Early retirees Kiersten (left) and Julien Saunders. Phyllis Iller Kiersten and Julien Saunders retired in their 40s, and I want to follow their lead. Their new book encourages people to reexamine why they want to become financially independent. I’m revisiting my financial plan and adding 3 tips from their book, including talking to other Filipinos…
A US Secret Service agent outside the White House. J. Scott Applewhite/AP Photo The January 6 commission issued a subpoena to the US Secret Service on Friday. It came after the DHS watchdog accused the agency of deleting text messages from Jan. 5 and 6, 2021, after a request. The commission is now seeking the…
Athletic Brewing Company founders John Walker, left, and Bill Shufelt at the company’s brand-new Connecticut brewery. Athletic Brewing Company Athletic Brewing Company’s non-alcoholic beers now make up over 51% of the craft NA beer market. The company is hoping to attract “flex-sober” drinkers who want to drink without the consequences. Athletic CEO Bill Shufelt said…
The author, Olivia Christensen, on her childhood farm. zhengshun tang/Getty Images; Olivia Christensen We always had what we needed growing up, but never more — so much went to my parents’ farm. They saw it as something they had to do to be good people even though it cost a fortune. As a mom now,…
Associate Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas. AP Photo/Patrick Semansky SCOTUS Justice Clarence Thomas has been under scrutiny over his wife’s political activism. A number of Justice Thomas’s previous clerks have gone on to join or prop up the Trump sphere. Fox News host Laura Ingraham and ex-Trump lawyer John Eastman are among those who used…
Alexander Spatari/Getty Images A potential US recession won’t be as severe as many fear, a Pimco strategist told Bloomberg TV. Anthony Crescenzi said Friday that while a recession looms, it’s likely to resemble a ‘light rain.’ The macroeconomic picture looks “pretty stable,” and as investors gauge the risk of a recession, “It’s seeming like it’s…
US President Joe Biden meets Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Friday. Bandar Algaloud/Reuters Saudi Arabia will increase oil production to 13 million barrels a day, 24Live reported. Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman called for greater co-operation with the US. Biden had previously pledged to make Saudi Arabia a “pariah state” over the…
The Rivian R1S. Tim Levin/Insider I got up close and personal with the Rivian R1S, the startup’s new electric SUV. It has three rows and tons of storage space. The R1S’s cargo area can fit a twin bed and has tons of interesting features. Startup automaker Rivian is about to drop the coolest new electric…
Fiona Hill,arrives to testify before the House Intelligence Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC on November 21, 2019. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Fiona Hill recently spoke to Insider about Ukraine, Putin, January 6, Trump, and more. Hill said the war in Ukraine has global ramifications and could spark conflicts elsewhere. She also issued dire warnings…
Leah has been a flight attendant for four years. Courtesy of Leah Leah, a flight-attendant for a major US airline, loves her job. She says you can “feel the heaviness” of the impact of the pandemic on flights. Here’s her story, as told to writer Colleen White. This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation…