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☆ The Cost of a Psychic Is a Window Into Americans' Spending Habits
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-30 | by ( Emily Stewart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +15 min

For $25, which wound up being $30 because she didn't have change, Jessica told me my fortune. That psychic is also a pet psychic, which is not Katy's jam. Once, after an accident on her block in Chicago, Katy used a psychic to ensure the person had crossed over. Another time, she bought a bunch of bath oils in New York after a psychic told her she was cursed. In a consumerist society, of course some people are willing to pay to commune with the afterlife.

Persons: I'm, Jessica, IBISWorld, upselling, It's, that's, spellwork, Lisa Stardust, who's, Neil Dagnall, Ken Drinkwater, Dagnall, Drinkwater, —, Jane Risen, Risen, it's, what's, they're, Cleo, Peter Popoff, they'd, Ralph Lewis, There's, we're, Lewis, I've, Katy who's, Katy, Taylor Swift, Emily Stewart Organizations: Pew Research Center, what's, Manchester Metropolitan University, University of Chicago's Booth School of Business, Federal Trade Commission, intel, University of Toronto, Business Locations: Manhattan, New York, Chicago

☆ A doctor and CEO of a longevity company shares his 3 diet hacks for healthy aging
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-29 | by ( Kim Schewitz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

He follows the Longevity Diet, created by his colleague and L-Nutra cofounder Valter Longo, a professor of gerontology and director of the USC Longevity Institute. It's mainly a plant-based diet but includes fish a few times a week, plus lots of complex carbohydrates, and healthy fats from nuts, Antoun said. Eat nuts every dayNuts are a good source of plant-based protein, complex carbs, and healthy fats, Antoun said. In a 2023 study published in JAMA Network Open, 22 pairs of twins were randomly assigned either a healthy vegan diet or a healthy omnivorous diet for eight weeks. Have dinner early and breakfast lateAnother part of Longo's Longevity Diet, and the central tenant of L-Nutra's business model, is intermittent fasting.

Persons: —, Joseph Antoun, Antoun, Valter Longo, biohacking bros Organizations: Service, Business, gerontology, USC Longevity Institute, American College of Cardiology, Mayo Clinic, JAMA

☆ You're probably missing out on this international travel hack that saves time at the airport and costs nothing
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-28 | by ( Joey Hadden | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

AdvertisementMobile Passport ControlInternational travelers use Mobile Passport Control to get through customs. While it's a more useful perk than Mobile Passport Control, not every international traveler wants to pay $100 and go to the airport for an interview. Global Entry and Mobile Passport Control lanes. How to use the appOnce your flight lands in the US, open the Mobile Passport Control app. The Mobile Passport Control app presented on an iPhone.

Persons: —, Sean Cudahy, Guy, Joe Raedle, John F, Kennedy, Cudahy, It's, I've, Chris Hondros, Getty Images Cudahy, you'll, Joey Hadden Organizations: Service, US Customs, Border Protection, CBP, Business, Control, Getty, Mobile, Google, Apple, Dallas Fort, Residents, Visa, Global, TSA, Getty Images Locations: Dallas Fort Worth

☆ 4 key pieces of relationship advice from married psychologists who have worked with 40,000 couples
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-28 | by ( Aditi Shrikant | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Renowned psychologists John and Julie Gottman have interviewed 40,000 couples in quest to find out what makes love last. Through their research at The Gottman Institute, they've learned how successful relationships survive conflict and express affection. In an interview with psychotherapist and bestselling author Esther Perel, The Gottmans said one commonality most successful couples had was their ability to do "repairs." One of the Gottman's most concrete finding is that in successful couples, the ratio of positive to negative interactions during a conflict is five to one. And lo and behold: it was the couples who had maintained at least a five-to-one ratio (or more!)

