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From college savings to career changes: The smartest things to do with your money in your 40s

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By the time you get to your 40s, you've checked off a lot of financial firsts.

When you were younger, you might have assumed you'd have everything figured out by now. But as soon as you master one aspect of your money, another challenge — or opportunity — seems to pop up.

Your 40s bring a new set of financial priorities, especially if you have children. Now is the time to start thinking seriously about funding their college education, not to mention teaching them important lessons about money.

In your own life, you might be ready to mix things up — whether by changing your job, your career, or moving to a new house. Perhaps even all three.

Everyone's situation and needs are different, but one thing is certain: After making it through two decades of adulthood, you've definitely earned a vacation. It's worth adding the dream trip you've been putting off for years to your to-do list as well. Just make sure you plan for it — as well as the following top financial priorities to focus on in your 40s — before you take off.

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Save for your kid's college: Before you know it, the bills will begin

The cost of college continues to climb, leaving many families unprepared for what is likely the most expensive investment of their child's life. Covering every penny isn't realistic for most parents, but planning ahead can help mitigate future financial pressure.

If you haven't saved enough, or at all, start by setting a more achievable goal, like aiming to cover a quarter of your child's college bill. That's the amount paid on average by parents through savings and income, Business Insider's Tanza Loudenback reported. Loans, taken on by students as well as parents, account for another 27%, and scholarships and grants cover more than a third.

College savings are best accumulated in a 529 plan, a state-sponsored investment account earmarked for education that offers tax benefits for those who use it. Only 13% of families take advantage of the account, and those who do have average account balances of about $10,000, according to a survey from Sallie Mae.

Saving is just one step of the process, however. Talking openly with your child about the cost of college, and how you plan to pay for it, may lead to more careful decision making about where to go, and how to make the most of the four years. Plus, it gives them insight into how they might want to manage their own money after graduation.



Take stock of your career: If you're burnt out at work, you've got options

It's never too late to switch careers — plenty of successful people have done it— but before you make a change, it's important to understand any potential financial repercussions.

Most people hit their peak earning years in their 40s, according to data compiled by Payscale. Going back to square one now could significantly impact your future earning potential. And if your desired career-path requires an advanced degree, that means more years out of the workforce and more money out of your savings.

You might have better luck making incremental or small changes to your career, or looking for a new job in the same field. If you're burnt out, make sure you're using all of your vacation days, which can help reenergize you as well.



Earn money on the side: The benefits go beyond the extra cash

Rather than quitting your day job, you might want to turn a hobby into a profitable side business.

Besides the extra money, hobbies can also help improve your ability to think creatively, manage stress, and tackle mentally challenging tasks, Business Insider's Rachel Gillett reported.

If you love photography, home repair, or even just watching sports, you could earn $10 or more per hour in your free time, doing activities you already enjoy.

You may not make enough to leave your 9-to-5 job behind, but having the extra cash could help you save toward retiring early, or even provide a future source of income when you are ready to retire but don't want to stop working altogether.



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I used to be jealous of other people's wealth and success — here's how I finally got over it

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It happens to most of us at some time or another.

A neighbor will buy something extravagant, like a gorgeous new car, and you look at your older car in the driveway and feel some envy.

A relative will get a great job and make more money in a year than you ever have. You'll overhear talk of that person's salary, think about your own salary, and feel some envy.

You'll visit an old friend who has a huge, nice house with plenty of room for their family and some really beautiful decorations. You'll go back to your own small home or apartment, look around, feel like it's a dump, and feel some envy.

Envy. It's an emotion that we all feel at some point.

It's also a really dangerous emotion when we're trying to build a strong financial life. After all, envy encourages us to make some pretty poor decisions.

Envy causes us to buy things to "keep up with the Joneses."

Envy causes us to get in way over our head with a car loan or a mortgage or a furniture loan.

Envy causes us to start buying lots of luxury brands that we can't really afford, draining money away from much more important things.

