• The Platinum Card® from American Express offers up to $200 each year in airline fee credits.
• Those credits offset the card's annual fee — and help make it possible to get way more value from the card than you pay for the fee — I got more than $2,000 of value in my first year with the card.
• Here's what you need to know about the Amex Platinum Card's airline credits.

One of the major benefits that comes with the Amex Platinum Card is up to $200 each calendar year in airline fee credits.

You can also get up to $100 in airline fee credits with the American Express® Gold Card, or up to $250 with the Hilton Honors Aspire Card from American Express.

How it works

Unlike many of the other credits offered by the Amex Platinum Card— up to $200 annually in Uber credits, for instance — or on other cards — a $300 annual travel credit on the Chase Sapphire Reserve, for example — the airline credit is based on the calendar year, not the card membership year. That means that depending on when you open the card, you may be able to earn it twice in one cardmember year.

Using the airline fee credit is potentially easy, depending on how often you fly. 

Each year, you have to select one airline for the credit to apply to— Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, Delta Airlines, Frontier Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines, JetBlue Airways, Spirit Airlines, Southwest Airlines, or United Airlines.

If you don't make a selection, it will default to the previous year's airline. Then, any time you use your card for eligible purchases, the statement credit will be automatically applied until it's used up.

What purchases are eligible for the airline fee credit?

The airline fee credit is meant to be used for things like:

• Checked bags
• Lounge day passes
• Ticket change fees
• On-board food or drinks
• Other similar incidental expenses.

It used to be possible to use the credit toward gift cards with certain airlines, but this no longer appears to work. Try Googling your airline of choice to find tips and reports on what triggers the credit. 

If you play your card right, you might be able to get $600 in value from just the airline credit within your first year of card membership.

Click here to learn more about the Amex Platinum from our partner The Points Guy.

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• You can hide the taskbar in Windows 10 with just a few clicks or taps on your computer or tablet. 
• The Windows 10 taskbar displays program icons and status information for your computer, as well as minimized windows for programs you have open and running, but you do have the option to permanently hide it. 
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The Windows 10 taskbar is one of the operating system's most ingenious features. Located at the bottom of the computer screen, it provides a place to quickly launch your favorite applications. 

The Windows 10 taskbar also lets you see information about your computer, such as Wi-Fi connection, volume level, and how much battery your laptop has left (assuming you're not working on a desktop PC, that is). It's a great, extremely useful feature for most – but not everyone is a fan. 

Whether you find the Windows 10 taskbar unsightly or simply find it takes up too much valuable screen space, hiding the taskbar is a quick and easy process that takes just a few seconds – and is just as easy to reverse should you change your mind in the future. 

Here's what you need to know. 

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How to hide the taskbar in Windows 10

1. On any blank area of your Windows 10 taskbar, right click to reveal a list of menu options. 

2. At the bottom of the list of options, click on Taskbar settings. 

3. In the Taskbar menu, ensure that the option for "Automatically hide the taskbar in desktop mode" is enabled by clicking to turn the small lever to the right of the option blue. If your computer also offers tablet mode, ensure that the option to hide the taskbar in that view is also enabled/turned blue. 

4. Your taskbar should disappear automatically once the hide options are enabled. Click the small X at the top right of the options screen to change your savings.

Note that you can re-enable your task bar by clicking on the blue levers so that they are no longer highlighted. 

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• The new MacBook Air is a gorgeous, incredibly thin device that feels extraordinary to use.
• After spending over eight months with the 2018 MacBook Air as my personal laptop (Apple gave it a slight update in 2019), I'm convinced it's still the best laptop money can buy.
• Whether it's worth its high price tag is a personal decision, but for me the laptop is beyond worth what I paid.
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Apple's flagship laptop — the MacBook Air — is a gorgeous, powerful, sleek device.  

It's absurdly thin, but it packs in a gorgeous 13-inch "Retina" display. It's got a smaller frame than ever before, but it's got the largest trackpad on any MacBook. Even the keyboard is brand new.

After over six months of living with Apple's newest MacBook Air, I remain convinced: It's worth the high price tag. 

SEE ALSO: Apple will launch 3 new iPhones with 5G compatibility in 2020, according to a reliable Apple-watcher

First up: what I bought.

The base-level MacBook Air now costs $1,099 before tax — when I bought it, in late 2018, it started at $1,199. Apple has since dropped the price by $100, much to my chagrin.

If you add RAM, like I did, it costs an extra $200. I felt pretty comfortable with the CPU, and I refused to pay $200 for a measly 128 GB of extra internal storage, but I relented on the RAM upgrade.

I wanted this computer to last at least four years, and 8 GB of RAM simply wouldn't cut it. I upgraded to 16 GB of RAM, and if I could've added even more, I probably would've.

After tax, I paid just shy of $1,450 (remember: last year, this computer was $100 more expensive). That was on the high end of what I was willing to pay for a new laptop, but I'm glad I did. 

All that said, the base-level MacBook Air is more than capable. I got more RAM because it fits my needs. It's entirely likely you don't need to spend the extra cash.

What's so great about it? For starters, the screen is insanely impressive.

It wasn't until I handed my MacBook Air to a friend to use that I realized how impressive the updated screen is.

He was sitting next to me on a couch, and I was talking to him from the side while he used the computer. Despite the fact that I was looking at the screen from the side, no matter how thin I made the viewing angle, I could see fine details on the screen.

It might sound ridiculous, I realize — yes, I'm saying that the screen is so impressive because I can see it from the side.

But the screen acts like a piece of paper. Instead of doing what screens normally do when you look at them from the side — become a thin field of light with no discernible details — the MacBook Air Retina screen still manages to produce crisp details regardless of the viewing angle. 

It's something that doesn't feel immediately impactful. In reality, it's one of several crucial evolutions to the MacBook Air that make it feel so modern and fresh. The new MacBook Airs that launched in July have an even better display, thanks to the addition of Apple's True Tone technology that matches the screen's color temperature to your surroundings, making it easier on the eyes.

Let's talk about that new keyboard.

No caveats necessary: The updated keyboard is a major improvement over previous MacBook Air models.

There's been a lot of back and forth over the latest version of Apple's long-running keyboard. Frankly speaking, a lot of people don't like it.

In my experience, it's been a flawless update to the best keyboard ever made.

The shallow depth of each key enables me to type faster than ever before — something I care deeply about as someone who spends the majority of his time typing words on a computer — and I haven't run into any issues of crumbs/dust/etc. getting lodged underneath keys. One subtle, nice change from the last version of Apple's laptop keyboard is how clicky the keys are. It's not so loud as to be obnoxious, but it's substantial enough to provide a solid tactile response.

Don't believe the hype: The new keyboard is, indeed, a very good keyboard. 

The new speakers and trackpad are also major improvements.

The trackpad and the speakers are both obvious improvements over previous MacBook Air models.

They do exactly what you think they do, and they do it very well. 

The speakers are loud, and having one on each side of the keyboard is a really nice change. 

In the case of the trackpad, it's larger than ever and as responsive as ever.

The major functional addition to the trackpad is a novelty named "Force Touch" that first appeared on Apple's iPhones. On the latest MacBook Air, it remains just that: a novelty.

By clicking in deeper than you normally would on a mouse click, you get a few different contextual options depending on what you click. It's totally fine, but I rarely find myself thinking to use it. At the same time, it doesn't detract from the experience in any way. In my experience with Force Touch, it's a relatively needless gimmick that I could take or leave.

Force Touch is entirely ignorable, and I suggest you do exactly that.

Touch ID should be on every Apple laptop — it's a game-changer.

Passwords are super dumb. They feel antiquated in the modern era, like paper checks.

Every time the new MacBook asks me to enter my password — and simultaneously offers Touch ID as an option instead — I'm delighted to quickly tap my finger on the Touch ID button. It feels like the natural evolution of password entry.

Curiously, against all logic, there are times when the MacBook requires my password instead of my thumbprint. I have no idea why my password is somehow more powerful than my own fingerprint, and I kind of don't care. It appears completely illogical from a user standpoint.

Thankfully, the case far more often is that the laptop allows me to use my fingerprint to skip password entry — and it feels smart every time.

It's the best-looking MacBook Air in years, and its diminutive size is a delight.

My wife has an 11-inch MacBook Air from a few years ago. It's the same length as the 2018 13-inch MacBook Air. 

Sounds weird, right? I promise it's reality.

Apple shrunk the bezels in the new MacBook Air's 13-inch screen so much that the same display fits into a far smaller laptop. Thus, the overall footprint of the MacBook Air is that much smaller — carrying it folded up feels like carrying a sturdy notepad. It's a genuinely small device, despite the large screen.

Everything about the latest MacBook Air feels tight and compact. The laptop is dense — no doubt a testament to the shrunken size.

The elephant in the room: Yes, the MacBook Air costs too much money.

At $1,099 to start, the latest MacBook Air isn't cheap.

There are comparable Windows-based laptops with great screens and more powerful internals than the new MacBook Air, and I could've bought those. I thought a lot about buying an HP x360— they're quite nice! 

But my workflow is based around the Apple operating system, MacOS, and I've been using Apple laptops for over 10 years. I'm not buying a laptop to play games or to crunch 4K video edits — I'm buying it mostly for personal use and work. I keep a lot of tabs open in Chrome, I'm often listening to music in Spotify, and I regularly use Adobe's creative suite to edit images.

For me, getting the new MacBook Air with additional RAM is a perfect fit for how I use laptops. But yes, no doubt, it was an overpriced choice. Worse: Apple dropped the price by $100 just half a year after I bought my laptop. Not cool, Apple!

Still, I have no regrets — I'm outright glad I waited so long to buy a laptop, and then ended up with this one. But I can't defend the price tag. It's still too high, in my opinion, by around $100. Laptops shouldn't be so expensive.

• A dilapidated barn in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, has been called the most photographed barn in America, according to Atlas Obscura.
• The barn sits in Grand Teton National Park against a backdrop of the dramatic Teton mountain range.
• I recently visited the famous barn, and I didn't see what the hype was all about.
• While the barn and its surroundings are beautiful, I had to wait for groups of people to move out of the way to get a clear shot, and I didn't see what set it apart from the many other barns and scenic views in the area.
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On a dirt road in Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming, there is a very famous barn. It's been called the most photographed barn in America.

When you do a Google Image search of "Jackson Hole," you'll see the barn. If you scroll through the Instagram geotag "Mormon Row Historic District," where the barn is located, you'll find thousands of posts featuring the barn, as well as another nearby barn that might be the second most-photographed barn in the country. And if you search "barn jackson hole" on Flickr, you'll see countless photos of the barn in all four seasons, at sunrise and sunset, in all different types of weather.

The T. A. Moulton barn was part of the T. A. Moulton homestead, settled in 1908. For years, it's been a magnet for photographers.

"My assumption is that while there are perhaps many picturesque barns, there is only one that is in Grand Teton National Park," Jesse Ryan, a local business owner and photographer, told Business Insider. "By virtue of its orientation to the landscape, Teton range, and trajectory of the sun, it makes for consistently beautiful imagery  ... While there are plenty of pretty barns, this one happens to be quite easy to take exceptional images of."

In May 2016, a post on National Geographic's Instagram featured the barn and garnered more than 141,000 likes.

Some people pose for influencer-like photos in front of the barn.

Others snap family photos.

On a recent trip to Jackson Hole, I drove to get a look at the barn to see what the big deal was. Here's what it was like.

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A dilapidated barn in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, has been called the most photographed barn in America.

With the impressive Teton mountain range in the background, the barn has become "a striking visual of the Wild West," according to Atlas Obscura.

Photographers come from all over the world to capture the barn, which has become ubiquitous on Instagram.

As the Teton mountain range is to the west of the barn, the best time to capture it is in the morning light. 

On a recent trip to Jackson Hole, I decided to drive out to the barn to see for myself what the hype was all about.

The barn is located in Grand Teton National Park, about a 25-minute drive from the town of Jackson.

Just past the town of Moose, I turned off the highway and about five minutes later turned again onto a dirt road.

The dirt road leads to the Mormon Row Historic District, which was settled in 1908 by the Andy Chambers, John Moulton, and T. A. Moulton homesteads, according to the US National Park Service.

I pulled up to the spot that Google Maps told me was the T. A. Moulton Barn, and it was clear that others had the same idea.

Three or four cars were already parked on the dirt road right next to the barn. 

I stepped out of the car and got my first peek at the famous barn.

The structure was indeed a pretty sight in the late afternoon summer sunlight.

But I didn't have the barn all to myself.

A family was there, seemingly waiting for another group of people to move so they could photograph the barn. 

As the two groups left, another family showed up and posed for photos in front of the barn.

I waited to get a clear shot.

Finally, I had an unobstructed view of the iconic barn — for a moment, anyway. No sooner had I snapped a photo or two than another group of people showed up.

I stuck around for a few more minutes to see if I might be able to get some more clear shots, but then decided I didn't want to spend any more time waiting to photograph the same barn that thousands of other people have photographed. I got in the car and headed back to Jackson.

I certainly saw the appeal of the T. A. Moulton Barn; the rustic structure and dramatic backdrop seem to embody the spirit of Jackson Hole and the West. But to be honest, I didn't see what set it apart from the many other barns in the scenic Jackson Hole valley. And of course, all the Instagram photos of the barn I saw conveniently cut out the throngs of people you'll have to outwait in order to get a clear shot.

To me, the Jackson Hole barn embodies a certain social media culture that sees people traveling to replicate the exact same photo they've already seen on Instagram.

But according to social media, if you visited Jackson Hole and didn't 'gram this barn, you did it wrong. (And yes, I 'grammed it.)

• Sephora is making it easy to shop clean skin-care and makeup products with its green Clean at Sephora label. 
• All products designated with this distinction are free from over 50 questionable ingredients, including sulfates (SLS and SLES), parabens, phthalates, mineral oil, formaldehyde, and more.
• The best Clean at Sephora products come from popular, quality brands like Tatcha, Drunk Elephant, and Supergoop!
• We've personally reviewed many of these skin-care, makeup, hair-care, and fragrance products. Below is a list stand-outs. 

So-called "clean" skin-care and makeup products are rising in popularity as more information and research emerges about the detrimental health effects of certain ingredients once widely accepted in the beauty industry.

However, those ingredients can be difficult to identify quickly if your eye isn't trained on everything to look for. If you can trust yourself to do the research and examine each ingredient label carefully, more power to you — that's how you separate the clean from the bad. 

There's an easier way, though. You can shop at retailers such as Follain, which specialize in curating the best natural brands, or, if you're loyal to Sephora, simply look for labels that designate products as clean.

The Clean at Sephora category only contains products that are free from over 50 questionable ingredients, including sulfates (SLS and SLES), parabens, phthalates, mineral oil, formaldehyde, and more. They've already been vetted by Sephora, so you know you're shopping clean. You should still take a look at the detailed ingredient list on each product page if you have additional concerns beyond common problematic ingredients, but all in all, Sephora does the work for you. 

As you shop your favorite beauty and skin-care categories, look for the green "Clean at Sephora" label. You can also shop the entire category at this page.

Because the selection of clean products is growing and becoming almost as hard to navigate as non-clean products, we've put together a list of the best Clean at Sephora products. They include popular best sellers and products we've reviewed ourselves. 

Learn about the 22 best clean skin-care, makeup, hair-care, and fragrance products you can shop at Sephora: 

Tatcha Dewy Skin Cream

Shop the Tatcha Dewy Skin Cream, $68

Read our review of the Tatcha Dewy Skin Cream

This luxurious and rich cream contains Japanese purple rice, which is packed with antioxidants to help your skin recover from stress and UV damage. With other powerful ingredients like Okinawa algae blend, ginseng, and hyaluronic acid, it'll also give your skin a healthy glow and bounce. 

Drunk Elephant T.L.C. Sukari Babyfacial

Shop the Drunk Elephant T.L.C. Sukari Babyfacial, $80

Read our review of the Drunk Elephant T.L.C. Sukari Babyfacial

Though this at-home facial is pricey at $80, one bottle should last you an entire year. Use the AHA (25%)/BHA (2%) blend to resurface your face once a week, 20 minutes at a time. It always sits comfortably in Sephora's bestsellers page because of its efficient and clearly effective results. 

Supergoop! Unseen Sunscreen SPF 40

Shop the Supergoop! Unseen Sunscreen SPF 40, $32

Read our review of the Supergoop! Unseen Sunscreen SPF 40

You can usually tell it's summer by the invasive smell and unsightly residue of sunscreen covering everyone's bodies. The scentless, invisible, and virtually weightless Supergoop! sunscreen is an exception to the rule. The oil-free formula also acts as an excellent primer that'll lock your makeup in even on the hottest days. 

Caudalie Beauty Elixir

Shop the Caudalie Beauty Elixir, $49

The cult-favorite, French-pharmacy staple tightens your pores, sets your makeup, and makes your skin glow with just a few spritzes. The refreshing mint, rose, and rosemary-infused elixir provides an instant boost, especially on hot days or after hopping off a plane. Get the mini size to stash in your bag for any moment. 

Ilia Limitless Lash Mascara

Shop the Ilia Limitless Lash Mascara, $28

Clean products do have the ability to be as effective as the others — this mascara proves it by lifting, lengthening, and adding volume to your lashes. Its lightweight formula doesn't clump or flake, and it allows you to build multiple layers to make your lashes really shine. 

Youth to the People Superfood Antioxidant Cleanser

Shop the Youth to the People Superfood Antioxidant Cleanser, $36

Read our review of Youth to the People products

If you love sipping green juices, here's the skin-care equivalent you need to try. Phytonutrient-rich kale strengthens your skin, cooling and conditioning spinach soothes it, and anti-inflammatory green tea helps clear it up. The daily facial wash leaves your skin feeling refreshed and quenched. 

Glow Recipe Watermelon Glow Ultra-Fine Mist

Shop the Glow Recipe Watermelon Glow Ultra-Fine Mist, $28

Read our review of Glow Recipe products

Take one whiff of this refreshing mist and you won't doubt that it's made up of 84% watermelon. The summer fruit feels ultra-comforting and cool on your skin, and it's combined with hyaluronic acid for hydration and hibiscus flower AHA for smoothing and softening. 

Tatcha Rice Polish Foaming Enzyme Powder

Shop the Tatcha Rice Polish Foaming Enzyme Powder, $65

One of the many Tatcha products we love, the rice and papaya enzyme exfoliator gently removes the day's debris, makeup, and dry skin from your face. It comes as a powder, which you can apply directly to your face or lather into your hands first to create a smooth foam. 

Origins Clear Improvement Active Charcoal Mask

Shop the Origins Clear Improvement Active Charcoal Mask, $26

While there are now many products on the market that contain active charcoal, Origins' stand out for being a fairly early adopter of ths powerful detoxifying ingredient. The bamboo charcoal removes extra oil as the white China clay sucks out toxins, resulting in an overall healthier complexion. Blackheads and breakouts all but disappear after one use. 

Origins GinZing Eye Cream

Shop the Origins GinZing Eye Cream, $25

Origins' best-selling eye cream is the enemy of dark circles and puffiness caused by stress, lack of sleep, and aging. It's slightly shimmery to lighten the appearance of these common under-eye problems and make you look more alert. 

Volition Beauty Apple Cider Vinegar Resurfacing Peel Pads

Shop the Volition Beauty Apple Cider Vinegar Resurfacing Peel Pads, $64

Read our review of Volition Beauty products

This highly anticipated skin-care launch has landed at Sephora and is the brain child of a skin-care enthusiast who wanted to use a popular DIY ingredient to make an easy-to-use facial peel. Apple cider vinegar is known to brighten and smooth the skin, but if you don't want to deal with concocting your own formula, just buy one of these convenient peel-pad packs. 