Persons: John, Julie Gottman, they've, John Gottman, you'll, Esther Perel, didn't, Perel, Joy Organizations: Gottman Institute, TED

☆ It's getting so hot, EMTs are putting overheated people in iced body bags
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-28 | by ( Jenny Mcgrath | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Read previewThis summer, medical professionals will use body bags to save lives. To treat heat-related illnesses, emergency medical professionals in Phoneix started using modified body bags called "immersion bags," The New York Times reported. Quickly submerging a heat stroke patient in icy water is one of the most effective ways to quickly bring down the body temperature. In one case, it only took eight minutes to effectively drop the person's body temperature. AdvertisementSpecial body bags for cooling baths will be standard equipment for ambulances and fire trucks in Phoenix.

Persons: —, Phoneix, They've, Sam Shen, Alexander St, John, Stephen Brashear, Shen, Grant Lipman, Lipman, Ross D Organizations: Service, Phoenix, National Oceanic, Atmospheric Administration, Business, New York Times, Guardian, Department of Emergency Medicine, Stanford University, Harborview Medical, AP, University of Kansas School of Medicine, Franklin Locations: Seattle, Washington, Phoenix, Arizona , California, Texas

☆ Drug prices have risen almost 40% over the last decade, according to a new tracker
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-27 | by ( Justine Fisher | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

The average American spends $16.26 out of pocket per prescription, according to the data. "Rising costs or rising prices are a big part of it, but it's really that with the combination of increased friction. On average, Americans pay 2 to 3 times more for prescription drugs than consumers in other developed countries, according to the White House. The Biden administration has taken several measures to lower out-of-pocket drug expenses. On Wednesday, the White House announced it would lower prices on 64 prescription drugs for some Medicare beneficiaries as a result of inflation penalties on drugmakers.

Persons: Tori Marsh, GoodRx, Marsh, Joe Biden, Biden, Scott Wagner, — CNBC's Annika Kim Constantino Organizations: House, White House Locations: U.S

☆ An ex-Survivor contestant who brought in five figures from her online business while filming the show explains how she created a lucrative passive income stream in 3 steps
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-27 | by ( Kathleen Elkins | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

The 36-year-old single mom runs an email marketing business. Here's how Wilcox created passive income in three steps. Wilcox started her email marketing business during the pandemic. "Everyone talks about passive income, but they keep growing. Earning passive income doesn't happen overnight.

Persons: —, Liz Wilcox, Wilcox, I'm, Here's, it's Organizations: Service, LAX, Business

☆ Being nice may be the reason you're not getting promoted at work
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-27 | by ( Lindsay Dodgson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Read previewIf you're good at your job and have a nice personality, you'll never get promoted. Mary McConner, the founder and CEO of Inclusive Excellence Consulting, told BI this is when high performers get overloaded with work because they are reliable. Advertisement"Unfortunately, performance punishment often leads to burnout and resentment because their good work isn't rewarded with advancement, but with more work," McConner said. Being nice but ballsy can pay offLuke Blaney, the managing director of the recruitment agency ARx, told BI there is "a lot of truth in the whole 'nice guys finish last' saying." She told BI that she thinks the notion of being a tough leader is "completely outdated."

Persons: —, you'll, Jacqueline Morris, Morris, jacqueline, Paul Bramson, Bramson, Cameron Anderson, Mary McConner, isn't, McConner, Mary Barnes, Barnes, Lawrence J, Peter, Luke Blaney, aren't, Blaney, it's, Carolina Caro, " Caro, Caro Organizations: Service, Business, Paul Bramson Companies, Universities of, University of Notre Dame, Cornell University, University of Western, National Academy of Sciences, University of California, Consulting, Partners Locations: Universities of Bristol , Minnesota, Heidelberg, University of Western Ontario, Berkeley, Canadian

☆ A 36-year-old single mom explains how she turned her skill for getting people to open their emails into a business that brings in $40,000 a month
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-25 | by ( Kathleen Elkins | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

That's how ignorant I was," the 36-year-old single mom told Business Insider. I'm used to working with beginners. That's when I thought, 'OK, I'm really on to something.'" "The first two years of the membership, it wasn't overwhelming but it definitely wasn't passive. "More than the money, I really want to do that because I want to show people what is possible.

