Jesse Singer articles

From sky-high rent to grocery bills that hit the wallet hard, these are the places where your paycheck stretches the least. Using fresh 2025 data we've gone ahead and ranked the 25 most expensive countries to live in, each with key cost-of-living indicators.

Ever searched for a flight, only to see the price jump the next time you looked? Or wondered why your neighbor got tickets on the same flight for 20% less than you paid? You’re not imagining it. Airlines track more than you think—including clues hidden in your email address. Turns out, your inbox might be revealing more about you than you realize.

With new policies already rolling out and more coming in 2026, those overhead bins might soon cost you more than just elbow room. Something big is shifting above our heads—and it’s about to hit travelers right where it hurts: the wallet.

Rising costs, stagnant wages, and growing debt have made it harder than ever for Americans to stay financially afloat. But depending on where you live, your odds of going broke might be much higher than you think.

Big-city living doesn’t always mean big spending. Here are the 25 most affordable big cities in America—ranked from least to most affordable (any guesses on number 1?)

Public bathrooms bring out the worst in people. The noises, the smells, the utter lack of boundaries—it’s chaos. But while we can’t control sticky floors or flickering lights, we can control our behavior. Sadly, not everyone does. Here are the unspoken rules of bathroom etiquette—that obviously need to be spoken…loudly.

Air travel used to mean dressing up, bringing a book, and minding your manners. Now it’s Crocs, ring lights, and middle-seat yoga stretches. For Baby Boomers, today’s airplanes can feel less like transport and more like a flying Gen Z social experiment. Here are the habits making Boomers absolutely lose it at 35,000 feet.

From skyrocketing rents to remote-work freedom, Americans are on the move—and in big numbers. Some states can’t build houses fast enough, while others are watching moving trucks roll out. Using the latest complete migration data, here’s where people are heading fastest (and why).

For decades, we thought we understood how much sunlight our planet reflects back into space. But new NASA data suggests that balance is shifting—and it’s shifting fast. Earth is literally growing darker, and scientists say it could signal a very dangerous new twist in the planet’s energy system.