Envy is pure poison to a healthy financial life.

Like every other character flaw, however, envy can be overcome. You can directly reduce the envy itself, or you can at least reduce the bad choices you make as a result of envy.

Here are seven strategies I use to cut envy out of my own life.

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1. Take time to focus on the good things you already have.

Even if you don't happen to have everything that other people have, that doesn't mean that you don't have an amazing life. Almost everyone's life is full of a lot of amazing things if they take the time to consciously look for them.

Look for the "amazing" you already have in your life and feel grateful for it. Look at the people who love you. Look at the positive things you've achieved. Look even at the simple pleasures, like the warm feeling of a ray of sun on your skin. Your life is loaded with goodness, so make that the focus in your life.

Action step: Take a few minutes each day to write down five things you're grateful for. Do this in an ordinary notebook, and make it part of your daily routine.



2. Remember that no one has the 'perfect' life and you're often merely seeing a carefully prepared 'public face.'

It's easy to get caught up in the idea that other people have a "perfect" life — or one that's much closer to "perfect" than your own.

However, one needs to always remember that when we see people in public, they've often got their public face on. They're trying to show themselves at their best, most of the time.

When we see people on social media, they're almost always showing their best. They want to show the greatness of their life, not the flaws.

Don't judge your own life by comparing your whole to only the positive facets of the lives of others. You'll almost never win that comparison, and it's a false comparison to boot, so just don't bother with it.

If you must compare yourself, remain mindful of what's not seen in their public appearances and their social media profiles. What's just outside of the camera lens? What's

Action step: Reflect on the sacrifices that person had to make in order to have that thing you're envious of. How many years of study did it take to get there, earning very little and suffering difficult situations? How much debt are they taking on to buy that thing? Is that really a trade off you want in your own life? Likely, when you step back and look at the sacrifices involved, it's not just a big positive and it's often not even a trade you'd want to make for yourself.



3. When someone else succeeds, celebrate it rather than be envious of it and remember that the world is an abundant place.

Envy often is born from a view of the world in which every winner must be paired somehow with a "loser," that for every person who gains, there must be a person who loses in return.

That's a false view of the world. The world is an abundant place. Take love, for example; a loving relationship has no loser. Both people win. A productive professional relationship has no loser. A good friendship has no loser.

Thus, when a friend finds something good, you didn't "lose" because of it. No one did. They merely had a good thing in their life, and that's worth celebrating. It is good for everyone when a friend finds something good in their life.

When your friend sees success, be happy for them for their own merit. That success does not mean that you lost — it merely means that your friend won, and that's something to truly be happy about!

Action step: Whenever you notice a friend's good fortune, don't dwell on what you don't have. Consciously choose to be joyous for what your friend has gained, and express that joy publicly in honest congratulations.



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The Audi RS7 Performance is a vicious $152,000 supercar wrapped in a luxury sedan

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I never liked the Audi A7 much.

Since the German automaker first introduced it as the Sportback concept at the Detroit Auto Show in 2009, and later produced the hulking, four-door, four-passenger car in 2010, I saw the A7 as the red-headed stepchild of the Audi brand. You'll have to excuse the clichéd expression, but I was not a fan.

The A7 was long like an asphalt-bound freightliner, the steeply-raked roofline and the abrupt rear end gave the appearance of a squatting, hump-backed brute. Its dour rear fascia — the taillights and rear bumper collectively — had a sort of perma-grimace to them, like a bulldog.

It's an odd car in an Audi line that is internationally renowned for graceful European design. For me, the A7 was a car that never should have been made.

But another version of the A7 changed my mind. Audi Sport, the car maker's racing division in charge of pumping a select few Audi vehicles with extra everything, transforming them into muscular road torpedoes dripping with horsepower, performed such a treatment on the skeleton of an A7, producing the twin-turbo, eight-cylinder, 605-horsepower RS7 Performance.