Persons: —, Liz Wilcox, Wilcox, I'm, she'd, I've, she's Organizations: Service, Google, Business, Netflix, Black, LAX Locations: Destin , Florida

☆ A doctor and longevity company CEO says exercise is a pillar of healthy aging. Here's his simple weekly workout.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-25 | by ( Kim Schewitz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewA doctor and CEO of a longevity-focused nutrition company who views movement as one of the pillars of healthy aging shared his workout routine with Business Insider. As we age, muscles become "an organ of longevity," Antoun said. AdvertisementCardio and strength training 3 to 4 times a weekAntoun works out three or four times a week, doing a mixture of strength training and cardio. This is a great way to combine exercise with social connection, another pillar of longevity, Antoun said. AdvertisementResearchers from The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing, a large-scale longitudinal study, found that friendships could be just as important for longevity as exercise.

Persons: —, Joseph Antoun's, Antoun, frailty Organizations: Service, Business, Cleveland Clinic, European, Cardiology, New York Times, British, of Sports Medicine, Ageing Locations: LA

☆ Novo Nordisk to build $4.1 billion North Carolina facility to boost output of Wegovy, Ozempic
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-24 | by ( Annika Kim Constantino | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Novo Nordisk on Monday said it will spend $4.1 billion to build a new manufacturing plant in Clayton, North Carolina, in a bid to boost the supply of its blockbuster weight loss drug Wegovy, diabetes treatment Ozempic and other injectable therapies. The company said it plans to invest $6.8 billion in production this year, up from roughly $4 billion last year. Construction of the 1.4 million-square-foot facility has begun and is expected to be completed between 2027 and 2029, Novo Nordisk said. Twelve other production sites are located in Denmark, France, China, Japan, Algeria, Brazil, Iran and Russia, according to a Novo Nordisk spokesperson. Around 35,000 U.S. patients on average start Wegovy each week today, up from roughly 27,000 in May, a Novo Nordisk spokesperson said in a statement.

Persons: Doug Langa, Clayton —, Langa, Eli Lilly Organizations: Novo Nordisk, Danish, Novo Nordisk's, Drug Administration Locations: Clayton , North Carolina, U.S, Novo, North Carolina, Clayton, Durham , North Carolina, West Lebanon , New Hampshire, Denmark, France, China, Japan, Algeria, Brazil, Iran, Russia

☆ Democrats aren't shying away from abortion talk this election — they're capitalizing on it
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-24 | by ( Grace Eliza Goodwin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Read previewDemocrats are putting abortion — a topic they've historically downplayed — front and center this election. The debate is no longer just about abortion — it's become about pregnancy itself and access to life-saving medical care. AdvertisementDemocrats know the issue could be a turning point for independent voters and even some Republicans, and they're using it to their advantage. He's hoping that the issue of abortion can turn Florida blue this fall, and he's repeatedly promised to restore Roe.

Persons: —, Roe, Wade, Annie Lentz, " Lentz, — it's, Dobbs, Joe Biden, He's, he's Organizations: Service, Democratic Senatorial, Republican, Business, Democratic, Republicans, Senate Democrats, Pew Research Center, Gallup, —, New York Times, Democrats Locations: Arizona, Florida , Maryland , Michigan, Montana , Nevada , Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, Wisconsin, Florida

☆ My internship at Bridgewater Associates felt like a 'Black Mirror' episode
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-23 | by ( Jane Zhang | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

The summer after my sophomore and junior years at Harvard University, I interned at Bridgewater Associates, the world's largest hedge fund. AdvertisementAnd while I definitely see parallels between my time at Bridgewater and that "Black Mirror" episode, I look back fondly on my time there. AdvertisementAuthenticity is a big thing at Bridgewater, so I went into the interview wanting to be completely myself. I worked on a lot of diversity initiatives, figuring out how to make Bridgewater more streamlined and accessible to employees. It helped shape who I am today, especially how I think about feedback, work, and the relationships I have at work.