Farmacy Sleep Tight Firming Night Balm

Shop the Farmacy Sleep Tight Firming Night Balm, $48

This balm is our pick for the best natural night cream you can buy. It's actually more of a face oil/gel that'll melt into your skin and work its magic as you sleep. The star ingredient is a patent-protected variety of echinacea purpurea that contains cichoric acid, which firms the skin and reduces redness. 

Drunk Elephant Protini Polypeptide Moisturizer

Shop the Drunk Elephant Protini Polypeptide Moisturizer, $68

Read our review of the Drunk Elephant Protini Polypeptide Moisturizer

Just like you'd add protein powder to your smoothie to help you grow muscle, Drunk Elephant founder Tiffany Masterson wanted to make a nutrient-filled skin-care product to strengthen the health and appearance of your skin. The gel-like moisturizer revives dull skin and reduces the appearance of lines and wrinkles. 

Korres After Sun Greek Yoghurt Cooling Gel

Shop the Korres After Sun Greek Yoghurt Cooling Gel, $26

In 2003, Korres earned the distinction of being the world's first brand to incorporate Greek yogurt into a skin-care product. Slather the cooling cream all over your body after a long day at the beach to soothe irritated, sunburned, and dry skin. Store it in the fridge so you can enjoy the maximum cooling effect. 

Briogeo Apple Superfoods Shampoo & Conditioner

Shop the Briogeo Apple Superfoods Shampoo & Conditioner, $48

The sulfate-free shampoo and conditioner look to hydrate dry hair, improve the appearance of dull hair, and protect against environmental damage. The shampoo contains matcha and apple, while the conditioner contains kale and apple, but try to resist drinking these nutrient-rich hair products. 

Olaplex Hair Perfector No. 3

Shop the Olaplex Hair Perfector No. 3, $28 

Olaplex is a coveted brand in the world of hair care, and this hair mask is one of its claims to fame. It delivers a salon-like experience, reviving and strengthening hair of all types and colors through its concentrated formula. 

Josie Maran Pure Argan Oil

Shop the Josie Maran Pure Argan Oil, $49 

Argan oil is a hair- and skin-care solution in one. For your skin, this cold-pressed, 100% eco-certified, and organic oil moisturizes and smooths lines and wrinkles. For your hair, it reduces frizz, softens ends, and adds shine. It can also work as a heat protectant. 

Bite Beauty Amuse Bouche Lipstick

Shop the Bite Beauty Amuse Bouche Lipstick, $15.60

Get high pigmentation, soft texture, and moisturizing feel without harmful chemicals and unnecessary ingredients in this popular lipstick, available in a variety of beautiful colors. It helps if you scrub and prime your lips first, but the lipstick will still apply smoothly and last a long time even if you don't. 

Tarte Water Foundation SPF 15

Shop the Tarte Water Foundation SPF 15, $39

The rave reviews have spoken: Tarte's Water Foundation applies flawlessly, provides long-lasting coverage, and is suitable even for dry skin. It not only provides coverage but it also protects your skin from environmental damage, thanks to the inclusion of marine-plant extracts. 

Clean Reserve Skin Perfume

Shop the Clean Reserve Skin Perfume, $98

If traditional perfume irritates your skin, try a natural brand like Clean Reserve. The warm and spicy "Skin" perfume contains notes of salted praline and copabia oil, which is sustainably sourced from the Amazon. 

Olehenriksen Banana Bright Eye Crème

Shop the Olehenriksen Banana Bright Eye Crème, $38

Banana powder is the surprising ingredient taken from the world of makeup artists that brightens and color-corrects the area around your eyes. The addition of collagen firms and hydrates, while vitamin C further illuminates. It's the perfect base to apply before concealer. 

Isle of Paradise Self Tanning Drops

Shop the Isle of Paradise Self Tanning Drops, $29

Self tanning drops get you that healthy, sun-kissed glow without the unhealthy, sun-kissed skin damage. They also won't leave the streaks and orange tint of classic self-tanners. Add a few drops (or more) to your moisturizer to get a customized level of tan, and apply to your skin for a tan that's actually good for you. 

• Income inequality in America has increased in every state since the 1970s, a 2018 report published by the Economic Policy Institute (EPI) found.
• In the resort town of Jackson, Wyoming, the most unequal metro area in America, the richest 1% make 132 times more, on average, than the bottom 99%.
• The New York City-Newark-Jersey City metro area ranks 13th on the list.
• Six of the 13 most unequal metro areas are in Florida.
• Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.

Income inequality in America has been rising in every US state since the 1970s, found a 2018 report published by the Economic Policy Institute (EPI).

In the report, researchers looked at 2015 tax return data to analyze the average income of the top 1% and the bottom 99% of a population, broken down by state, metropolitan area, and county.

As compared to the commonly used Gini coefficient measure of inequality, EPI's measure captures very high incomes better because, as the report notes, "it represents all the taxable income people earn in market transactions, such as the income earned from working for a wage or salary at a job, through interest on a savings account, or from selling a financial asset for more than its purchase cost (a capital gain)."

The report found that the most unequal metro area in America is the resort town of Jackson, Wyoming, where the average income of the top 1% is more than $16.1 million, and the average income of the bottom 99% is $122,447.

Read more: A 3-day trip to Jackson Hole during what I thought would be the low season ended up being a valuable lesson in writing off ski towns as winter-only destinations

Below, Business Insider has ranked the 13 most unequal metro areas in the US, based on the EPI report, including the average income of the top 1%, the average income of the bottom 99%, and the top-to-bottom ratio.

Here are the most unequal places in America.

Andy Kiersz contributed to reporting. 

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13. New York-Newark-Jersey City, New York-New Jersey-Pennsylvania

Average income of the top 1%: $2,425,384

Average income of the bottom 99%:$61,550

Top-to-bottom ratio: 39.4

12. North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, Florida

Average income of the top 1%:$1,810,660

Average income of the bottom 99%:$42,021

Top-to-bottom ratio: 43.1

11. Summit Park, Utah

Average income of the top 1%:$4,784,667

Average income of the bottom 99%:$110,003

Top-to-bottom ratio: 43.5

10. Gardnerville Ranchos, Nevada

Average income of the top 1%:$2,272,387

Average income of the bottom 99%:$51,276

Top-to-bottom ratio: 44.3

9. Hailey, Idaho

Average income of the top 1%: $3,115,982

Average income of the bottom 99%:$69,399

Top-to-bottom ratio: 44.9

8. Glenwood Springs, Colorado

Average income of the top 1%: $2,968,276

Average income of the bottom 99%: $66,015

Top-to-bottom ratio: 45.0

7. Port St. Lucie, Florida

Average income of the top 1%: $1,737,118

Average income of the bottom 99%: $38,212

Top-to-bottom ratio: 45.5

6. Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, Florida

Average income of the top 1%: $2,345,381

Average income of the bottom 99%: $42,319

Top-to-bottom ratio: 55.4

5. Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut

Average income of the top 1%: $6,290,951

Average income of the bottom 99%: $101,213

Top-to-bottom ratio: 62.2

4. Sebastian-Vero Beach, Florida

Average income of the top 1%: $2,921,375

Average income of the bottom 99%: $2,921,375

Top-to-bottom ratio: 67.2

3. Key West, Florida

Average income of the top 1%: $4,741,192

Average income of the bottom 99%: $58,295

Top-to-bottom ratio: 81.3

2. Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, Florida

Average income of the top 1%: $5,590,120

Average income of the bottom 99%: $62,053

Top-to-bottom ratio: 90.1

1. Jackson, Wyoming-Idaho

Average income of the top 1%: $16,161,955

Average income of the bottom 99%: $122,447

Top-to-bottom ratio: 132.0

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• You may wonder why you need a toaster oven, but if you love to bake and you've ever had to use a full-sized oven in the summer, you know why a toaster oven is a good appliance to have in your kitchen.
• Cuisinart's Chef's Convection Toaster Oven (currently $204 on Amazon) is the best toaster oven I've tested. 
• It bakes evenly, doesn't take up a ton of room, is easy to use, and comes with pans and a pizza stone so you can get baking right away.
• I've made countless pizzas, cookies, pastries, slices of toast, and delicious dinners in this toaster oven since I got it last July.

I'm something of a toaster oven expert. From the age of 11 to 18, I lived in a house without an actual oven. We used a rinky dink $40 toaster oven from a brand I don't even remember. Although it wasn't the best toaster oven, it served its purpose: It baked things, toasted bread, roasted chicken, and even baked a loaf of bread once.

Since then, I've always had a soft spot in my heart for toaster ovens, and I've tested ones that cost way more than that humble $40 toaster oven I grew up with. And boy are they so much better. The best one I've used, though, is the Cuisinart Chef's Convection Oven.

Not only does it come with everything you need to get baking right away — from two baking racks and baking pans to a 13-inch pizza stone — it also bakes evenly, heats up quickly, and doesn't take up much counterspace at all.

I've been using it almost exclusively since I got it in July, and my actual oven is starting to feel a bit neglected. Keep reading this review to find out why I think it's so great — but first, some specs.

Specs and dimensions

• 1800 watts of power
• 0.95-cubic-foot capacity oven fits 13-inch pizza, 9 x 13-inch baking pan, or 9 slices of bread
• 15 cooking functions, including innovative Dual Cook, Sandwich, and Speed Convection
• Digital controls on a backlit display, clock, 2-hour timer
• Includes 13-inch pizza stone, 2 cooking racks, 9 x 13-inch enamel baking pan and broiling pan
• Interior light and auto-slideout rack
• Pull-out crumb tray, nonstick interior
• 3-year warranty
• Size: 20.87 x 16.93 x 11.42 inches
• Weight: 32 pounds

Design and accessories

Cuisinart's oven has a sleek, stainless steel build that looks great in any kitchen. Although it's not the smallest toaster oven, it doesn't take up a ton of space, either. It measures 20.87 x 16.93 x 11.42 inches, and it fits on the relatively slim bar-like countertop on one side of my galley kitchen. The sides of the oven can get warm, so it's important to have a few inches of clearance on the back and sides.