Audi recently sent me one in Panther Black Crystal for a weeklong test-drive. I figured this might be the one to change my mind.

2017 Audi RS7

Oh, my.

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The RS7 Performance is the fastest and fittest member of the A7 line, but unlike the A7, it's built by the Audi Sport racing division. "Performance" isn't just a name here, it's part of this car's DNA.

The Performance model we drove cranks out 605 horsepower and up to 553 pound-feet of torque — a bump from the 560 horsepower and 516 pound-feet of torque in the "entry-level" RS7.

The price difference between the base RS7 and the RS7 Performance we drove? About $37,000.

Those 605 ponies launch the RS7 Performance to 60 mph in 3.6 seconds, according to Audi.



The RS7 retains the regular A7's standard shape. It's still a hulking sort of thing, still awkward-looking — but in this color, with these 21-inch wheels, painted in high-gloss black, it starts to look meaner ...



... and when you're not pretty, maybe mean is the way you get respect.



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NFL POWER RANKINGS: Where all 32 teams stand going into Week 2

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Week 1 of the NFL season is complete.

While there were some fun moments in the opening week — the Chiefs topping the Patriots, the Broncos and the Chargers coming down to an iced field goal — it also provided plenty of blowouts and unfortunate injuries.

Heading into Week 2, we'll be without David Johnson and Eric Berry and still have no idea when Andrew Luck returns. The Seahawks and the Giants will be facing seemingly big tests to see whether their respective offenses have more juice than lackluster Week 1 performances showed.

There will be some intriguing storylines to watch. Can the Packers continue a strong defensive showing against the explosive Falcons? Can the Jaguars really be a true ground-and-pound threat in the AFC South? Can the Texans settle on a quarterback?

Take a look at where every team stands heading into Week 2:

32. New York Jets

Record: 0-1

Last week: Lost to Buffalo Bills 21-12

This week: at Oakland Raiders

One thing to know: Unsurprisingly, the Jets had trouble moving the ball on offense in Week 1. Quarterback Josh McCown averaged just 4.8 yards a completion and had two interceptions, and the running backs managed just 38 total yards on 15 carries for an average of 2.5 yards a rush.



31. San Francisco 49ers

Record: 0-1

Last week: Lost to Carolina Panthers 23-3

This week: at Seattle Seahawks

One thing to know: While crowd size was a big issue in Los Angeles during Week 1, San Francisco didn’t have much of a fan base either. Given the team's construction and play, it's not hard to see why.



30. Indianapolis Colts

Record: 0-1

Last week: Lost to Los Angeles Rams 46-9

This week: vs. Arizona Cardinals

One thing to know: The Colts may turn to newcomer Jacoby Brissett at quarterback as Andrew Luck's return continues to be a mystery.



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The top-ranked business programs for undergrads

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The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania has the best undergraduate business program in America, according to the US New News & World Report.

Wharton boasts some impressive former students, from billionaire investor Warren Buffett to President Donald Trump.

The results are based solely on surveys from deans and senior faculty members at peer institutions. Survey respondents were asked to rate the quality of business programs with which they’re familiar on a scale of one (marginal) to five (distinguished).

Take a look below to see the top 10 business programs for undergraduates in the nation.

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7. University of Virginia (McIntire)

Charlottesville, Virginia

Tuition and Fees: $46,975 (out-of-state), $16,146 (in-state)  

Undergraduate Enrollment: 16,331  



7. University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill (Kenan-Flagler)

Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Tuition and Fees: $34,588 (out-of-state), $9,005 (in-state) 

Undergraduate Enrollment: 18,523 



7. Cornell University (Dyson)

Ithaca, New York

Tuition and Fees: $52,853 

Undergraduate Enrollment: 14,566 



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Here's everything celebrities will get inside the Emmys gift bag

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The 69th annual Primetime Emmy Awards are Sunday at 8 p.m. on CBS.

Before the Emmys are handed out at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, presenters will get the chance to stop by a gifting suite filled with sweets, video headphones, and overseas trips.