Persons: Daria Rose, Ray, , I've, Ray Dalio, would've, She'd, Myers, —, we'd, I'd, It's, Dalio, it's, it'd, Ray Dalio isn't, We'd, Jane Zhang Organizations: Bridgewater Associates, Business, Harvard University, Bridgewater, Harvard, Briggs Locations: Ray Dalio's, Bridgewater, Westport , Connecticut, janezhang@businessinsider.com

☆ How much a single person needs to earn to live alone in the 25 largest U.S. cities
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-22 | by ( Mike Winters | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

You'll need to earn around $25 per hour to live on your own in the United States' 25 largest cities. But in nearly half of the 25 largest cities, the living wage is double that of the local minimum wage. Having employer-sponsored health insurance certainly helps: It shaves roughly $2 off the hourly living wage in the 25 largest U.S. cities, according to EPI's estimates. BostonHourly wage to cover basic costs: $34.02Hourly minimum wage: $153. DetroitHourly wage to cover basic costs: $19.70Hourly minimum wage: $10.33Want to be a successful, confident communicator?

Organizations: San, Boston, ., Seattle, Denver, Orlando, Inland, Miami, Phoenix, Tampa, Dallas, Houston, CNBC Locations: United States, That's, San Francisco, Boston, San Antonio, Detroit, . New York, Diego, Washington, Los Angeles, Atlanta, Portland , Oregon, Inland Empire, California, Chicago, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Minneapolis, St, Antonio

☆ Eli Lilly expects FDA decision on weight loss drug Zepbound for sleep apnea as early as end of the year
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-21 | by ( Annika Kim Constantino | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Eli Lilly presented the new data from the trials at the American Diabetes Association's 84th Scientific Sessions in Orlando, Florida, on Friday. An estimated 80 million patients in the U.S. experience the disease, Eli Lilly said in a press release. Disease resolution for OSA is defined as a patient having fewer than five AHI events per hour, according to Eli Lilly. Eli Lilly on Friday reiterated that Zepbound met the main goal of the trial, which was reducing AHI events. Eli Lilly previously announced that the FDA granted Zepbound "fast track designation" for patients with moderate-to-severe OSA and obesity.

Persons: Eli Lilly, Zepbound, Patrik Jonsson, Jonsson, Leonard Glass, —, Eli Lilly's Organizations: Food and Drug Administration, Diabetes, CNBC, OSA, FDA Locations: Orlando , Florida, U.S

☆ My parents attended Big Ten universities, but I chose a smaller, lesser-known one. They often chastised me for that choice.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-21 | by ( Amy Abbott | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

I was not interested in my dad's college, Purdue, because it lacked a humanities focus. I asked to visit Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana, because I had heard good things about the midsize college. AdvertisementI was irritated and surprised but still wanted to visit Ball State. Ball State lacked the national ratings of the other schools but was renowned for several programs, including one that interested me. I fell in love with Ball StateI attended a summer high school journalism workshop at Ball State, which clinched the deal for me.

Persons: —, impatiently, Aren't, we've, Amy, David, Dorothy, Oz, Tom K, Ryan, Jim Davis, Garfield, I'm, I've Organizations: Service, Business, Purdue, Indiana University, Ball State University, Big Ten, Ball State, Ball, Indiana Locations: Minnesota, mater, Muncie , Indiana

☆ Children with high BMIs should not use obesity medications like WeGovy, US doctors warn
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-19 | by ( Julia Naftulin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewWith weight-loss drugs like WeGovy and Ozempic dominating many of today's consumer healthcare conversations, there's a mounting concern for a particularly vulnerable group: children. In January 2023, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommended that healthcare providers offer weight-loss medications, in addition to lifestyle adjustments, to treat obesity in children 12 and older. And in addition, there was limited evidence on weight loss maintenance after medications were discontinued in children," Nicholson said. These injectable drugs have proven successful as weight-loss interventions for adults with obesity, early research shows. Nicholson said clinicians have used lifestyle interventions, like nutrition and exercise plans, to help children with obesity lose weight and reduce risk factors like hypertension, diabetes, and liver disease.

