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☆ 17 easy ways to make stuffing better using things you might already have in your kitchen
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-20 | by ( Erin Mcdowell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: 1 min

Ingredients like wine, bacon, or even saltine crackers can take your stuffing to the next level. Everyone has their own preferred way of making Thanksgiving stuffing. Related Video Garbage spikes during the holidays — can wrapping gifts in plastic trash reduce it? So finding creative ways to elevate classic dishes without breaking the bank is more important than ever. Here are 17 easy ways to make stuffing better using things you already have in your kitchen.

☆ I make these cheesy scalloped potatoes every year on Thanksgiving, and I'll never go back to mashed potatoes
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-19 | by ( Erin Mcdowell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

AdvertisementI grew up eating mashed potatoes yearly on Thanksgiving but secretly preferred scalloped potatoes. We've made these cheesy scalloped potatoes, and skipped the mashed, for three years now. I've never been a fan of huge mashed potatoes on Thanksgiving or any other day. Related Video An American tourist and a local find the best Sunday roast in LondonShirking what many would call a Thanksgiving staple, I've made scalloped potatoes — or potatoes au gratin — for the past three years instead. I've followed several different recipes, but Half Baked Harvest, run by cookbook author Tieghan Gerard, has a recipe for cheesy scalloped potatoes with caramelized onions that has become a go-to on practically every holiday.

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☆ Are Black Friday deals worth waiting for? Here’s what to expect this year
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-17 | by ( Jessica Dickler | Jessica Dickler Is A Personal Finance Writer For Cnbc. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +6 min

“Some Black Friday deals are misleading as retailers may inflate original prices to make a deal look like a better value,” said consumer savings expert Andrea Woroch. This year, in particular, some of the deals are already as good as they are going to get. Retailers plan to deliver your holiday deals a little slower this year. Travelers can check out Travel Tuesday deals from 2023 to get an idea of what to expect this year. If an item costs less at another store or popular site, often the retailer will match the price, Woroch said.

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☆ This Texas city is the No. 1 college town in the U.S.—here are the top 10
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-08 | by ( Cheyenne Devon | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Austin, the state capital of Texas, can add another title to its name: best college town in the U.S., according to a recent ranking by WalletHub. The city is home to a number of schools, including the University of Texas at Austin, which is one of the largest research universities in the U.S. and has a student population of over 51,000. The city itself is located in central Texas and home to nearly 980,000 people, with a median household income of $86,556, per the latest available U.S. Census data. To generate its list of best college towns, WalletHub used data from a number of sources, including the U.S. Census Bureau and the Bureau of Labor Statistics, to analyze 415 cities and towns of various sizes across America. Plus, the cities tend to come with a lower cost of living than larger cities like New York or Los Angeles.

☆ The top 10 most affordable college towns in the U.S.—nearly half are in Texas
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-31 | by ( Cheyenne Devon | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

For the second year in a row, a Texas locale ranks at the most wallet-friendly college town in the U.S., according to WalletHub's latest ranking. But this year, Edinburg — home to the University of Texas, Rio Grande Valley — didn't maintain its first-place position. The city is home to a number of colleges, including Texas Southmost College and Our Lady of the Lake University at Rio Grande Valley. Brownsville is located at the most southern tip of Texas, about four and a half hours south of San Antonio. Here are the 10 most wallet-friendly college town and cities in the U.S., according to WalletHub:

Persons: WalletHub Organizations: Edinburg, University of Texas, Texas Southmost College, Our, Lake University Locations: Texas, U.S, Rio Grande, Brownsville , Texas, Rio Grande Valley, Brownsville, San Antonio

☆ Carmel, Indiana is the best small city in America for affordability, education and quality of life—see the full top 10
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-16 | by ( Celia Fernandez | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

For the second year in a row, Carmel, Indiana has been rated the best small city in America. That's according to WalletHub, which this month released its annual report on the country's best small cities. 1 spot thanks in part to its median annual household income of nearly $133,000 and median credit score of 775. Its 3% unemployment rate is one of the lowest in the country. Residents of Carmel spend only about 14% of their income on rent, the 33rd-lowest in the country.

Organizations: Health Education, U.S . Census, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Bureau of Labor Statistics Locations: Carmel , Indiana, America, Indianapolis, Carmel

☆ I booked a Frontier flight to save money, but it backfired. I spent hundreds to switch airlines during my layover.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-09 | by ( Eibhlis Gale-Coleman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

I booked a Frontier flight from Miami to Salt Lake City with one stop in Denver. The first half of the trip was relatively smooth, but things went downhill fastMy Frontier flight kept getting delayed at Denver International Airport. Related storiesEventually, I started looking for other flightsBy now, it was 1 p.m., and I was staring at a board of gradually changing Frontier flights. I notified Frontier that I wouldn't be boarding the delayed flight and requested a refund. I understand all airlines experience delays, but I wouldn't fly Frontier again unless I had wiggle room in my itinerary.