It has a 0.95-cubic-foot capacity, which is large enough to fit a 13-inch pizza, a 9 x 13-inch baking pan, or nine slices of bread. Cuisinart includes everything you need to get cooking right in the box. You get a 13-inch pizza stone, two cooking racks, one 9 x 13-inch enamel baking pan, and one broiling pan of the same size. 

What it's like to use

The toaster oven is incredibly simple to use. I've baked everything from cupcakes and croissants to salmon and potatoes in it without any hassle. I also regularly make pizza with the included pizza stone, and it turns out a perfect, crispy crust every time so long as I use the pizza setting and let the stone heat up first.

Cuisinart put a nice crisp screen on the front of the toaster oven along with a dial you turn to run through the various preset cooking functions. You can choose between toast, bagel, bake, pizza, and other settings to cook any kind of food to perfection. You can also adjust the temperature to your liking and ignore the modes.

I particularly love using the toast setting, because you can decide the shade of your toast on a scale from 1 to 6 with 1 being the lightest and 6 being the darkest. I use the toast function to make garlic bread and sandwiches with melted cheese in them. 

The oven shuts off when the preset baking time is over, too, so you won't burn your toast unless you chose the wrong setting for your bread.

Normally, during the summer months I have to bake less often or risk turning my apartment into an inferno because big ovens pump out so much heat. With this toaster oven, I could still bake and keep my kitchen fairly cool — well, cooler than I would if I'd baked those croissants in the actual, full-size oven. It's also a great help during the holidays when you need to cook a lot of things at once and the oven is quickly filled up with dishes.

The included pans, racks, and pizza stone are all high quality and well made. There's really no need to go out and buy more pans, which is great, because this toaster oven isn't cheap. If you factor in the cost of all those baking pans and the pizza stone, you're getting a great deal. This isn't the rinky-dink toaster oven of my youth that cost $40 and lasted but a few years — this is one that's made to last.

Frankly, if this were the only oven I had, it would be perfectly adequate because it's so well made. I sometimes joke that my regular oven is languishing from lack of use these days.

The bottom line

If I could go back in time and gift myself this toaster oven back when we didn't have an actual oven, I would. It is a wonderful toaster oven that comes with all the accessories you need, bakes food evenly, and has a lot of helpful presets that cook food to perfection.

• Should you buy it? Yes. It's the best toaster oven you can buy and it's a good investment if you like to bake, make pizza, or cook a lot.
• What are the alternatives? You can check out alternatives in our buying guide. We also recommend the Breville Mini Smart Oven if you need a smaller one or the Panasonic Flash Xpress Toaster Oven if you want an infrared one. There are plenty of cheaper toaster ovens, but they lack the features and accessories of the Cuisinart one. They also typically bake less evenly. 

The Cuisinart Chef's Convection Toaster Oven may be expensive, but it's well worth the money if you like to bake and cook a lot, if you need an additional oven, or if you simply want to use this in lieu of a full-sized oven.

Pros: Bakes evenly, easy to use, includes pans and pizza stone, lots of settings, heats fast, good size

Cons: Expensive, gets hot on the sides

Buy the Cuisinart Chef's Convection Toaster Oven at Amazon for $204

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• The Guoco Tower is the tallest building in Singapore.
• It is home to the country's most expensive penthouse, which the billionaire founder of Dyson purchased for $54.2 million in July.
• The tower boasts an urban park, office space, retail and dining space, and a five-star hotel.
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In the heart of Singapore's Central Business District sits the country's tallest building, the Guoco Tower. 

The mixed-use development is 931 feet tall and boasts 890,000 square feet of office space, 100,000 square feet of retail and dining space, a luxury residential sector with 181 residences, a 150,000-square-foot park, and a five-star hotel. 

Read more:The 72-year-old billionaire inventor of the Dyson vacuum cleaner just set a real-estate record in Singapore — and his new penthouse sits on the top floors of the city's tallest building

The luxury residential sector, known as the Wallich Residence, occupies the 39th to the 64th floor. It is home to the most expensive penthouse in Singapore, which was recently purchased by British billionaire James Dyson for $54.2 million.

The tower was designed by American architecture company Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP and opened in 2018.

Keep reading for a look inside. 

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The Guoco Tower is located in Singapore's Central Business District.

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The Central Business District is a popular area in Singapore with dining, entertainment, retail, office, and residential spaces. It is located between the Singapore River, Marina Bay, and Chinatown.

Source: My Guide Singapore

The Guoco Tower is a mixed-use development that opened in 2018.

Source: Urban Land

It includes 100,000 square feet of retail and dining space ...

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... and 890,000 square feet of office space.

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The building also boasts a 150,000-square-foot park that hosts various events throughout the year ...

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... as well as a five-star hotel ...

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... and a luxury residential complex called the Wallich Residence.

Source: Guoco Tower

The Wallich Residence is home to the most expensive penthouse in Singapore, which was purchased by British billionaire James Dyson in July of 2019 for $54.2 million.

Source: Business Insider

The Wallich Residence boasts four floors of amenities ...

Source: Guoco Tower

... including a concierge service ...

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... a gym ...

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... a private library ...

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... and a small theater.

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There's also an infinity pool on the 39th floor ...

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... and observation platforms that offer sweeping views of the city.

Source: Guoco Tower

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50. "South Beach" season one (UPN)

Critic score: 29/100

User score: 8.6/10

What critics said: "A preposterous and pretentious drama series." — The Washington Post

49. "Hidden Hills" season one (NBC)

Critic score: 29/100

User score: Unavailable

What critics said: "This series reflects the way wealthy, neurotic, overly busy and sex-obsessed TV executives and producers think America lives, in other words, the way they live. They're wrong." — The Detroit News

48. "American Inventor" season one (ABC)

Critic score: 29/100

User score: 5.1/10

What critics said: "A bloated disappointment that spends more time on the judges than the inventors and their inventions." — Houston Chronicle

47. "Big Brother" season one (CBS)

Critic score: 29/100

User score: 5.2/10

What critics said: "Five days a week of people in a cramped house full of Ikea furniture is like a bad college flashback." — Variety

46. "Rob" season one (CBS)

Critic score: 29/100

User score: 3.8/10

What critics said: "There's hardly a moment or performance in 'Rob' that doesn't reek of the leftover and the second-rate." — USA Today

45. "Ghost Whisperer" season one (CBS)

Critic score: 29/100

User score: 8.3/10

What critics said: "At times during 'Ghost Whisperer,' the sentiment is so thick you might want to go away from the light — the light from the TV set, that is." — Boston Globe

44. "The Return of Jezebel James" season one (Fox)

Critic score: 29/100

User score: 5.2/10

What critics said: "Miscast and only intermittently funny, 'Jezebel James' misfires on all cylinders." — Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

43. "Sex Box" season one (WE)

Critic score: 28/100

User score: 3.0/10

What critics said: "Watching it is kind of like bad sex — the clock watching, the profound embarrassment, the desire to check your email." — The New York Times

42. "Painkiller Jane" season one (Syfy)

Critic score: 28/100

User score: 6.1/10

What critics said: "The show is long on concept and short on execution which would actually be OK if the writing and acting were not so simply terrible." — Los Angeles Times

41. "The War at Home" season one (Fox)

Critic score: 28/100

User score: 3.9/10

What critics said: "If 'The War at Home' spent more time on good jokes instead of recycling every gimmick ever seen on TV, it might merely be mediocre, but it's worse." — San Francisco Chronicle

40. "Love Inc." season one (UPN)

Critic score: 28/100

User score: 7.5/10

What critics said: "A grating comedy." — Chicago Tribune

39. "Murphy's Law" season one (ABC)

Critic score: 28/100

User score: Unavailable

What critics said: "A series so monumentally meaningless, so pathetically puerile, so irredeemably ridiculous that, within my limited professional context, it prompts the Biggest Question of them all: Why is there television?" — Newsday

38. "Rules of Engagement" season one (CBS)

Critic score: 28/100

User score: 7.5/10

What critics said: "The series quickly begins to resemble one of those fake sitcoms you'd see in a snide movie that likes to take easy potshots at low culture." — L.A. Weekly

37. "Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders" season one (CBS)

Critic score: 28/100

User score: 3.8/10

What critics said: "Moving on from the prevalent misogyny of the original 'Criminal Minds,' CBS' new spinoff 'Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders' is a pure distillation of xenophobia." — The Hollywood Reporter

36. "Bleep My Dad Says" season one (CBS)

Critic score: 28/100

User score: 4.4/10

What critics said: "'Bleep My Dad Says' is a dismal show, harboring the worst qualities of every lame, four-camera, laugh-tracked sitcom on television." — Slant Magazine

35. "Marvel's Inhumans" season one (ABC)

Critic score: 27/100

User score: 3.9/10

What critics said: "Inhumans has nothing at all to recommend it. Its only superpower is its sheer ineptitude." — Variety

34. "Dirty Dancing" season one (CBS)

Critic score: 27/100

User score: Unavailable

What critics said: "Play[s] like an extended shampoo commercial and lacking the edge and joyful vigor of the movie on which it is based." — Los Angeles Times

33. "Does Someone Have To Go?" season one (Fox)

Critic score: 27/100

User score: 3.3/10

What critics said: "'Lord of the Flies'-meets-a-telephone book, and just about as entertaining." — Newsday

32. "In Case of Emergency" season one (ABC)

Critic score: 27/100

User score: 6.9/10

What critics said: "Somewhere trapped inside this shrill, irritating comedy is a better show that emerges only in fleeting glimpses." — Variety

