How to Test Your Car Battery (and Why You Should)
Although your vehicle’s battery is essential to its operation, it’s also easy to forget about—or at least take for granted—when everything is running smoothly. That, of course, changes when your battery starts showing signs of weakness, or stops working altogether. But there’s no reason to be caught off guard by a dying battery when you […]
You Can Learn Spanish on Rosetta Stone for Less Than $100 Right Now
Latin American Spanish on Rosetta Stone is on sale for $95.99 right now (reg. $299) with promo code SAVENOW through December 25. Rosetta Stone is the highly-trusted language learning platform used by top organizations like NASA, Calvin Klein, and TripAdvisor, and it helps you learn by engaging with interactive activities, hearing native speakers using real-world […]
Use a ‘Single Source of Truth’ to Be More Productive
When you get your first office job, you learn a whole new language. Suddenly, you’re learning about your team’s “workflow,” being forced to declare if you have the “bandwidth” to take on a new responsibility, and forever “circling back” and “drilling down,” all in the name of achieving “learnings.” One piece of workplace jargon you […]
Whipped Ricotta Is the Easiest Way to Upgrade Your Holiday Appetizer Spread
Whipped ricotta is one of those divine menu items that high-end restaurants will charge you a hefty sum to enjoy with a piece of toast—and why shouldn’t they? It’s silky, creamy, and a decadent appetizer you’d never be able to make, right? Well, I don’t want to ruin your favorite restaurant for you, but I […]
How to Get the Best Price on a Car During the Holidays
If there’s one holiday tradition you can count on in our ever-changing world, it’s that by the end of every year, you’re going to see a commercial for a car with a giant car-sized bow on top of it. While I’ve never personally been gifted a car with a giant car-sized bow (and feel free […]
Why ‘ADIEU’ Is a Terrible Wordle Starter, According to the New York Times
There’s a science and art to picking a starting word when you play Wordle. One computer analysis has suggested that CRANE is the best starter; another landed on SALET. But the New York Times has recently done its own analysis of what people actually choose for starter words, and the situation is dire: ADIEU is […]
Fannie Mae, MBA economists still expect mild 2024 recession
The good news for real estate pros is that closely watched forecasts agree home sales will bottom in Q4 2023, and mortgage rates are looking ready to come down significantly next year.
Want a high-performance network? It all starts at ICNY
According to research, writes Nikki Beauchamp, by aligning yourself with those who complement your skill set and creating a systematic approach to networking, you can add targeted leverage to your real estate business.
Flyhomes announces 3rd round of layoffs since 2022
Seattle-based brokerage and mortgage lender Flyhomes announced another round of layoffs on Friday. The company had layoffs in July and November 2022, with one round impacting 20 percent of its workforce.
Housing starts defy expectations, surge to highest point since May
Housing starts jumped 14.8 percent between October and November to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.56 million. That’s 9.3 percent higher than they were in December 2022.
How are you ending 2023 on a high note? Pulse
As we leave 2023 behind, how are you going to move forward with confidence and take advantage of the opportunity to build momentum for 2024?
Daily Search Forum Recap: December 19, 2023
Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today…
The Best Sales on Headphones That Will Arrive in Time for Christmas
If you realized you’re still a few gifts short on your Christmas gift list, don’t worry. There’s still time to get gifts under the tree and save yourself some money, especially if you want to gift someone a pair of headphones or earbuds. With ongoing deals from the likes of Sony, JBL, Beats, and others, […]
Firefox for Android Finally Has Support for Extensions Again
For many of us, extensions are an essential part of the web browsing experience. If you use Firefox on your Mac or PC, you might not dare opening a URL without having uBlock Origin or Dark Reader installed. However, Firefox on mobile has always been a different story. While Mozilla’s “add-ons” are readily available on […]
Every App and Game You Need for the Meta Quest 3
If you’ve been given a Meta Quest 3 for the holidays, there’s a huge world out/in there, and it can be daunting to get started. So I put together a collection of must-haves for the device, with an eye on apps, games, and utilities that take advantage of the Quest 3’s improved hardware and mixed-reality […]