Backstage Creations will give up to 50 celebrities gift bags and luxury items from this year's Emmy's Giving Suite. This year's presenters include Reese Witherspoon, Nicole Kidman, Dave Chappelle, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, and Viola Davis. 

In turn, Backstage Creations and the suite sponsors will donate $150,000 to the Television Academy Foundation on behalf of celebs who visit to help support aspiring student TV producers. 

From a membership to an exclusive traveler's club to a two-night stay in China, keep reading to see all the items celebs will have the opportunity to take home.

A five-year membership to the Exclusive Traveler Club which gives you access to seven different resorts across Mexico and the Dominican Republic.

Those who have a membership get some pretty great perks which include five free nights at the Catalonia Royal Bavaro, a couple's massage, access to a personal trainer, and dinner in a top restaurant outside of the resort. But one of our favorite amenities may be the in-room barbecue. 

You can read more about the ETC here



Ferrai Trento will provide celebs with glasses of their sparkling wine.

Those in the suite will be able to choose from the classic Ferrari Brut or the lavish Ferrai Brut Rosé. You can see more of their wines here



A pair of video headphones from Vuzix iWear.

The headset is compatible with tablets, console systems, phones, PCs, and 3D Blu-ray players. You can check it out here.



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The highest-paid drivers in the world of auto racing

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Racing drivers put their lives on the line every time they get behind the wheel, so it makes sense that they're paid handsomely for their services.

Even with salaries on the decline throughout NASCAR, the sport's top drivers rake in huge sums of money.

Meanwhile, the top names in Formula One make significantly more than their stock car-driving counterparts. However, that drops quickly as there is a $25 million gap between the third- and fourth-highest paid racers on the circuit.

Full-time driving gigs in racing's top levels are exceedingly difficult to come by, but those who do succeed are ultimately rewarded with big paychecks. Below, check out the top 15 highest-paid drivers in the world.

15. Kimi Raikkonen

Series: Formula One

Team: Scuderia Ferrari

Salary and earnings (2017): $7 million

One thing to know: Ten years removed from his lone Formula One championship, Raikkonen isn't having his best season, but he did notch a strong second-place finish at the Hungaroring in July.

Source: Fox Sports



14. Danica Patrick

Series: NASCAR Cup Series

Team: Stewart-Haas Racing

Salary and earnings (2016): $7.2 million

One thing to know: Patrick is one of the highest-paid NASCAR drivers in the sport, but she doesn't perform like it. Through nearly five full seasons, she has yet to post a top-5 finish in any race.

Source: Forbes



13. Valtteri Bottas

Series: Formula One

Team: Mercedes-AMG Petronas

Salary and earnings (2017): $8.5 million

One thing to know: With wins in Russia and Austria, Bottas has been a consistent force in his first year with Mercedes. He'll be a free agent at the end of the season.

Source: Fox Sports



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These are the 25 most expensive football squads in the world

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Manchester United has lost its status as the world's most expensively assembled football squad.

CIES Football Observatory, a football think tank based in Switzerland, has crunched years of transfer fees to construct a list of the costliest squads in the game.

Their database includes all of the movements from the summer 2017 transfer window, which had a run of record fees, including the most expensive transaction ever for Neymar.

Clubs are ranked in ascending order, with the most expensive squad at the bottom of the page.

Here is the list:

25: Newcastle United — €162 million (£142 million)

Division: Premier League, England.

Biggest asset: Prolific goalscorer Dwight Gayle joined Newcastle United in 2016 and has a current market valuation of €10.4 million (£9.15 million).



24: Bayer Leverkusen — €165 million (£145 million)

Division: Bundesliga, Germany.

Biggest asset: German winger Julian Brandt is one of Bayer Leverkusen's key players and is worth €39 million (£35 million).



23: West Ham United — €200 million (£175 million)

Division: Premier League, England.