31. "Desire" season one (My Network TV)

Critic score: 27/100

User score: 7.5/10

What critics said: "In terms of intelligence, wit and quality, 'Desire' is a serious cut below most prime time drama series." — Detroit Free Press

30. "Truth Be Told" season one (NBC)

Critic score: 26/100

User score: 4.1/10

What critics said: "Not a single scene feels authentic, even if we excuse the overexplanations we often see in comedy pilots. This show is not provocative. It is not a conversation-starter, it is not thoughtful, it is not sharp, it is not enlightening." — Vulture

29. "Get This Party Started" (UPN, Season 1)

Critic score: 26/100

User score: 3.6/10

What critics said: "UPN's new series has a shot — in the sweepstakes for the worst reality show of all time." — PopMatters

28. "How to Get the Guy" season one (ABC)

Critic score: 26/100

User score: 7.2/10

What critics said: "A ridiculous, cloying, condescending, wrong-headed reality show." — New York Post

27. "Dr. Ken" season one (ABC)

Critic score: 26/100

User score: 3.0/10

What critics said: "A family comedy has to have heart and humor, and 'Dr. Ken' has neither." — Los Angeles Times

26. "Hawaii" season one (NBC)

Critic score: 25/100

User score: Unavailable

What critics said: "The new cop series 'Hawaii' isn't your father's 'Hawaii Five-O.' It's probably not yours, either, or your child's, or anyone's. It's awful." — New York Daily News

25. "Happy Hour" season one (Fox)

Critic score: 25/100

User score: 8.3/10

What critics said: "Sheer, excruciating pain.... 'Happy Hour' stands a good chance of being named Worst New Show, or at least feeblest new sitcom." — The Washington Post

24. "The Trouble With Normal" season one (ABC)

Critic score: 25/100

User score: Unavailable

What critics said: "ABC has been promoting the heck out of 'The Trouble With Normal,' but the shockingly unfunny ensemble and rotten scripts will undo all that publicity in minutes. On a positive note, this will almost certainly end the TV career of Jon Cryer." — Kansas City Star

23. "Tucker" season one (NBC)

Critic score: 25/100

User score: Unavailable

What critics said: "A dopey comedy deserves a dopey assessment: Tucker sucks. Please make it go away." — Detroit Free Press

22. "Insatiable" season one (Netflix)

Critic score: 25/100

User score: 7.0/10

What critics said: "The show specializes in the easiest forms of scripted cruelty and snark. The fat-shaming, such that it even exists, is brief and nowhere nearly as harmful as the middling idiocy of the entire effort. That's my review and also a scolding: If you're watching this, you really need better things to do. " — The Washington Post

21. "Killer Instinct" season one (Fox)

Critic score: 25/100

User score: 8.5/10

What critics said: "You won't see any worse acting across the broadcast spectrum. The women-in-peril scenes are vile. The writing is atrocious. The series is horrifically bad." — San Francisco Chronicle

20. "Unan1mous" season one (Fox)

Critic score: 24/100

User score: 3.1/10

What critics said: "Makes a solid bid to win the Most Unpleasant Reality Show of All Time award." — Miami Herald

19. "Woops!" season one (Fox)

Critic score: 24/100

User score: Unavailable

What critics said: "It could have been the funniest show in the world, if there was a nuclear war, really, and this was the only one show left. 'Woops!' is moronic on so many levels." — Newsday

18. "Modern Men" season one (WB)

Critic score: 24/100

User score: 5.6/10

What critics said: "Bad sitcom, bad." — Chicago Sun-Times

17. "10.5 Apocalypse" miniseries (NBC)

Critic score: 23/100

User score: 4.2/10

What critics said: "The calamities and catastrophes occur with such frequency and ferocity that, yes, indeed, 'Apocalypse 10.5' suffers the curse of being unintentionally funny — even hilarious." — The Washington Post

16. "I Wanna Marry Harry" season one (Fox)

Critic score: 23/100

User score: 3.0/10

What critics said: "Instead of just creating the horror show that is 12 women competing for a man, it chooses also to play them for fools." — The AV Club

15. "October Road" season one (ABC)

Critic score: 23/100

User score: 3.0/10

What critics said: "This wretched show not only features a lead character who is an unredeemable nitwit but dialogue that manages to be leaden, preposterous and pretentious all at once." — Chicago Tribune

14. "Identity" season one (NBC)

Critic score: 22/100

User score: 8.4/10

What critics said: "Now, you may be saying, 'There he goes again, that elitist toad.' But believe me, even Paris Hilton, Britney Spears and Bill O'Reilly would think this show was stupid." — Philadelphia Inquirer

13. "The Game" season one (The CW/BET)

Critic score: 22/100

User score: 8.2/10

What critics said: "It just isn't funny. At all. Ever." — USA Today

12. "Do Not Disturb" season one (Fox)

Critic score: 21/100

User score: 3.5/10

What critics said: "This is a show that could bury the [sitcom] genre altogether." — The Hollywood Reporter

11. "Sons of Hollywood" season one (A&E)

Critic score: 21/100

User score: 3.9/10

What critics said: "Once again, reality TV invites us to marvel at the idiocy, futility, and self-destructive tendencies of the rich and famous. But this petty, home-movie-level material wouldn't even fly on YouTube." — Boston Globe

10. "Uncle Buck" season one (CBS)

Critic score: 21/100

User score: Unavailable

What critics said: "The jokes are obvious, the situations cliched, the characters obnoxious. Would you believe a lecherous insurance agent named Doreen Douche?" — Newsday

9. "Knight Rider" season one (NBC)

Critic score: 21/100

User score: 6.0/10

What critics said: "[An] almost hilariously cheesy remake of the David Hasselhoff original." — Chicago Tribune

8. "Momma's Boys" season one (NBC)

Critic score: 19/100

User score: 4.3/10

What critics said: "Executive produced by Ryan Seacrest, this sucking wound of a show introduces three guys and their moms who move into a house filled with women." — Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

7. "The Real Wedding Crashers" season one (NBC)

Critic score: 19/100

User score: 4.3/10

What critics said: "An HD broadcast: Hugely Dumb." — The Washington Post

6. "Cavemen" season one (ABC)

Critic score: 19/100

User score: 5.2/10

What critics said: "'Cavemen,' is pretty bad. It's definitely among the stalest pieces of bread in the loaf, which already includes 'Two and a Half Men' and 'According to Jim.' And it's certainly the most tasteless." — Boston Globe

5. "Work It" season one (ABC)

Critic score: 19/100

User score: 1.1/10

What critics said: "'Work It' is dreadful almost beyond comprehension: witless, tasteless, poorly acted, abominably written, clumsily directed, hideously lit and badly costumed." — USA Today

4. "Category 7: The End of the World" miniseries (CBS)

Critic score: 18/100

User score: 3.7/10

What critics said: "Here's an early candidate for worst miniseries of the 21st Century." — Detroit Free Press

3. "Stalker" season one (CBS)

Critic score: 17/100

User score: 7.4/10

What critics said: "The violence, creepiness and depravity appear to be the point, because nothing of value is offered in balance.... It's unforgivable." — Los Angeles Times

2. "Dads" season one (Fox)

Critic score: 15/100

User score: 3.7/10

What critics said: "A crass generation-gap sitcom with the wit if not the intelligence of an elementary-school flatulence contest." — Miami Herald

1. "The 1/2 Hour News Hour" season one (Fox News)

Critic score: 13/100

User score: 2.8/10

What critics said: "The conservative answer to 'The Daily Show' ... Sometimes the humor is so heavy-handed that it seems almost like self-parody." — The New York Times

• "Star Wars" creator George Lucas has an estimated net worth of $6.4 billion, according to Forbes.
• The filmmaker also co-created "Indiana Jones" and has earned several Academy Award nominations.
• Lucas, 75, spends some of his fortune on real estate and philanthropy.
• Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.

Filmmaker George Lucas almost didn't become rich or famous — at least by Hollywood standards.

He dreamed of being a race car driver, but that all came to a halt after a car crash, according to a 1979 profile of Lucas in The Atlantic. Inspired by a cinematographer he had built a racing car for, Lucas enrolled in film school. 

He went on to helm one of the biggest franchises of all time — "Star Wars" — and co-create another box-office franchise, "Indiana Jones." The director, screenwriter, and producer has been nominated for an Academy Award four times. He's also accumulated an estimated net worth of $6.4 billion, according to Forbes.

Lucas is currently married to his second wife, Mellody Hobson, with whom he has one biological child. He also adopted three children during his first marriage and as a single parent.

Lucas has a reputation for being quiet on the media front, so not much is known about how he spends his fortune. However, he has cultivated a California real-estate portfolio, including Skywalker Ranch, and donates a lot of his money to charity. A representative for Lucas declined to comment on Lucas' personal finances when reached by Business Insider.

Here's how Lucas, now semi-retired, accumulates and spends his billions.

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Filmmaker George Lucas has an estimated net worth of $6.4 billion, thanks to his creation of two entertainment franchises with cult-like followings.

Source: Forbes

In 1971, George Lucas launched his production company, Lucasfilm, and with it, his claim to fame.

Source: Forbes

The following year, Lucas directed coming-of-age film "American Graffiti" — one of the most profitable movies of all time. Made on a budget of $777,000, it earned $140 million in revenue.

Source: Pajiba via Business Insider

But Lucas is most well-known for creating the "Star Wars" trilogy. The first installment, "A New Hope," was released in 1977. It's grossed a total of $621 million worldwide.

Source: Box Office Mojo

The second installment, 1980's "The Empire Strikes Back," grossed a total of $457 million worldwide.

Source: Box Office Mojo

And the third installment — "Return of the Jedi," released in 1983 — grossed a total of $418 million worldwide.