Persons: —, Eli Lilly, Hilary Brueck, Wanda Nicholson, Nicholson, Amanda Staiano, Staino Organizations: Service, Pharmaceutical, Novo Nordisk, Business, American Academy of Pediatrics, US Preventive Services, Force, George Washington University School of Public Health, FDA, Pennington Biomedical Research, of Louisiana State University Locations: Pennington

☆ Americans are just about failing when it comes to nutrition, says a food-as-medicine researcher. A few simple diet tweaks could help.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-19 | by ( Julia Naftulin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Between 1999 and 2020, 10.5% of study participants transitioned from "poor" diets to healthier diets with more fruits, vegetables, and whole grains and less sodium, processed meat, and saturated fat. We still have a long way to go," Mozaffarian told CNN. If I was grading America on its diet, I'd give it a D—just up from an F," Mozaffarian said. Typically, the American diet consists of ultra-processed foods and foods high in salt and sugar.

Persons: —, Dariush Mozaffarian, Mozaffarian, Junxiu Liu, bode, Heidi Silver, Silver, Gregory Katz, Katz, Gabby Landsverk, W, Taylor Kimberly, Kimberly Organizations: Service, Food, Medicine Institute, Tufts University, Internal, Business, National Health, CNN, Vanderbilt, Vanderbilt University Medical, Yahoo, NYU Langone, Harvard Medical School Locations: Boston, Nashvil

☆ A sudden spike in cases of a rare infection often linked to flesh-eating bacteria is happening in Japan
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-19 | by ( Julia Naftulin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read previewIn Japan, cases of an uncommon but deadly bacterial infection have spiked in recent months, concerning health officials, the Washington Post reported. At least 77 deaths have been reported due to these STSS infections, with most fatal cases occurring in people over 50. Since the coronavirus pandemic, health officials worldwide have expressed concern about increasing bacterial and viral infection rates. In 2022, UK health officials reported 19 child deaths due to group-A streptococcal infections, the same bacteria that causes STSS. Vaccines could help prevent the spread of these rare but potentially deadly bacterial infections, health experts said.

Persons: —, Steer, we've, Andrew Steer Organizations: Service, Washington Post, Japan's Health Ministry, Business, CDC, Murdoch Children's Research Locations: Japan, Melbourne, Australia

☆ Frugal millionaire couple: 3 things we always do when we talk about money—and the No. 1 phrase we use
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-18 | by ( Jonathan Sanchez | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

That can make it difficult to talk about even the most seemingly basic expenses. For example, my mom was a single parent and she never talked with me about our family's finances. It went a long way toward making me feel like my reaction was understandable, especially given my history, and that I wasn't alone. We revisited the idea in a low stakes, exploratory way until we both felt ready to pursue it. We never want to be in a situation where one person fails, and the other person's response is, 'I told you so.'

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☆ How Eli Lilly is managing soaring demand for GLP-1s, according to outgoing CFO Anat Ashkenazi
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-17 | by ( Annika Kim Constantino | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Skyrocketing demand for a class of weight loss and diabetes treatments has lifted Eli Lilly to new heights over the last year. But the drugmaker has much more work it wants to do with that hard-won success, outgoing Chief Financial Officer Anat Ashkenazi told CNBC. Ashkenazi took over as CFO at Eli Lilly in 2021 after roughly two decades with the pharmaceutical giant. Her tenure hasn't come without challenges: Eli Lilly and rival Novo Nordisk have both struggled to manufacture enough supply of their treatments to meet unprecedented demand, causing nationwide shortages of those drugs. Eli Lilly does not expect to match the pace of demand this year and maybe not even in 2025, Ashkenazi said at a conference in March.

