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☆ In Brooklyn, the Anti-Met Gala Raises Funds for Medical Debt
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-06 | by ( Alex Vadukul | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Twenty-four hours before the Met Gala, a starkly different sort of gala occurred in Brooklyn at the Bell House, a concert venue that sits on a lonesome industrial street near the Gowanus Canal. It was the second annual Debt Gala, which bills itself as a D.I.Y. alternative to the lavish spring benefit in Manhattan, which raises hundreds of millions each year for the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute. The theme, “Sleeping Baddies: Slumber Party,” was a parody of this year’s Met ball theme, “Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion.” Many of the participants at the Bell House wore bathrobes, pajamas and fuzzy slippers, along with sleep masks, travel pillows and other slumber-centric accessories.

Persons: ” Organizations: Bell, Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute Locations: Brooklyn, Gowanus, Manhattan

☆ Opinion: ‘Self Reliance’ takes on American individualism at its most absurd
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-12 | by ( Opinion Noah Berlatsky | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

CNN —Hollywood films of diverse genres have one point in common — they’re all about the most important person in the universe. That most important person could be an amnesiac assassin fighting a mysterious government conspiracy, or some guy (or girl) seeking true love. They are the main character; everyone else is secondary. The goal of life is success and self-actualization as the main character of your own dream. He’s the most important person in a whole range of familiar narratives, all crammed haphazardly into a 90-minute run time.

Persons: Noah Berlatsky, Noah Berlatsky Noah Berlatsky, Tony Robbins, Deepak Chopra, Tim Ferriss, Marianne Williamson, Jake Johnson’s, you’d, Tommy Walcott, Johnson, Natalie Morales, Andy Samberg, John Wick, baddies, Tommy, isn’t, Maddy, Anna Kendrick, —, he’s, squinty, “, ”, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Tommy isn’t, what’s, Barbie ”, “ Oppenheimer, we’d, you’ve Organizations: CNN, Hollywood, Truman Locations: Chicago

☆ Who you follow on Instagram could be costing you dates
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-30 | by ( Lloyd Lee | Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

There weren't just girls close to their circle, but influencers, models, and pornstars, she told Business Insider. Someone, often a straight man (but not always), has an Instagram following list flooded with random, beautiful, scantily-clad women they don't even know. But dating experts told Business Insider that digging your heels in will naturally strike up questions and even red flags to potential partners. "There are absolutely guys who go overboard here," Blaine Anderson, a dating coach for men, told Business Insider. I do not expect whoever I'm with to not be attracted to other people — of course," Seposyan told Business Insider.

Persons: —, Roxanne Segposyan, weren't, Segposyan, ake, kay, nsecurities, laine, ingle, lear Organizations: Service, ust, nus Locations: oman, uman

☆ Trump's mugshot is a masterclass in capitalizing on one's supervillain era
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-25 | by ( Cheryl Teh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Donald Trump's mugshot has dropped. And love him or hate him, this mugshot is going to become an iconic picture for the history books. Get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in business, from Wall Street to Silicon Valley — delivered daily. That said, Trump clearly got the art of the photo down to a science in his mugshot, snapped while he was being booked on Thursday. AdvertisementAdvertisementThat said, Trump's post to Truth Social and X after his mugshot dropped was a disappointing way for one to debut their supervillain era, given the care and planning that presumably went into the taking of the photo.

Persons: Donald Trump's mugshot, Trump, Donald Trump's halcyon, president's Organizations: Service, photoshoots, Trump, baddies, Twitter Locations: Wall, Silicon, Georgia

☆ Five Action Movies to Stream Now
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-11 | by ( Robert Daniels | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Though Jaeda King (Naturi Naughton) practices martial arts, she isn’t your prototypical hero. Despite his pleas of innocence, Sean Samuels (Jason Mitchell) has already been convicted of murder and his sentencing is imminent. Black Caesar, storms the courthouse to spring Sean. King’s fight isn’t only with Black Caesar and his crew, but also with the broken justice system itself, and the way it both targets Black people and pits them against one another. Along the way, the nimble Naughton announces herself as a bona fide action star.

Persons: Jaeda King, Naturi Naughton, Sean Samuels, Jason Mitchell, Sean’s, Gabriel, Lance Gross, a.k.a, Black Caesar, Sean, —, Foxy Brown, Wes Miller’s, Naughton Organizations: BET

☆ How a 31-year-old built a 'cash stuffing' business on track to bring in $1 million this year: 'Make sure you have the backbone for it'
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-10 | by ( Ryan Ermey | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

"I just went into it hoping I would make my money back," Taylor told CNBC Make It in March. In 2022, her business, which now sells not only budgeting accessories but branded apparel, pulled in revenue of about $850,000. Capitalize on unmet demandWhen Taylor started posting her cash stuffing videos to TikTok, she wasn't looking to become famous or launch a business. "I instantly went on Shopify, built the website and started collecting emails," she says. "So when we launched, things went really well.

☆ Entrepreneur turns 'cash stuffing' into $850,000 business
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-09 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailEntrepreneur turns 'cash stuffing' into $850,000 businessHosted by Brian Sullivan, “Last Call” is a fast-paced, entertaining business show that explores the intersection of money, culture and policy. Tune in Monday through Friday at 7 p.m. ET on CNBC. Jasmine Taylor, "Baddies & Budgets" founder, joins the show to discuss her 'cash stuffing' business.

☆ ‘Mrs. Davis’ Review: Algorithm and Blues
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-19 | by ( James Poniewozik | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

The pilot introduces Simone (Betty Gilpin), a sister in a remote Nevada convent who has a sideline exposing dishonest magicians. Besides leaving her time for her hobby, convent life lets her avoid the reach of an omniscient A.I. Davis” in America, “Mum” in Britain, “Madonna” in Italy and so on — has not given up on Simone. Simone, Mrs. Davis believes deep in her code, is the one person equipped to carry out a mission: to find and destroy the Holy Grail. Simone agrees, hoping the quest will be a means to Mrs. Davis’s unplugging.

☆ 'Cash stuffing' is set to earn this 31-year-old TikToker $1 million this year — how it can help you get out of debt
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-16 | by ( Ryan Ermey | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

If you've heard of "cash stuffing," there's a good chance it's because of Jasmine Taylor. In the first year of cash stuffing, she paid down $23,000 in student loans and wiped out $9,000 worth of medical and credit card debt. How cash stuffing can change your mindset around moneyThe cash stuffing method isn't new. When she and her husband tried cash budgeting for a year, "we couldn't believe how much we did not spend. How to budget with cash stuffing

"I found cash budgeting and I literally stuck to it," Taylor says. Posts of her managing her finances by stuffing cash into envelopes soon went viral. When Taylor began cash stuffing, she operated on a zero-based budget, which is the most common option among cash stuffers, she says. Jasmine Taylor uses cash stuffing to budget her income. Second, she realized there was a market for people like her who found cash stuffing attractive but found plain, old envelopes drab.

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailHow I turned this cash-only savings hack into an $850,000 businessAt 30 years old, Jasmine Taylor found herself with $60,000 worth of student loan debt and $9,000 in credit card and medial debt. Determined to get her finances back on track, she researched budgeting methods and found cash stuffing online. Two years later, cash stuffing has not only gotten Jasmine out of debt but also made her a very successful business owner. Baddies And Budgets brought in $850,000 in 2022 and is on track to hit $1 million in 2023.

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