Persons: —, I'd, WalletHub, Don Mammoser, Eibhlis Gale, Coleman, would've, I'm Organizations: Service, Denver International Airport, Frontier, Delta Locations: Miami, Salt Lake City, Denver, Utah, Arizona, Bryce

☆ The 10 happiest states in the US, ranked
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-27 | by ( Mykenna Maniece | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

WalletHub released its ranking of the happiest states in the US. Hawaii was ranked the happiest state to live in. The personal finance company compared the 50 states using three categories: emotional and physical well-being, work environment, and community and environment. AdvertisementFrom WalletHub's final list, Business Insider pulled the 10 highest-ranked states to identify the 10 happiest. From Idaho to Hawaii, here are the happiest states in the country.

Persons: WalletHub, — Organizations: Service, Census Bureau, of Labor Statistics, Centers for Disease Control, AmeriCorps, Business Locations: Hawaii, Idaho

☆ This is the most expensive U.S. city to retire—and it isn't in California or Hawaii
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-21 | by ( Cheyenne Devon | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

New York City ranks as the priciest city in the U.S. to retire, according to WalletHub's 2024 analysis of the best and worst places to retire. Following NYC, the two Hawaiian destinations that offer the highest quality of life for retirees — Pearl City and Honolulu — tied for second place. The median rental price for a one-bedroom apartment hit $4,500 a month in August, per Zumper's latest data. That's pretty steep compared with the national median rental price of $1,534 for a one-bedroom and $1,915 for a two-bedroom. The median rental price for all bedroom types in Manhattan is $5,000 versus $4,209 in Brooklyn, according to Zumper.

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☆ The 10 unhappiest states in the US, ranked
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-19 | by ( Mykenna Maniece | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

The study compared the 50 states using categories like emotional and physical well-being. Louisiana was ranked the unhappiest state in the country. Go to newsletter preferences Thanks for signing up! AdvertisementWhile it's hard to articulate exactly what happiness means to everyone, one of WalletHub's most recent studies aimed to do just that: measure and compare the population's happiness across states. The personal-finance outlet compared the 50 states using three categories: emotional and physical well-being, work environment, and community and environment.

Persons: WalletHub, — Organizations: Service, Business Locations: Louisiana

☆ The 5 worst states for gender equality — and the 5 best
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-16 | by ( Mykenna Maniece | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

WalletHub released its ranking of the best and worst states for gender equality in 2024. Utah is the worst state for gender equality. Go to newsletter preferences Thanks for signing up! download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementIn June 2024, the World Economic Forum released its "Global Gender Gap Report 2024," which documented the state of gender equality using economic participation and opportunity, educational attainment, health and survival, and political empowerment as its dimensions.

Persons: WalletHub, — Organizations: Utah, Service, Economic, US, Business

☆ These 10 U.S. cities offer the highest quality of life for retirees—none are in Florida
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-15 | by ( Cheyenne Devon | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Hawaii is home to the top two retirement destinations with the highest quality of life, per WalletHub's analysis. While Florida is home to the two best overall U.S. cities for retirees, when it comes to quality of life specifically, the first Florida town on the list comes in at 17th place. "Quality of life metrics focus on aspects like the share of elderly residents, poverty rates among seniors, community support and environmental conditions," WalletHub analyst Chip Lupo tells CNBC Make It. "Together, these metrics help identify cities that offer a supportive, enriching environment for retirees." Here are the top 10 cities in the U.S. to retire for the highest quality of life, according to WalletHub.

Persons: WalletHub, Chip Lupo Organizations: Pearl City, Tax Foundation, for Community, Economic Research, . Census, CNBC Locations: U.S, Hawaii, Honolulu, Florida

☆ Hawaii is the happiest state in America—California and Florida didn’t make the top 10
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-11 | by ( Celia Fernandez | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Last year Utah was the happiest state in America, but this year, a different state took the No. Hawaii is the happiest state in AmericaHawaii ranked as the No. 1 happiest state in the U.S. with an overall score of 68.71. The 10 happiest states in AmericaHawaii Maryland New Jersey Utah Delaware Minnesota Connecticut Idaho Nebraska Massachusetts Maryland moved up from No. The state ranked third in the emotional and physical well-being metric, tenth in the work environment and sixth in the community and environment rank.