Biggest asset: Manuel Lanzini left UAE Arabian Gulf League club Al Jaziri for West Ham United in 2015 and is worth €34.3 million (£30 million) in today's transfer market.



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The 25 best-selling cocktails in the world in 2017

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Do you find yourself ordering the same drink at the bar time and time again?

While we all have our favourites, it seems not everyone has the same problem. In fact, every year there are cocktails that enter the drinks scene — and ones that disappear. 

Back in February, Drinks International released a list of the best-selling cocktails around the world.

The website asked 108 of the best bars in the world — using the results of the World's 50 Best Bars list — to rank their best-selling cocktails in order to produce the list.

From saying goodbye to the Piña Colada to embracing the Caipirinha, scroll down to see the 25 best-selling cocktails in the world in 2017.

 

25. Caipirinha. 2016 was marked by the Rio Olympics, which gave the world an excuse to enjoy this Brazilian drink — and moved it up from its previous spot at 47. It's best enjoyed with lots of cachaça, sugar, and lime, muddled in a strong glass.



24. Tom Collins. This alcoholic lemonade typically with with gin, lemon juice, sugar, and carbonated water now has a whole family, including the Pedro Collins (rum), Pepito Collins (tequila), Colonel Collins (bourbon), and Captain Collins (Canadian whisky). However, the most important thing is to garnish it with a good lemon.



23. Gin Fizz. A simple drink made with gin, lime or lemon, sugar, and soda, it remains a classic.



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The rise and fall of New York City's 'Taxi King'

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Evgeny "Gene" Freidman is commonly referred to as New York City's Taxi King — notably by the New York attorney general's office and the law firms that have filed suit against him.

At one point Freidman owned more than 800 taxi medallions, the metal plates on the hoods of yellow cabs that allow them to operate legally on the New York City streets. But in the past few years, Freidman has experienced a precipitous fall.

Here's a look at the rise and fall of New York City's Taxi King.

Journey to the US.

Freidman's father was a thermonuclear engineer in Russia, but in 1976 he immigrated to the US with his wife and son amid growing Soviet anti-Semitism, according to Crain's New York. Gene was 5 at the time.

In the US, Freidman's father worked in the taxi business and started a company that he would later pass on to his son.



From modest taxi business to Taxi King.

When Freidman took over his father's taxi business, the company owned 60 yellow cabs. Under several LLCs, Freidman increased that to more than 800.

Crain's New York reports that Freidman's profits increased from $2.5 million in 1996 to $120 million in 2012.

Freidman's companies often have interesting names, such as Hypnotic Taxi LLC, Milkyway Cab Corp., and Bourbon Taxi LLC.



Medallion prices skyrocket ... for a time.

In 2013, New York City taxi medallions auctioned off for a record $1.32 million. In 2015, Freidman told Bloomberg that he operated more than 1,100 medallions. That would put the worth of Freidman's taxi fleet in the neighborhood of $1.5 billion.

Unfortunately for Freidman, the rise of Uber and other ride-hailing services caused a seismic shift in the transportation industry. Today, medallions have plummeted in value to almost a tenth of their peak.

For many medallion owners who had borrowed against the value of their medallions, the falling value of their investments meant troubled times ahead.



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31 US cities where you don't have to earn 6 figures to live well

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You don't always have to earn six figures to live well.

In fact, in 31 cities across the US, it's possible to cover your necessities, and still splurge and save money while bringing home a $50,000 annual paycheck — or less.

That's according to a recent study by GOBankingRates, which gathered data for the 270 most populous US cities to find out where a single person could live according to the 50/30/20 plan— a budget that allots 50% of your take-home pay toward necessities, 30% for discretionary spending, and 20% for saving.

The plan ensures you cover all your financial bases, while still leaving room for flexibility.

