The best Cyber Monday Amazon laptop deals live in 2024

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UPDATE: Nov. 26, 2024, 10:40 a.m. EST This story has been updated with more Black Friday laptop deals at Amazon, including all-new top picks.

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The best early Cyber Monday Chromebook deals live in 2024

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UPDATE: Nov. 26, 2024, 10:15 a.m. EST This article has been updated with the latest Chromebook deals ahead of Black Friday 2024.

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After losing her job, a boomer is 'walking a tightrope' between retiring early and searching for work

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  • Andrea, 64, faces a tough choice after a layoff: find a job or start collecting Social Security.
  • Many older Americans rely on Social Security in retirement and struggle to pay their bills.
  • About 13% of baby boomers on LinkedIn "unretired" in 2023, a five-year high.

When Andrea, 64, was laid off in February, she joined the ranks of many older Americans who unexpectedly find

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Gen Zers and millennials are clamoring for their grandmas' bathrooms

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  • Older bathroom styles are back in vogue as homebuyers and renters gravitate toward nostalgia.
  • Even younger people are opting for patterned tiles, matching sinks and toilets, and pastel colors.
  • One 24-year-old Florida homeowner paid $900 for a baby blue toilet and vanity from the 1950s.

In August, Miami interior designer Dani Klaric shocked her boyfriend with the

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Yeti set out to conquer the cooler market. A supply-chain murder almost derailed it.

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The first Yeti coolers arrived in America in the spring of 2008. They had spent weeks at sea, traveling from a factory in the Philippines to a leased warehouse in the hills south of Austin, Texas. Molded from a single piece of plastic, the coolers were porcelain white, with two black latches that gave them the rugged, field-ready look of an old Willys Jeep.

The 65-quart model of

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Best PS5 Cyber Monday deals already live in 2024: Compare Amazon, Best Buy, Target, and more

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UPDATE: Nov. 29, 2024, 12:45 p.m. EST Updated with new pricing and removed expired deals on PS5 consoles and games that are no longer in stock as of Black Friday.

You can find low prices on TVs, laptops, headphones, speakers, and so much more during Black Friday. It's the busiest time of the year for online shopping, with deals on just about everything. And the best news? It's all going down

The way Americans pay for higher education is changing

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  • The College Board found that student-loan borrowing is decreasing while grant aid is increasing.
  • It comes as colleges are facing enrollment declines and questions over the value of a degree.
  • Education experts told BI these shifts could force colleges to change the way they charge students.

You may not have noticed that the cost of college is quietly going down.

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