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Uber and Lyft drivers are desperate for tips. Riders don't shell out, but they'll tip three times as often for food delivery.

Sat, 06/08/2024 - 05:37

Tech Insider : Economy

Uber driver Estaphanie St. Just joins drivers for ride-hailing giants Uber and Lyft, as they hold a rally at a park near Los Angeles International Airport, Wednesday, May, 8, 2019, in Los Angeles. — Ride-hailing drivers receive tips from just a quarter of rides, according to Gridwise data.
AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes

economy, Uber, uber-eats, Lyft, DoorDash, Tipping, Tips

A boomer who struggled to afford retirement in the US moved to Costa Rica and said money is much less of a concern

Fri, 06/07/2024 - 05:58

Tech Insider : Economy

Cheryl Sands — Cheryl Sands recently moved from Illinois to Costa Rica.
Cheryl Sands

Real Estate, economy, costa-rica, Moving, illinois, cost-of-living, Retirement

Americans who moved to Latin America for cheaper retirement, starting a new life, and better work options explain the pros and cons

Thu, 06/06/2024 - 05:58

Tech Insider : Economy

Cheryl Sands (left) and Janet Sussman (right) — Cheryl Sands (left) and Janet Sussman (right) both moved to Central America.
Cheryl Sands/Janet Sussman

Real Estate, economy, latin-america, Moving, cost-of-living, Retirement, costa-rica

The tattoo industry is facing a reckoning, with customers fed up with bad artists, overpricing, and sexism

Wed, 06/05/2024 - 06:46

Tech Insider : Economy

Tattoo artist creating a tiger on a client's arm. — People are becoming more discerning about the tattoo artists they go to, which has led to a "tattoo recession" (stock image).
Iuliia Isaieva/Getty Images

culture, economy, Tattoos, tattoo-art, tattoo-artists, tiktok, social-media

Uber and Lyft drivers are seeing more trips that pay them $3 or less. They say it's another example of declining driver pay.

Thu, 05/30/2024 - 14:59

Tech Insider : Economy

uber lyft drivers protest — Some Uber and Lyft drivers say they see more trips that pay less than $3, excluding tips.
Paul Hennessy/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images

economy, finance, Transportation, Uber, Lyft, uber-eats, DoorDash

Social Security's 2025 bump is projected to be the smallest in 5 years

Mon, 05/27/2024 - 15:58

Tech Insider : Economy

Grocery shopping — Food inflation is hitting older adults hard.
DEAN HINDMARCH/Getty Images

economy, social-security, cost-of-living, older-americans, Inflation, food-prices

A boomer moved from Texas to Missouri for her retirement thinking everything would be cheaper. She was 'so wrong.'

Mon, 05/27/2024 - 05:32

Tech Insider : Economy

The Gateway Arch, St Louis, Missouri. — Donna, who recently retired, wasn't expecting St. Louis to be as expensive as it is.
Joe Daniel Price/Getty Images

Real Estate, economy, Moving, dallas, Texas, st-louis, Missouri

The 50 best places to live in the US, mapped

Sun, 05/26/2024 - 04:51

Tech Insider : Economy

Naples florida — Naples, Florida, is the best city to live in the US, according to U.S. News & World Report. Many of the top places to live are in Florida and other southeastern states.
Shutterstock.com

Real Estate, economy, best-place-to-live, us-news-world-report, cost-of-living, Moving, Florida

Stuck in a hellish loop: ALICE parents explain how they never have enough money to give their kids the life they want

Sat, 05/25/2024 - 05:17

Tech Insider : Economy

An image of retirees next to an image of a college graduate — iStock; Rebecca Zisser/BI

economy, finance, alice, Parents, Parenting, government-aid, food-stamps

The consumer slowdown is here and its flashing a recession warning for the economy

Thu, 05/16/2024 - 12:56

Tech Insider : Economy

Target out of business — People shop during the going-out-of-business sale at Target Canada in Toronto, February 5, 2015. Target Corp is closing its stores in Canada after the insolvent retailer came to an agreement with its landlords to start liquidation.
REUTERS/Mark Blinch

economy, Markets, Recession, recession-outlook, recession-2024, us-economic-outlook, consumer-spending

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