Source: Box Office Mojo

In the late 1990s and early 2000s, Lucas returned to "Star Wars" with a prequel trilogy: "The Phantom Menace," "Attack of the Clones," and "Revenge of the Sith."

Source: Box Office Mojo

Collectively, the "Star Wars" prequel movies grossed a total of $2.4 billion worldwide.

Source: Box Office Mojo

And these figures are only for the original films. The original, special editions, re-issues, or 3D versions of the "Star Wars" franchise have collectively grossed a total of $9.4 billion worldwide. That's an average of $558 million per movie.

Source: Box Office Mojo

But the cinematic arm of the "Star Wars" franchise isn't what really made Lucas rich.

Convinced the original "Star Wars" would be a flop, Fox (the film's distributor) let Lucas give up an additional $500,000 in directing fees in exchange for ownership of licensing and merchandising rights.

Source: The Hollywood Reporter via Business Insider

That turned out to be a strategic move for Lucas. In 1978, the year following the first "Star Wars," more than 40 million "Star Wars" figures sold for gross sales of $100 million-plus.

Source: The Hollywood Reporter via Business Insider

In 2011, a year in which there was no new "Star Wars" movie, "Star Wars" toys brought in more than $3 billion.

Source: The Hollywood Reporter via Business Insider

As of February 2012, the "Star Wars" series had earned $20 billion in merchandise and $3.8 billion in home entertainment products.

Source: The Hollywood Reporter

But "Star Wars" isn't the only movie franchise Lucas is known for — he also created the "Indiana Jones" series with his good pal and fellow filmmaker Steven Spielberg.

Source: Vanity Fair

Released from 1984 to 2008, the series consists of four installments: "Raiders of the Lost Ark," "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom," "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade," and "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull."

Source: IMDB

Collectively, they've grossed a total of $1.9 billion worldwide.

Source: Box Office Mojo

"Star Wars" and "Indiana Jones" both spawned TV spinoffs, on which Lucas worked as a producer.

Source: Business Insider

Lucas has also expanded his scope outside the two franchises. He has a number of other producer credits, from Jim Henson's "Labyrinth" to the animated film "The Land Before Time."

Source: Business Insider

He's also helped Lucasfilm pioneer techniques in special effects, sound, and computer animation, from THX Ltd. and Skywalker Sound to Industrial Light and Magic. The latter is one of the most successful companies in the industry.

Source: Business Insider

Lucas owned 100% of Lucasfilm until 2012, when he decided to semi-retire and sold it to Disney for $4.1 billion in stock and cash.

Source: Forbes, The Hollywood Reporter

But Lucas' fortune keeps on growing. In 2018, Forbes named Lucas America's wealthiest celebrity.

Source: Forbes

He's also one of the richest people in Silicon Valley.

Source: Business Insider

But Silicon Valley isn't the only place where Lucas spends his time. He owns several properties in California.

Source: The Washington Post

North of San Francisco is the famous Skywalker Ranch, which sits on 4,700 acres.

Source: Business Insider

Lucas has spent $100 million developing the property since 1978, but has only built on 15 acres of the land. But Skywalker Ranch isn't Lucas' home.

Source: Business Insider

He uses the land as a retreat, and as work and studio space — it includes the 153,000-square-foot Technical Building, which features 10 stages, multiple design and editing suites, and a 300-seat theater.

Source: Business Insider, Lucasfilm

The property's 50,000-square-foot house is designed to look like the 1869 Victorian home of a cattle rancher.

Source: Business Insider

The estate includes a fitness center with racquetball courts and a swimming pool. There's also a movie theater, several screening rooms, and mostly underground parking.

Source: Business Insider

Skywalker Ranch even has its own fire brigade to protect the estate. The brigade is an active part of the Marin County Fire Mutual Aid program.

Source: Business Insider

From 2008 to 2010, Lucas owned a Hollywood house Bette Midler previously lived in. In June 2019, it was put on the market for $4.3 million.

Source: The Washington Post

In 2012, Lucas donated land he owned in San Anselmo to the San Anselmo Chamber of Commerce. It was turned into the 8,700-square-foot Imagination Park, which features statues of Yoda and Indiana Jones.

Source: Patch

In 2017, he purchased an 8,932-square-foot Bel Air estate for $33.9 million.

Source: Variety

Known as "Mi Patria," it has nine bedrooms and eight bathrooms. It also has a library, courtyard, gourmet eat-in kitchen, and tropical gardens.

Source: Variety

Since semi-retiring, Lucas is focusing on experimental movies, he told The Telegraph. "I'm finishing all my obligations and I'm going to retire to my garage with my saw and hammer and build hobby movies," he said.

Source: Forbes, The Telegraph

But he's also focusing more on his philanthropy efforts. In 2012, he announced that he planned to donate most of the $4 billion Disney sale to charity for education.

Source: Forbes, The Hollywood Reporter

The move wasn't a surprise, considering that Lucas has always been philanthropically inclined. He signed The Giving Pledge in 2010, promising to donate the majority of his wealth to improving education.

Source: The Hollywood Reporter

His George Lucas Family Foundation is endowed with more than $1 billion.

Source: Forbes, Inside Philanthropy

In 2015, the foundation donated more than $64 million to over 200 organizations, from wildlife initiatives and refugee aid to inner-city youth support and various museums.

Source:Inside Philanthropy

Lucas has also given to other charities, such as the Film Foundation, Stand Up to Cancer, and the Make-A-Wish Foundation.

Source: The Hollywood Reporter

He also makes grants through the George Lucas Educational Foundation, which he founded in 1991. He's donated $175 million to his alma mater, USC.

Source: The Hollywood Reporter

Lucas gave $1 million to help build the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial in Washington DC.

Source: Business Insider

In 2017, Lucas announced plans to build the $1 billion non-profit Museum of Narrative Art in Los Angeles. That includes building costs, his art, and a $400 million endowment.

Source: Los Angeles Times

The 300,000-square-foot museum will feature Lucas' collection of art, including "Star Wars" related items.

Source: Los Angeles Times, Lucas Museum

It will also feature daily film screenings in two theaters, a free public research library, and hands-on and digital classrooms.

Source: Lucas Museum

It's currently under construction and will create 1,400 jobs. It's slated to open in late 2021.

Source: Lucas Museum

Lucas has a reputation for being media-shy, according to an interviewer who described him as communicative. Jim Windolf of Vanity Fair called him "a very soft-spoken billionaire."

Source: Empire, Vanity Fair

He's well-respected and has received many awards and honors. In 2005, he received the Life Achievement Award in 2005 from the American Film Institute.

Source: Business Insider

In 2008, he was named one of the 100 "Greatest Americans" by the Discovery Channel.

Source: Business Insider

But he was never in it for the fame or the money. "After interviewing him twice and watching his movies repeatedly, I'm convinced he's driven by a huge, restless imagination," wrote Windolf.

Source: Vanity Fair

• The Uber app makes it easy to schedule rides on both iPhone and Android.
• You can schedule Uber rides days or weeks in advance, making it easy to plan future trips.
• Unlike with a traditional car service, Uber cannot guarantee the price you will pay for a scheduled ride, instead offering a price range.
• Cancelling scheduled Uber rides only takes a few taps on your phone, and costs nothing if the cancellation is done early enough.
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It's little wonder why Uber and other ride-sharing companies are so popular: they make transportation so simple. 

Take Uber: once your account is set up, from the moment you open your app, it can take as few as three taps on your phone's screen to have a vehicle on its way to pick you up.

Scheduling a ride for later is also incredibly easy via the Uber app for iPhone and Android. You can have a car booked for yourself in about a minute, and you can schedule an Uber ride many weeks ahead in the future. 

Also, cancelling the ride is quick, should your plans change.

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How to schedule an Uber ride

1. Launch the Uber app and tap the Schedule icon, which looks like a car next to a clock. It should be right next to the "Where to?" textbar at the top of the screen.

2. Scroll to the right date and time, and make sure to select AM or PM, then hit "Continue."

3. Type in the pickup and drop-off location, or select previous locations from the list on the lower half of the screen.

4. Select what payment method you'd like, then hit "Schedule UberX" to confirm your ride. You can also swipe left to pick other Uber cars, like Uber Black premium rides, or UberXL SUVs.

And that's it. Just hit "Done" on the next screen once you're finished.

How to cancel your scheduled Uber rides, and view all the rides you have scheduled

1. To view your scheduled trip(s), launch the Uber app, then tap the three parallel lines at the top-left corner of the screen.

2. Tap "Your Trips," then tap the oval at the top right corner of the screen, which will likely read "Past."

3. Tap "Upcoming" on the menu that appears.

4. Your upcoming trip(s) will now be displayed; to cancel one, just tap "Cancel Ride" then confirm with the "CANCEL RIDE" button that pops up.

The scheduled trip will immediately be cancelled and removed from the "Your Trips" page, and you won't incur a fee if you cancel it before you've matched with a driver. 

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• Any user can apply to get "verified" on Instagram now, but that doesn't make the coveted blue checkmark any easier to get.
• Instagram has four important criteria for determining who gets verified. 
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In today's social-influencer driven landscape, the coveted blue "verified" checkmark found on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram provides not only street-cred to your base of followers, but gives your posts a seal of authenticity and legitimacy from the platform. 

And while this tier of social influence was originally reserved for established celebrities and brands, Instagram has now made it possible for any Instagram user to apply for verification directly from the app — but users still have a few hurdles to jump before Instagram approves the request.

Here's how to request verification from Instagram, using either the iPhone or Android app.

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How to get verified on Instagram 

Applying for verification itself is a pretty painless process. To start...

1. Pull up your Instagram app and navigate to the menu (the three bars in the top right corner) on your account homepage.

2. Look for the Settings gear at the bottom of the menu and click it.

3. Click the word "Account" on the next page.

4. On your Account Settings page, you should see "Request Verification" at the bottom of the page. Click it.

5. From there you'll be prompted to provide your full name, a photo of an official document to verify it (like a driver's license, passport, or business tax filing), and a category that best describes your account (such as blogger/influencer, business/brand/organization, or news/media). 

