Etiquette experts share the 6 times you should write a thank-you note — and the 2 times you can skip

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Etiquette experts weighed in on when you should write thank-you notes.

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  • Business Insider asked etiquette experts when it's appropriate to send a handwritten thank-you note.
  • They said a note is essential after staying at someone's home or receiving a personalized gift.
  • However, you can skip a handwritten thank you after a receiving a gift from a group of people.

When

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Lego pauses part of its Pick a Brick service for U.S. customers after Trumps de minimis change

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Thousands of pieces from Lego's "Pick a Brick" service are no longer available to customers in the U.S. and Canada as of this week, which could make it harder for hobbyists to customize their sets and replace lost bricks. You can probably blame President Donald Trump.

Pick a Brick is an online service offered by the Lego Store that lets fans order individual pieces for as little as three cents. The

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Henry Blodget says the AI boom reminds him of the dot-com era — and that's not bad

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Henry Blodget played a central role in the first Internet boom. He says today's AI frenzy has a lot of similarities.

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  • We're in an AI boom. Is it going to play out like the first internet boom of the 1990s?
  • Probably, says Henry Blodget: That would mean lots of today's promising AI companies end up failing — but a few winners remain.
  • Blodget has
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After 3 years of travel, my partner and I were broke. Moving in with his parents was the best decision we could've made.

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My partner and I temporarily moved in with his parents to save money.

Melissa Noble

  • After three years of living abroad, my partner and I returned home without a cent to our names.
  • His parents graciously allowed us to live with them until we were back on our feet.
  • It turned out to be one of the best seasons of our lives, and we learned a lot about each other.

In 2013, after three years of living abroad

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ReMarkable Paper Pro Move: A perfectly pocket-sized e-ink tablet

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Since I fell in love reviewing the ReMarkable 2 in 2020, I've had one wish for the Norwegian whizz kids behind this state-of-the-art e-ink tablet: Make one like this but smaller, please.

Why? Because while it's nice to write on a super-slim, silver, LED-free "magic legal pad from the future," as I still call it, there are times when the form factor of a legal pad feels like too much. Use one on a

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NYT Connections hints today: Clues, answers for September 3, 2025

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Connections is the one of the most popular New York Times word games that's captured the public's attention. The game is all about finding the "common threads between words." And just like Wordle, Connections resets after midnight and each new set of words gets trickier and trickier—so we've served up some hints and tips to get you over the hurdle.

If you just want to be told today's puzzle, you

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NYT Strands hints, answers for September 3, 2025

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If you're reading this, you're looking for a little help playing Strands, the New York Times' elevated word-search game.

Strands requires the player to perform a twist on the classic word search. Words can be made from linked letters — up, down, left, right, or diagonal, but words can also change direction, resulting in quirky shapes and patterns. Every single letter in the grid will be part of an

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