In the small town of Hinsdale, New Hampshire, people knew Geoffrey Holt as the unassuming caretaker of the mobile home park where he lived. What they didn’t know was that he was a multimillionaire — and he donated the entirety of his $3.8 million fortune to the 4,000-person community after he died at age 82
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Caiaimage/chris Ryan | Istock | Getty Images There has been a wave of financial literacy legislation nationwide as states push to get personal finance classes into public schools — and Tennessee was one of the first to enact a high school mandate. Since 2013, Tennessee has required a half-semester personal finance course for high school
It’s official: Mark Cuban says he’s leaving ABC’s “Shark Tank” after more than a decade on the show. The billionaire entrepreneur and investor plans to move on after Season 16 ends in 2025, he told The Hollywood Reporter on Monday. “I just want to have a couple summers with my teens before they go off
Nashville is seeing an unprecedented surge in luxury hotels, with renowned brands such as the Four Seasons Hotel, the W Hotel and the Grand Hyatt opening their doors in Music City. More than 90 new hotels have been constructed in Nashville since 2013, contributing more than 14,000 rooms to the city’s accommodation offerings, according to
At a time when many households feel financially strained, some say you can put a price on happiness. And that number is $1.2 million. According to Empower’s Financial Happiness report, 60% of Americans said money can buy happiness and achieving a certain net worth is key to contentment. With record high credit card debt, a declining personal
Jagger Eaton is already an Olympic bronze medal winner, two-time world champion and five-time X Games medalist, and the 22-year-old pro skateboarder is also on his way to building his own financial foundation. Eaton tells CNBC Make It that his No. 1 savings goal at the moment is to buy more income property. “It’s not
After a more than 80% jump in bitcoin’s price in the first half of 2023, crypto market watchers gave CNBC their expectations for how the cryptocurrency will perform in the latter half of the year. STR | NurPhoto via Getty Images As investors weigh year-end tax moves, there may be a lesser-known savings opportunity for
Some 165 photographers working on assignment for National Geographic shot more than 2.1 million images in 2023. Now, 29 are featured in its annual “Pictures of the Year” retrospective. The feature — published in the magazine’s December issue and online in November — contains “stunning photographs that unearth remarkable, rarely seen moments,” according to National
Some workers go to great lengths to hide hush trips from their bosses. But employees of the Polish company PhotoAid needn’t bother. The company, which helps travelers take their own passport photos at home, allows its employees to stay at an apartment in Spain for free — provided they work while they’re there. The apartment
Japan and Thailand are two of the most popular places to visit in Asia. But both are losing ground with Chinese nationals as safety concerns rise among younger travelers. Both countries were the top choices for Chinese holidaymakers earlier this year but fell in the third quarter — Thailand to No. 6 and Japan to
We all know divorces are not uncommon in the U.S. Some of the most public splits over the years have included those of celebrities such as Johnny Depp and Amber Heard, Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony, Katie Holmes and Tom Cruise, and most recently, Joe Jonas and Sophie Turner. In 2021, there were nearly 700,000
Private jets are seen on the tarmac at Friedman Memorial Airport ahead of the Allen & Company Sun Valley Conference, July 5, 2022 in Sun Valley, Idaho. Kevin Dietsch | Getty Images The world’s richest 1% of people are responsible for around the same percentage of global carbon emissions as the 5 billion people who