Persons: Chip Lupo, didn't, Hawaii Thomas Barwick, Richard T Organizations: Golden State, Sunshine State, America Hawaii, Digitalvision, Massachusetts, CNBC, University of Hawaii, America Hawaii Maryland New Jersey Utah Delaware Minnesota Connecticut, Bank, Getty Locations: Utah, America, California, Florida, Hawaii, U.S, WalletHub, States, Honolulu, Maui, Aloha, America Hawaii Maryland New Jersey Utah Delaware Minnesota, America Hawaii Maryland New Jersey Utah Delaware Minnesota Connecticut Idaho Nebraska Massachusetts Maryland

☆ Shopping hauls are so back
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-17 | by ( Erika Tulfo | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

CNN —Aria Liu, 17, regularly posts shopping haul videos to her YouTube channel, which has 300,000 subscribers. “I don’t know what it is, but when I’m shopping online, money doesn’t feel real.”Liu’s not alone. Shopping hauls have existed for years, if not decades. Aria Liu says that the shopping haul videos she posts on her YouTube channel, “urmomsushi,” are the ones that garner the most views. There’s also a growing body of research that is questioning whether social media can be dangerous, especially for younger users.

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☆ Back to school hauls follows TikTok's underconsumption core trend
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-05 | by ( Jessica Dickler | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Customer shopping for school supplies with employee restocking shelves, Target store, Queens, New York. Altogether, this year's back-to-school spending, including for college students, is expected to reach $38.8 billion, the NRF also found. Higher prices are partly to blame: Families are now paying more for key back-to-school essentials like backpacks ahead of the new school year. The must have items of the back-to-school season"Back-to-school hauls have started infiltrating TikTok earlier than I've ever seen it," said Casey Lewis, a social media trend expert and founder of trend newsletter After School. How to keep back-to-school spending in check

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☆ ‘I don’t have a budget’: Why people are going into debt to travel
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-29 | by ( Lilit Marcus | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

The majority of those going into debt do so by charging travel expenses on a credit card, with 20% of respondents saying they would rather skip a credit card payment and put the money toward a vacation. The mindset is “‘I can’t buy a house, I’m not sure I can afford college or grad school, so I might as well go to Spain and backpack. ”They think (credit card debt) is not as risky as it is. They don’t care so much about not getting into debt.”King adds that social media has changed the way many people think about travel. “Eventually, if I’m going to get a house, I’ll get a house.

Persons: CNN — “, ”, Lisa Fraser, “, Elizabeth Currid, Halkett, Tim Gurner, something’s, I’m, ’ ” Alex King, they’re, Fraser, FOMO, King, It’s, I’ll Organizations: CNN, University of Southern, United Locations: Taipei, Budapest, New York, University of Southern California, Spain, Hong Kong

☆ These are the 10 best rental markets in America based on affordability, job opportunities and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-29 | by ( Celia Fernandez | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

1 rental market in America: Austin, TexasAustin in the Austin-Round Rock, Texas metro area ranked as the top rental market, according to Realtor.com. 10 best rental markets in AmericaAustin, Texas Oklahoma City, Okla. Birmingham, Ala. San Antonio, Texas Minneapolis, Minn. Sandy Springs, Ga. Nashville, Tenn. Kansas City, Kan. Raleigh, N.C. Norfolk, Va. Oklahoma City is the No. The Oklahoma capital had a rent-to-income ratio of 17.7%, making it the most affordable rental market among the top 10. Oklahoma City is also one of the best cities for new college graduates, according to a June Zumper report. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Marcus Elwell | Moment | Getty Images

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☆ The South's economic boom is masking a harsher reality. It still has several of the poorest states in the nation.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-27 | by ( Jacob Zinkula | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

In June, the financial services company WalletHub ranked the 50 states and DC across three categories: economic activity, economic health, and innovation potential. The Economic Policy Institute pointed to low minimum wages and unionization rates in Southern states as two factors keeping pay down. Of course, workers in some Southern states earn less than others. Using US Bureau of Economic Analysis and Bureau of Labor Statistics data, the analysis highlighted the average annual wages across US states as of 2022. Only two Southern states — Louisiana and West Virginia — were among the eight US states that saw their populations decline between 2022 and 2023.

