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  • Divorce can derail the best-laid retirement plans.
  • Divorced baby boomers — especially women — often struggle financially in retirement.
  • A Business Insider analysis shows divorcees have lower incomes and savings than married people.

A decade ago, Libby Mintzer imagined her retirement.

Her gated community would sit along a river, each house hugged by palm trees and


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Any time you shop for a new laptop, a lot of people are going to tell you the same thing: Get a MacBook.

We don't blame them. The best MacBooks are fantastic laptops, and while they don't afford you the freedom of customization that other brands offer, that's not something everyone will care about. Most of us just want a high-quality laptop that'll get us through work, school, and play with minimal



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Windows 11 Pro

TL;DR: Upgrade to Windows 11 Pro for just $17.97 — enhance productivity, security, and collaboration — but this price only lasts through October 6.


If you're looking for a professional-grade operating system at a budget-friendly price, you’re in luck. For a limited time only, you can upgrade to Windows 11 Pro for just $17.97 (reg. $199). This offer is valid through October 6 at 11:59 p.m. PT, so



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TL;DR: Save 75% on this classic MacBook Air with a refurbished model while supplies last.


Like almost everyone, I’ve always wanted a Mac. Maybe it was watching Carrie Bradshaw write with one or seeing them around my college campus, but the price tag always kept me a (regretfully) loyal PC user. Then I heard about refurbished MacBook deals. I nabbed a MacBook Air for only $239.99 (a $999 value) —



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Nuclear fuel lasts a long time. But not forever.

Both Voyager craft, launched in 1977, convert heat produced by the decay of radioactive plutonium-238 into electricity. Over the decades, NASA engineers have strategically shut off instruments to extend the life of Voyager 1 and 2, which are respectively well over 15 and 12 billion miles away. As their mission nears a half century, this fuel is



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Over-the-ear headphones are everyone's usual go-to solution for blocking out the world. And listen, I get it. You couldn't pry my Sony WH-1000XM4s out of my cold dead hands. But honestly, as much as I love them, carrying around a clunky pair of headphones when I'm on the go is not ideal. I want a pair of headphones to tuck in my pocket that will still block out noise. That's the promise of the



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When it comes to shopping for the best cheap laptops, you can do a lot with $1,000. (Heck, even $500 cuts some mustard nowadays.) But you'll probably have to make some compromises along the way to stay below that price point.

That doesn't mean you have to settle for a total clunker that doesn't tick any of the boxes on your must-have specs list. It just means you have to shop a little smarter than



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There's no such thing as a universal best laptop. Whether a laptop works well for you — and there could be several that fit the bill — is a largely subjective decision that comes down to your primary use cases, your preferred operating system, and your budget.

This is an annoying fact of life for both laptop shoppers and those of us doling out "best laptop" recommendations, since we can't make



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The bottom line is that Apple Watch Ultra 1 is a very capable device, with Apple hitting all the right spots from the get-go: It's rugged, durable, has great battery life, and is great for serious sporting activities, be it diving, snorkeling, hiking, or running.

The Apple Watch Ultra 2 is, in many ways, identical to the original. It looks exactly the same, has a very similar (albeit brighter)