And voila! The fate of your Insta-cred is now in the hands of Instagram. 

How Instagram decides on applications for verification 

Once you've submitted your appeal to Instagram, it's a waiting game to see whether or not you'll be approved. But, in the meantime, you can take a look at its criteria to see how you stack up against Instagram's standards.

According to Instagram's help site there a few key attributes it looks for when designating a verified account. 

• Is the account authentic? This one's easy. As long as you're being yourself and not purposefully impersonating another person or brand, you should be all set.

• Is the account unique? This might sound a little like the first caveat, but instead of focusing on impersonating accounts, this caveat focuses on how many Instagram accounts you're operating. For example, an influencer or brand would need to have just one central account that represented them (instead of several different ones) in order to be verified.

• Is the account complete? Instagram stipulates that a "complete" profile must have a bio, profile picture and at least one post. Easy enough. But the trickier part of this caveat might be that Instagram also specifies that the account can't have links to the user's other social channels, i.e. a link to the user's Twitter.

• Is the account "notable?" This is both the most open-ended of the caveats and (arguably) the most important. Instagram defines notable as a brand or entity that is "well-known" or "highly-searched" and in part uses media coverage to determine this status — excluding paid promotional content. 

Apart from those criteria, and adhering to Instagram's community guidelines and terms of service, determining exactly what makes or breaks a verification request is still a bit of a mystery. 

And hey, if Instagram denies your campaign for verification this time around, you can always apply again in 30 days. 

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• Thin and lightweight, Hydro Flask's Standard Mouth is the water bottle I take on the go.
• It comes with a smooth but still grippy finish, it's thin so it fits easily in most of my (already jam-packed) bags, and it comes in all the pretty colors.
• Right now, Hydro Flask is selling a limited-edition collection of Hawaiian shave ice-inspired bottles, as seen above, in three different colorways: Blue Hawaii, Hawaiian Rainbow, and Mai Tai.
• You can get the water bottle in three sizes — 18, 21, or 24 ounces. The 18 ounce is $30 and the 24 ounce is $35, while special-edition colors in the 21- and 24-ounce sizes cost $40. 

The Hydro Flask Standard Mouth Water Bottle is a simple water bottle. Inherently, there's not much to it, and that's what I like. It's double walled and vacuum sealed but you wouldn't know by looking at — or carrying — it.

Double walled and vacuum sealed, by the way, is a century-old technology, and most modern, steel-walled water bottles employ it. In short, it involves one flask (or bottle) being placed over another, and the gap between the two being vacuumed before its sealed, which stabilizes the inside temperature, keeping cold things cold and hot things hot longer.

I like just about everything else about it, too. The spray-on finish has a luxurious feel, and the new Hawaiian shave ice ombrés are just downright seductive. (Dear Hydro Flask, please do not discontinue this limited-edition run!)

If you want a "Wide Mouth" container, or a larger bottle, Wide Mouth models come in 18-, 32-, 40- and 64-ounce sizes, and, like the Standard Mouth models, are compatible with a few different caps and lids.

The narrow body of my 24-ounce bottle also means it can fit in just about everything, from my laptop case (where I can safely trust it not to open and expel its contents), to my boat bag. It refuses rust even after repeated soaks in the sea (without a wash), and there's a unobtrusive, collapsible silicone handle that you can use to attach it to a bag or railing if need be.

But that "if need be" should not be taken lightly. The strap, being silicone, is not the most durable thing in the world, and it will eventually break, especially if you're clipping it into a carabiner often enough. There are a handful of complaints right on Hydro Flask's website attesting to this where the replacement cap is sold for $7.50. The other side of this issue, while not a perfect solution, and certainly a nuisance, is that this bottle comes with a limited lifetime warranty, which does include things like the Flex Cap's strap breaking. And, again, you could also purchase a different cap or lid altogether.

The rest of the water bottle is nearly indestructible. I've dropped it down flights of stairs, I've kicked it across the deck of my boat, and it's rolled all the way down my gravel-laden driveway with little more than a scratch. There were some smudges after all that, but I was able to buff them out, which I found impressive (not in reference to me, but the bottle, of course).

All in all, this is a functional yet fashionable vessel for hydration, and while it's not the water bottle I'd necessarily choose to take on any long-distance kayaking or hiking sojourn, it'll hold its own just about anywhere to a point, and, in an urban setting, it's a delightfully refreshing splash of color. What more do most of us need in a water bottle this summer?

Pros: Lightweight, streamline, several cap choices available

Cons: Strap with included cap prone to breaking

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• Deleting your Snapchat account requires logging into the desktop version of the social media platform.
• Your Snapchat account won't be deleted right away — once you complete all the steps, it will be deactivated for 30 days. During that time, you'll be able to reactivate your account. After that, it will be permanently deleted.
• Here are the steps you'll need to take to delete your Snapchat account.
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If you decide that you don't want your Snapchat account anymore, you can always delete your account. To do so, however, you'll need to use the desktop version of the app, which means you'll need to know your login information.

Keep in mind that once you complete these steps, your Snapchat account won't be deleted right away; it'll be deactivated for 30 days, during which time you'll have the option to reactivate your account before it's permanently deleted. So, in case you change your mind, it's a good idea to have your password and username handy.

And if you want to grab your data from the app in addition to deleting your Snapchat account, be sure that you have that done before going through this process. Otherwise you may lose your pictures and videos.

How to delete your Snapchat account

When you're ready to delete your account, here's what you'll need to do:

1. Go to the Snapchat accounts portal and enter the username, or email address, and password associated with your account.

2. Click "Delete My Account."

3. Confirm your choice by selecting "Continue" (you may also have to re-enter your username and password if they aren't saved to autofill).

Your friends on Snapchat won't be able to contact you through your account once you've completed the deletion process. You'll have to make sure that you have some other contact information saved for them if you want to keep in touch.

If you decide to reactivate your account before 30 days have passed, you can do so by logging back into your account using your username and password. It may take up to 24 hours for your account to reactivate.

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• You can contact Uber in a handful of ways as a rider or driver.
• To get personalized support, contact Uber via the app, by phone, social media, or visiting a Greenlight Hub in your city.
• If you call Uber, be aware that there is both an emergency number and a standard customer support line, and use the appropriate one for your situation. 
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Whether you're a driver or a passenger, Uber is generally a seamless experience. 

But occasionally, you might need to reach out and get help from a real person at the ridesharing company, especially if you are a driver. 

If so, there are a handful of ways for you to get assistance. 

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How to contact Uber in the mobile app

If you are a driver, Uber makes it easy to contact the company from directly within the app itself on your iPhone or Android phone.

1. Start the Uber app.

2. Tap the three horizontal lines to display the menu.

3. Tap "Help."

4. Scroll to the bottom of the Help menu and choose an option to contact Uber from the Support Center. 

However, if you are a rider, you won't see the Support Center in your app. Instead, you should navigate to "Your Trips" in the menu, and click on the trip you want to contact Uber about. 

When you scroll down on the Trip Details page, click on the appropriate prompt under Help and follow the instructions. 

How to get help in person at a local Uber Greenlight hub

One of the best ways to get customer service is to visit an Uber Greenlight hub. There are more than 150 locations across the US, and you can stop by anytime during working hours without an appointment to talk to Uber customer support in person. 

Here's how to find your closest Greenlight hub:

1. Open help.uber.com in a web browser. 

2. Make sure the site knows what city you are in. In the top right, if you don't see your location, click and enter the city you are in. 

3. Click "For partners" on the left side of the page.

4. In the search box, type "greenlight" and click "Search."

5. The top search result should be an article called "Getting in-person activation and support help." Choose it to see your local Greenlight hub. 

Alternately, another way to find your local Greenlight hub is to visit How I Uber, which has a convenient list of all local Greenlight hubs in a searchable map. 

How to contact Uber on social media

While not all companies are responsive to Twitter and Facebook, Uber has a reputation for responding fairly quickly on social media. 

• To reach Uber via Twitter, send the company a tweet at @uber_support, keeping your message succinct so it's easy for a support representative to address your concern in a reply or direct message. 
• You can also reach out via Facebook. You can write a public post on Uber's Facebook page. 

How to contact Uber by phone

If it's urgent that you reach Uber immediately, you can also call the company by phone. There are two numbers you can call:

• Uber's critical safety response line is 800-285-6172. Only use this phone number for true emergencies, such as if you have an accident while driving or have some other critical safety concern. 
• Uber's customer support line is 800-593-7069. This number is staffed 24/7 and you can use it for problems that need immediate attention which you can't otherwise resolve. 

As a passenger, these phone numbers are your best bet for reaching Uber quickly. For serious emergency matters, Uber recommends contacting the authorities first.

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• You can't change your Snapchat username without deleting your account and creating a new one with your desired username.
• You can, however, change your Snapchat display name at any time in the mobile app on your iPhone or Android. 
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If you're looking to change your Snapchat username on an existing account, brace yourself: You can't change your Snapchat username without deleting your account. 

That said, you can still change your display name, which is the name that shows up just below your profile photo, or bitmoji, next to your Snapchat score.

Here's what you'll need to know to change your Snapchat display name via the mobile app on your iPhone or Android. 

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How to change your Snapchat display name

Changing your display name is super easy and doing so will only take a minute.

1. Open your Snapchat app and tap your profile photo or bitmoji to open your profile.

2. Tap the gear icon to open your settings.

3. Under "My Account," select "Name."

4. Enter your desired Snapchat display name.

You can change your display name to whatever you want. But keep in mind that people who have you saved in their phone's contacts may still see the name they saved you under, rather than this new display name.

If changing your Snapchat display name isn't sufficient, you'll have to deactivate your current account and create a new one with your desired username. That can only be accomplished via the web browser version of Snapchat, so make sure you know your password or reset it to something more memorable.