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☆ This city has one of the worst inflation rates in the U.S.—it isn't in New York, California or Florida
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-14 | by ( Mike Winters | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Although the national year-over-year inflation rate has dropped to 3%, it has hovered around 5% in Dallas-Fort Worth in 2024, according to a new WalletHub report. Inflation in Dallas-Fort Worth has also risen steadily by 1% over the past two months — making it the nation's worst city for inflation, according to the study. Aside from Dallas-Fort Worth, Honolulu is the only other city in the study with year-over-year inflation that's 5% or higher. Below are WalletHub's rankings of metro areas with the worst inflation, from worst to best. The rankings are based on an index that's weighted equally between year-over-year inflation and inflation over the past two months as of June 2024.

Persons: That's, Cassandra Happe Organizations: New, Fort Worth, Dallas Morning Locations: Dallas, Fort Worth, Honolulu, New York City, Los Angeles, Fort Worth , Honolulu

☆ I made 5 cookout foods in a slow cooker and they were all perfect for the 4th of July
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-02 | by ( Erin Mcdowell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

You can opt-out at any time by visiting our Preferences page or by clicking "unsubscribe" at the bottom of the email. Read previewWhen planning a summer cookout, a Crock-Pot or slow cooker is a great tool to make prepping easier. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Ahead of the Fourth of July, I tried making five different dishes that I would typically make for a cookout, but this time I made them in my slow cooker. I loved the ease of using the slow cooker and also thought it would be an ideal way to transport hot dishes to a party.

Persons: — Organizations: Service, National Retail Federation, Business Locations: Buffalo

☆ The 10 best states for summer road trips, ranked
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-26 | by ( Talia Lakritz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

WalletHub released a report ranking the best US states for summer road trips. States were ranked across 32 metrics including gas prices, safety, and number of attractions. Texas was ranked the best state for summer road trips, followed by Minnesota and New York. AdvertisementIf you're determined to take a road trip this summer but aren't sure where to go, consider one of these 10 states ranked by WalletHub as the best summer road-trip destinations. To determine the best states for summer road trips, WalletHub, a personal-finance website, measured 32 metrics in each state across three overall categories: costs, safety, and activities.

Persons: WalletHub, — Organizations: Service, WalletHub, Business Locations: . Texas, Minnesota, New York, WalletHub

☆ Washington and Utah are the states with the best economies in 2024, while many in the South are struggling
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-03 | by ( Cork Gaines | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

WalletHub's report ranks state economies based on their economic activity, health, and innovation. Mississippi, Arkansas, Louisiana, and Kentucky are among the weakest state economies in the US. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . Those five states have the best economies, according to a new ranking of all 50 states and DC by financial services company WalletHub. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers.

Persons: — Organizations: Washington, Service, Business Locations: Mississippi , Arkansas , Louisiana, Kentucky, States, Washington , Utah , Massachusetts , Texas, California, , Mississippi, Hawai'i, West Virginia , Arkansas

☆ There's a new No. 1 U.S. airline—it's not Delta
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-27 | by ( Celia Fernandez | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

There are plenty of factors to consider when booking long-range travel plans. While many airlines will take you where you want to go, the travel experience can vary widely when it comes to factors such as boarding processes, amenities and baggage allowances. After two years in the top spot, Delta Air Lines slipped to fourth place, behind new No. Despite losing its crown, Delta was still found to be the most reliable airline because of its low rate of cancellations, delays, mishandled luggage and denied boardings. The legacy carrier also ranked as one of the most comfortable airlines in terms of in-flight experience.

Persons: WalletHub, Delta Organizations: U.S, Delta Air Lines, Alaska Airlines

☆ This is the No. 1 state for working from home, according to WalletHub
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-11 | by ( Annie Probert | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

But some states are better than others when it comes to offering the ideal remote work environment, according to a new WalletHub report that identified the best and worst states for working from home. To create this list, WalletHub compared the 50 states and the District of Columbia across two main dimensions, work environment and living environment. New Jersey was named the best state for working from home thanks to its cheap internet costs and high access to broadband internet. Utah ranked second in part because it has the largest homes in the country, preventing remote workers from feeling confined. Here are the 10 best states for working from home, according to WalletHub:

Organizations: District of Columbia, New, Utah Locations: New Jersey

☆ 10 states that have the lowest tax burden on the wealthy and the 10 with the highest
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-10 | by ( Cork Gaines | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

AdvertisementOf the 10 states with the highest taxes on the wealthy, nine are states President Joe Biden won in the 2020 presidential election. Meanwhile, nine of the 10 states with the lowest tax burden went to former President Donald Trump. In fact, five of those states have no state income tax and four have an income tax below 1% for the wealthy. Here are the 10 states where wealthy residents pay the highest percentage of their income on state taxes, ranked from highest to lowest (No. That's followed by the 10 states with the lowest tax burden for high-income earners, also ranked from highest to lowest (No.

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