Persons: Eli Lilly, Anat Ashkenazi, Eli, Zepbound, Ashkenazi, Eli Lilly's Organizations: CNBC, Novo Nordisk

☆ A retired couple gets $23 monthly from SNAP and uses credit cards to buy groceries. They worry about going hungry.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-17 | by ( Allie Kelly | Madison Hoff | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Dacus and her husband have to stick to a tight budget: their household only receives $23 a month from SNAP. But some struggling families, like Dacus', don't receive enough help, or their income is considered too high to receive any help at all. But $23 a month in food benefits isn't even close to affording what they need to eat. SNAP benefits don't always align with household needsAmerica's SNAP program provides low-income households with money to grocery shop, and the qualifying criteria is based on the federal poverty line. Yet, many households like Dacus' don't receive the maximum because their income isn't low enough.

Persons: —, Mary Dacus, graham, Stephen, creamer, Dacus, ALICEs, It's Organizations: Service, Foods, Business, Chicago —, Walmart, SNAP, of Labor, Pew Research Center, US Department of Agriculture, Women Locations: Robinson , Illinois, Chicago

☆ At this comedy show, tech workers are the butt of every joke
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-17 | by ( Samantha Stokes | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

But comments like these are par for the course at Socially Inept, a comedy show hosted by former tech employees who make the audience — which is largely made up of tech workers themselves — the material. Socially Inept was founded by Jesse Warren and Austin Nasso, two former Big Tech employees. AdvertisementNasso, Oster, and Warren met through Seattle's comedy scene when Nasso and Warren worked Big Tech jobs in the city. It makes it seem like you're in on the joke, even when you're also kind of the butt of the joke. And for the most part, it seemed like tech workers in the audience were very self-aware and took their roasts in stride.

Persons: —, She's, Peter Jay Sharp, Jesse Warren, Austin Nasso, Nikita Oster, Boston —, Nasso, Oster, Warren, Masha Oster, — Warren, Justin Bieber, James Franco, Tom Brady, revel, they're Organizations: Service, Business, Flatiron District, Union Square Ventures, Google, Big Tech, Boston, Microsoft, SpaceX, Valley Bank, Army, eBay, Tech Locations: New York, Hudson, Manhattan, San Francisco , LA, Miami, Seattle, LA, hurtfulness

☆ Cocoa prices are soaring. Candy makers will need to get creative
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-15 | by ( Amelia Lucas | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Prices of cocoa have more than tripled over the last year, creating a big headache for candy makers and other food companies that use the ingredient to make chocolate. The price surge has since eased off slightly, but the crop is still commanding well above what food companies are used to paying. This season's cocoa crop is expected to experience the largest deficit in at least six decades, according to a Rabobank report from May. A YouGov survey conducted in October found that 72% of U.S. respondents had noticed shrinkflation in food products. J&J Snack Foods CEO Daniel Fachner has been keeping an eye on cocoa and chocolate prices.

Persons: Ferley Ospina, Hershey, Kinder, Ferrero, they'll, Steve Rosenstock, Mondelez, shrinkflation, Daniel Fachner, Fachner, Justin Sullivan, Nik Modi, Modi, shea, Rosenstock Organizations: Bloomberg, Getty, Cadbury, Clarkston Consulting, Rabobank, Reuters, Mondelez, Consumers, Snack, CNBC, RBC Capital, Jumbo Locations: Ragonvalia, Norte de Santader, Colombia, . West Africa, Ghana, U.S, Novato , California, West

☆ I spent over $3,000 on concert tickets in 2023—and it'd be even more expensive for me to do again this year
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-13 | by ( Renée Onque | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

My goal was to move in 2024, so my biggest year in concerts was either now or never. I went to a total of nine concerts and music festivals in 2023, experiencing icons like Usher and Beyoncé live, and spent more than $3,000 on tickets alone. I spent $3,235.12 on concert tickets in 2023: Here's the breakdownThis cost doesn't factor in travel and hotel expenses. Going to concerts and music festivals also helped me to reconnect with friends from college who enjoy live music experiences just as much as me. We're halfway through 2024, and I've been to one concert and one music festival, compared to five by this time last year.

Persons: spender, wouldn't, Usher, Beyoncé, Ellis, Arthur C, Brooks, Flog Gnaw, Tyler, I've Organizations: CNBC, Harvard University Locations: New York, New Jersey, Philadelphia, Las Vegas, Los Angeles

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