Use your gift cards the right way
Gift cards can be a pretty handy gift and are usually nice to receive — provided you actually use them without letting them expire or incur fees for…
Year: 2026
Understanding Trump Accounts: Building wealth for kids
Trump Accounts are a new government-backed savings program, designed to give American children a financial head start. Think of them as a simple,…
No tax on overtime explained
If you put in extra hours on the job, there’s good news from President Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act, signed in July 2025 and you are going to be…
How special is your birthday, really?
Your birthday, your special day. But how special is it? According to Reader’s Digest, about 20.8 million people worldwide share the same day of their…
Sweaters from seaweed?
A new effort to find a planet-friendly clothing material took a deep dive into fibers and landed on kelp. Yes, that’s seaweed and it has some things going…
Get that bear off your car!
In the annals of strange laws, a driving law in Anchorage, Alaska, enacted in 1982, is one of the most peculiar, according to Reader’s Digest. You may not…
Cockroach to the rescue
If you’ve ever wondered what possible use cockroaches are, a German startup has the answer: Tiny spies. SWARM Biotactics is seriously fitting Madagascar…
Skilled trades are the future of jobs
Skilled trade jobs — such as electricians, plumbers, and construction workers — will remain vital and in high demand over the next 20 years (through at…
Longer version: Are data centers in space a pie in the sky?
Longer version of space data centers Are data centers in space a pie in the sky? It’s no secret that data centers have huge appetites for cash, land,…
Short version: Data centers in space? The pros and the cons
Data centers in space? The pros and the cons SpaceX CEO Elon Musk and Amazon’s Jeff Bezos have both pointed out that data centers to run AI might be best…