Before going ahead with that decision, however, you should also be aware that deleting your account will mean that your current username will be unavailable to you in the future. So you'll have to weigh your options to pick the one that works best for you.

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• Private jettravel is on the rise across the globe, Bloomberg reported.
• The wealthy favor private jets for short flights to islands located within a few hours of business hubs, according to Bloomberg.
• Mallorca, the Bahamas, and the Philippines were among the most popular destinations for private jets in 2018, according to the report.
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As airports become more crowded and flight delays more frequent, the world's wealthiest are increasingly turning to private jets as their travel method of choice.

The number of flights on private jets jumped 10% in 2018, a Bloomberg analysis of Knight Frank and WingX data found. The ultra-wealthy prefer the comfort and convenience of private flights to commercial ones for shorter flights, but still book seats on commercial airlines for long-haul flights, analysts told Bloomberg.

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Mallorca and the Bahamas were among the frequent destinations for private jets in 2018, according to Bloomberg. The majority of flights to the Bahamas originated in the United States and Canada, while many flights to Mallorca originated in mainland Spain or Germany.

There were over 30,000 private flights to islands in North and South America in 2018, Bloomberg found.

Keep reading to learn more about the 15 most popular destinations for private jets.

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15. Crete

Number of private jet arrivals in 2018: 912

Greece's largest island is known for its pristine beaches, mountains, and palm tree forests, according to U.S. News and World Report.

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T14. Barbados

Number of private jet arrivals in 2018: 1,200

Barbados is a tropical paradise in the eastern Caribbean. Despite the island's popularity as a cruise ship port, Business Insider previously reported that the State Department advises Americans to avoid Crab Hill, St. Lucy; Ivy, St. Michael; and Nelson Street, Bridgetown due to high levels of crime.

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T14. Malta

Number of private jet arrivals in 2018: 1,200

The tiny Mediterranean island-state is home to perfect weather, stunning architecture, and a booming real estate market, Business Insider previously reported.

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12. Sint Maarten

Number of private jet arrivals in 2018: 1,300

Sint Maarten is a Dutch territory in the Caribbean known for its picturesque lagoons, according to Lonely Planet.

11. Philippines

Number of private jet arrivals in 2018: 1,600

The Philippines is a cluster of islands in the Western Pacific that is an excellent destination for divers and beach lovers, Business Insider previously reported.

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10. Mykonos

Number of private jet arrivals in 2018: 1,900

Mykonos is the most cosmopolitan of the Greek islands and is known for its nightlife, according to Visit Greece.

9. US Virgin Islands

Number of private jet arrivals in 2018: 2,000

The US Virgin Islands are the best Caribbean destination for history buffs, Business Insider previously reported. The islands are home to the ruins of four-century-old churches and plantations.

Read more: The best Caribbean island for every type of traveler

8. Corsica

Number of private jet arrivals in 2018: 2,100

Corsica is an island off the coast of France with a distinctly Italian culture, according to Lonely Planet. The island is known for its national park, which takes up almost half of its landmass. 

T7. Sicily

Number of private jet arrivals in 2018: 2,300

The island off the coast of Italy is famous for its archeological sites and golf courses, according to Discover Italy.

T7. Cayman Islands

Number of private jet arrivals in 2018: 2,300

The group of three British Islands is known for having the best duty-free shopping in the Caribbean, Business Insider previously reported.

5. San Juan, Puerto Rico

Number of private jet arrivals in 2018: 3,400

San Juan is one of the most popular destinations in the Caribbean for nightlife, thanks to its restaurants, casinos, and clubs, Business Insider previously reported.  

4. Sardinia

Number of private jet arrivals in 2018: 5,200

Sardinia is an Italian island with picturesque towns and beaches that's best visited in shoulder season, Business Insider's Libby Kane previously reported. 

3. Ibiza

Number of private jet arrivals in 2018: 5,400

Ibiza is known as one of the best places to party in the world, with 24-hour clubs, pool parties, and gorgeous beaches, Business Insider's Harrison Jacobs previously reported. 

2. Mallorca

Number of private jet arrivals in 2018: 5,600

The Spanish island is the most popular island destination in the Mediterranean, according to Lonely Planet. 

1. The Bahamas

Number of private jet arrivals in 2018: 16,400

The Bahamas is the best Caribbean destination for families, Business Insider previously reported. 

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• Ministry of Supply makes some of our favorite performance workwear. It's breathable and low-maintenance without sacrificing style of professionalism. 
• The Juno Tailored Shirt is my favorite dress shirt because it's sleek, stretchy, easy to care for, and tucks well into pants. 
• The shirts drapes like silk, but the material comes without any of the cons of silk. During hot spells like an NYC heatwave, you'll be most grateful for how it wicks moisture. 

Last week, a heatwave passed through New York City, bringing with it a stifling onslaught of temperatures in the high-90s that felt well above 100 degrees.

Even when the outside felt like a convection oven, I still pulled on a nice button-up and headed out the door — walking 20-minutes in the dead heat before standing on a subway platform with a throng of other New Yorkers, each producing their own small cloud of heat, sweat steadily dripping down my spine and grimy puffs of untraceable exhaust floating from the ground. 

But, last week when I pulled on the new version of my longstanding favorite button-up Ministry of Supply's Juno Tailored Dress Shirt ($95), I didn't find myself ever visibly wet with sweat. I was still sweating, but the fabric was wicking it away effectively enough to prevent dark splotches and clammy material.

Typically, I wear the Juno Tailored Dress Shirt because it's so sleek. It's smooth, effortless, figure-flattering, and tucks into pants with minimal bunching. The designers built in flattering structural cues like darts at the bust and elongated cuffs that help the fabric fall in a pleasing way. 

But, it's also made of a technical fabric (10% spandex, 90% polyester) that does a great job of wicking away moisture — so I was showing up to work in 98-degree weather with a clean shirt even if my face still dripped with sweat. It's not as breathable as cotton, but it's also never felt damp. I'm going to sweat on a subway platform in 90-plus-degree heat, but the difference is that this shirt recovers immediately. Plus, the spandex makes it feel like you could do karate in it. 

Like much of Ministry of Supply's gear, the Juno does look, upon close inspection, like it was designed by a team of former MIT classmates. The fabric is stretchy and soft and a little surprising — not aesthetically utilitarian as something billed as strictly "technical" but definitely special — and was engineered to mimic silk (minus the high-maintenance care) with a fine- and high-thread-count yarn. In practice, that really just means it can be machine-washed and feels soft, drapes exceptionally, and tucks into pants seamlessly. 

It's also exceptionally low maintenance. Unlike silk, you never need to worry about dry cleaning or packing it. It's machine-washable, and, even if you pick it up crumpled from the floor and throw it on, the major wrinkles tend to fall out after about 15-20 minutes of contact with body heat.

In general, it's my favorite work shirt because it's equal parts flattering, easy to care for, stretchy, and tucks into pants like I wish all shirts tucked into pants. But until you endure a New York City heatwave, you forget that its superpower is actually drying instantly. 

Ministry of Supply Juno Tailored Dress Shirt, $95

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• Single-family rental homes are a hot commodity — and millennials and baby boomers alike are snapping them up, reported Diana Olick for CNBC.
• Some of these renters can afford to buy homes, but they don't want to deal with the hidden costs of homeownership.
• The millennial cohort is contributing to the generational trend of renting longer — and it shows how they're changing the American Dream.
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Millennials are renting longer — but it's not always because they can't afford to buy a house.

Some millennials prefer to rent instead of buy, and developers are creating communities of single-family rental homes to meet this growing demand, reported Diana Olick for CNBC.

Consider AVH Communities, which partnered with Bristol Group to build a gated community called Pradera in San Antonio, Texas, which consists of 250 new three- and four-bedroom homes that rent for $1,800 to $2,300 a month, Olick wrote. The average annual household income of Pradera's residents exceeds $100,000.

"We think there's a major shift in the demographics. Empty nesters are done taking care of their homes. They want to downsize, they want portability, mobility in the lease," AVH founder and CEO Mark Wolf told Olick. "The millennial household formation, they're not really dialed into taking care of a home, they want to go out and do the same thing that the boomers are doing, which is enjoy life, not work hard for their house."

In 2018, the number of single-family homes built for rent — 43,000 — hit a peak for the first time in nearly 40 years, reported Olick, citing the National Association of Home Builders. 

Both millennials and older generations Olick spoke to said they didn't want to deal with the hidden costs of homeownership — renting is an easier way of life for them. 

That's because homebuyers often need a bigger budget than they anticipate: New furniture, monthly fees such as property tax and homeowner's insurance, and repairs can tack on unexpected expenses.

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Millennials are changing the American Dream

Owning a house with a white picket fence is no longer one of the defining parts of the American Dream, according to Olick. But millennials aren't just ushering in a new type of American Dream — by choosing to rent instead of buy, they're also changing what homeownership in America looks like.

For one, there's the matter of house size: Baby boomers, whose kids are now grown, are putting their large houses up for sale. But millennials don't want them, preferring smaller homes instead, reported Candace Taylor for The Wall Street Journal.

And regardless of whether millennials are choosing to rent homes because it's convenient or resorting to renting because they can't afford a down payment, they collectively represent a large cohort of their generation who are renting for longer. In some cities in the US, prospective homebuyers have to save for nearly a decade for a 20% down payment.

Some millennials are waiting so long to buy homes that they're bypassing the need for a starter home altogether. It doesn't help that starter homes are scarce on the market — and real-estate investors are swooping in with all-cash offers, proving to be tough competition for millennials, as Ben Casselman and Conor Dougherty reported for The New York Times.

Whether it's by choice or force, renting seems to be making its way into the new American Dream.

Are you a millennial who has chosen to rent, buy, or live in an alternate type of housing? Email this reporter at hhoffower@businessinsider.com to share your story.

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