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A Good Dad Is Worth $23,344
While most fathers may consider themselves priceless, it turns out you can attach a dollar-value to Dad. And sorry, guys, it's lower than Mom's.Insure.com crunched the numbers associated with the tasks...
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7 Money Habits Of The Rich That The Rest Of Us Can Copy
When you hear the word “rich,” what do you think of?Yachts? Evening gowns? Travel?That’s true to an extent, but not all rich people live that way. For this argument, we’ll define “rich” as having an...
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I Was Surprised By How Much I Loved Visiting Peru
Peru is one of those places that make iconically beautiful countries like South Africa and Thailand feel a hint of jealousy. The nation’s thriving melting pot of cultures reflect a vibrant, diverse...
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The 10 Cheapest Cities In The World
When I was in Nicaragua in 2011, I had a friend who was renting a room with her boyfriend in Managua.They each paid $25 per month for rent. The bus ride to their job cost 10 American cents.Point being:...
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The 10 Most Outrageous Hotel Concierge Requests
On any given day, hotel concierge Kalindra Ashleigh might help guests book dinner reservations, track down a lost cell phone—or have a freshly caught shark shipped to Abu Dhabi.“As a concierge, you...
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Here's Where You Can Buy A House With A Pool For $100,000 Or Less
While a community pool may seem like the cheapest way to escape the heat this summer, HOA fees can be pricey, and in older neighborhoods, shared amenities may not be available.Fortunately, buying an...
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Billionaire Ron Perelman Accused Of Spending Daughter's Inheritance To Sue...
UPPER EAST SIDE — Billionaire Ron Perelman is so hellbent on exacting revenge against his former in-laws that he has burned through his daughter's $68 million inheritance to mount a slew of...
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Lawsuit Accuses Upper East Side Aristocrats Of Abusing Their Chilean Nanny
According to a bombshell report in The New York Post, a new lawsuit alleges that an Upper East Side couple kept a Chilean nanny as a "virtual slave" for three months.The woman, Felicitas del Carmen...
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A Hedge Funder Is Selling His Buddhist-Inspired Home For $3.5 Million
The Wall Street Journal reports that a former hedge fund manager is selling his Princeton, New Jersey home for $3.575 million. Daniel Cloud is a founding partner of Firebird Fund Management. He's...
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You Can Find The World’s Best Soup Dumplings In Taiwan
Usually I dislike travel posts that claim things are “the world’s best.” However, Din Tai Fung in Taipei, Taiwan, deserves the title. Originally founded as a cooking oil retail shop in 1958, the...
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International Cities Are Turning Into 'Elite Citadels'
Two mournful friends dropped by our flat in Paris last Sunday.They are a well-paid couple from the caste known in Paris as “bobos”: people with bourgeois incomes and bohemian tastes.In the popular...
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It Was Thrilling To Watch The Brand New Airbus Jetliner Fly For The First Time
Editor's note: This is a condensed version of Airchive.com editor Chris Sloan's post on the maiden flight of the Airbus A350. You can read the full post and see photos at Airchive.com.The first half of...
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A Floating Pool In New York's East River Is Getting Closer To Reality
Two summers ago, Family and PlayLab launched the Kickstarter project +Pool, which promised New Yorkers a clean space to swim in the East River with a "floating pool."The pool would work like a giant...
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These Are The 10 Worst States To Retire In
Beware of the beach! Watch out for historic neighborhoods, vineyards, sweeping verandas -- especially if you're about to retire. These places will steal your heart and get you thinking about a...
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Mobile, Alabama, Is Desperate To Show Us That It's Not One Of The Most...
Back in March, I wrote a post called "The 11 Most Miserable Cities In America."The post was based on the latest set of data from Gallup's annual Well-Being Index, which ranks cities in terms of...
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A Boston Woman Dropped $560,000 For Two Parking Spaces In A Trendy Neighborhood
Manhattan may boast the highest monthly parking rates in the U.S. ($6,744/year for a coveted midtown spot), but that's pocket change compared to the $560,000 one woman plunked down for two parking...
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Food Hacks For Healthy Baking [Infographic]
Editor's Note: Our friends at Greatist recently released this handy infographic showing food hacks you can use to make healthier choices when baking.More from Greatist:83 healthy recipe substitutions17...
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The Bed-Stuy Home From Spike Lee's 'Crooklyn' Just Sold For $1.7M
BEDFORD-STUYVESANT — The 1994 Spike Lee film "Crooklyn" is the tale of a 1970s Brooklyn family. The setting for the film included 7 Arlington Place, a Bedford-Stuyvesant brownstone where the...
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A Brooklyn Seafood Joint Runs The New Best Food Truck In America
Congratulations to New York's Red Hook Lobster Truck: It has been named the best food truck in America this year, according to The Daily Meal.The truck, affectionately known as "Big Red," has been...
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10 Things You Should Feel OK Splurging On
National Splurge Day was invented in 1994 by Adrienne Sioux Koopersmith, who calls herself "America's premier eventologist," and it occurs every June 18, whether you know it or not. You might be...
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