your favorite...

Jeff Hiller of 'Somebody Somewhere' on his surprise Emmy nomination: 'I was truly shocked'
File Jeff Hiller’s Emmy nomination — his first ever — for supporting actor in a comedy under 2025’s major surprises column. His portrayal of supportive bestie Joel to Bridget Everett’s Sam on “Somebody Somewhere” indeed ranks as one of the year’s...

The Silent Productivity Killer: How Poor Telecom Infrastructure Hurts Every Department
By Bryan Cohen, CEO — Opn Communications Outdated or unreliable telecom systems quietly undermine your organization’s productivity. Dropped calls, inconsistent bandwidth, and poor call quality may seem like minor inconveniences, but over time,...

How to avoid Facebook Marketplace scams
How to avoid Facebook Marketplace scams In 2023, Facebook Marketplace attracted up to 1.212 billion online shoppers per month, and Marketplace usership is still growing. When you've got that many largely unregulated, peer-to-peer deals going down,...
Police Report 7.15.25
By MARY ELIADES Voice correspondent Between July 3 and July 10, the Hot Springs Village Police Department responded to 291 calls, including 128 house or building checks, 57 traffic stops, 11 traffic complaints, and 11 requests for welfare checks....

I Tried It: West Elm’s Shelter Sleeper Sofa is the Best Seat in the House
Photo: Yelena Moroz Alpert Photo: Yelena Moroz Alpert Reviewer: Yelena Moroz Alpert, contributor Model tested: West Elm Shelter Sleeper Sofa (queen-size in performance velvet, dark olive) The details: West Elm is known for its clean lines and a...

Guest Perspective: Protect business data from dark web threats
Businesses of all sizes today are confronting a rising number of sophisticated cyber security threats, including ransomware, phishing, and other malicious activities. Compounding the danger, many bad actors are selling malware on the “Dark Web.” A...

8 Best Credit Cards for Nonprofits 2025: No Fees, Big Perks
The best credit cards for nonprofit organizations should offer rewards beneficial to your business operations, generous credit limits, and favorable rates. These can all be great perks if you’re looking to cover gaps in cash flow between grants...

Financial Focus: Should you trust a ‘finfluencer’?
In the age of social media, it’s easy to find advice on just about anything — including how to manage your money. Content creators known as “finfluencers” — short for financial influencers — use platforms like TikTok, YouTube and Instagram to...
Help! Booking.com transferred my refund to someone else's credit card
When Booking.com refunds Elaine Treacy for a canceled vacation rental, it transfers her money to someone else's credit card. How can she get her money back? I reserved a villa in Alicante, Spain, through Booking.com and paid in full. Three days...

Home loan rates from 7.35%, FD interest rates up to 7.35% and savings account changes for this bank customers
Synopsis Bank of India has announced key changes, effective June and July 2025, including waiving minimum balance penalties on savings accounts. Interest rates have been reduced on home and education loans, alongside select retail loans. Savings...

New credit card-sized TB test could close the diagnostic gap in HIV hotspots: Study
Current tuberculosis infection tests struggle to detect the disease in those with HIV. A common co-infection, HIV can hide TB from traditional tests by eliminating the immune cells relied upon to sound the alarm. While more than 90% of the 2...

Labubu love to quadruple profits for China's Pop Mart
Dubai: The rise of Pop Mart’s cult-favorite Labubu plush toys has not only boosted the Chinese toymaker’s profits but also triggered a wave of action from Chinese authorities aiming to protect the brand’s growing global influence. Pop Mart...

Air India brings back key routes post Ahmedabad crash
New route, frequency updates A notable change includes a new 3x weekly service from Ahmedabad to London Heathrow, operating between August 1 and September 30. This will temporarily replace the existing 5x weekly Ahmedabad–London Gatwick route. Air...

Blake Lively launches 'shady' legal blitz on pro-Baldoni YouTubers in bid to unmask It Ends With Us alleged whistleblowers
Blake Lively has sparked an uproar on social media after sending a subpoena to Google asking for information about the accounts of pro-Justin Baldoni YouTubers, demanding their bank details, addresses and phone numbers. Influencers targeted with...

Personal loan checklist: Pre and post-disbursal financial strategies
A personal loan can be an incredible financial tool whether you're addressing unplanned bills, planning a wedding, addressing a medical emergency, or consolidating debts. However, you need to properly organise your finances preceding, and...