To find out where you could live by the 50/30/20 plan on $50,000 or less a year — that's take-home pay, not pre-tax income — GOBankingRates examined the following monthly expenses for a single person in 270 cities:

  • Housing: the median rent for a one-bedroom apartment in each city, sourced from Zillow's June 2017 rental index
  • Groceries:the recommended amount reported by cost-of-living database Numbeo.com for each city
  • Utilities: the average bill for a 915-square-foot apartment in each city, according to estimates from Numbeo.com
  • Transportation: costs according to the Economic Policy Institute's Family Budget Calculator for each city or its nearest metropolitan area
  • Health insurance: premiums as estimated at the state level for 2017 by the Department of Health and Human Services

GOBankingRates multiplied the total monthly cost of necessities for each city by 12 to get the annual cost. To live by the 50/30/20 plan, a person would need to earn twice as much as their fixed expenses, so GOBankingRates doubled the total cost of necessities to arrive at the total recommended take-home pay for each city.

Below, check out the 31 places where you can live on $50,000 or less a year. For each city, we included the annual after-tax income needed to live comfortably and how a 50/30/20 plan would break down monthly for a single person.

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El Paso, Texas

Take-home pay needed: $40,204

Monthly budget:

• 50% necessities: $1,675

• 30% splurges: $1,050

• 20% savings: $670



Springfield, Missouri

Take-home pay needed: $40,834

Monthly budget:

 50% necessities: $1,701

 30% splurges: $1,021

 20% savings: $681



Lubbock, Texas

Take-home pay needed:  $43,201

Monthly budget:

50% necessities: $1,800

30% splurges: $1,080

20% savings: $720



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Mercedes' new all-electric concept car shows just how serious the company is about taking on Tesla

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Mercedes-Benz is going all in on electric cars. 

On Monday, Daimler, the automaker's parent company, said that Mercedes will sell electrified versions of all of its models by 2022. And on Tuesday, the company showcased an all-electric concept car, dubbed the Mercedes Concept EQA, that hints at what its future electric compact cars might look like. 

While the company didn't say whether the EQA would go into production, the company did make clear that the compact segment was important to it. 

"The Mercedes-Benz Concept EQA proves that we are serious about introducing electric mobility throughout the portfolio," Dieter Zetsche, CEO of Daimler AG and head of Mercedes-Benz Cars, said in a statement. 

And from the details Mercedes has shared about the Concept EQA, it looks like the carmaker is thinking about taking on Tesla's mass-market Model 3

Here's a closer look at the EQA concept and how it stacks up against Tesla's newest vehicle. 

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The Concept EQA is an all-electric concept car designed for the compact segment.

Both the EQA and the Model 3 are compact vehicles that can fit five adults. 

The wheelbase of the Model 3 is 113.2 inches, which is slightly longer than the EQA's wheelbase of 107.4 inches. 



The Concept EQA has two electric motors and a range of about 400 kilometers, or about 250 miles per charge.

If Mercedes decides to build a production version of the EQA with the same range, it would beat out Tesla's base Model 3, which has a range of 220 miles per charge. 



The Concept EQA can be charged by plugging it in or via induction.

When using a rapid charging station, the car can get 62 miles of range in just 10 minutes, Mercedes claims. That's about one-fourth of a full charge. 

Using Tesla's Supercharger, the Model 3 can get a range of about 110 miles in 20 minutes, or about 55 miles in 10 minutes. 

 



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We hunted down the controversial 'Bodega' vending machine and found one in the wild – here's what it's like

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Twitter users across the country howled in rage on Wednesday after getting wind of Bodega, the startup whose internet connected pantry boxes want to replace your local corner store.

Many observers criticized the choice of the Bodega name — which traditionally refers to Mom and Pop convenience stores in large American cities — and the notion that two former Google employees could potentially put the beloved local shops out of business. In the Fast Company profile that ignited the storm, cofounder Paul McDonald laid out his vision for the automated kiosks, "Eventually, centralized shopping locations won’t be necessary, because there will be 100,000 Bodegas spread out, with one always 100 feet away from you." 

Others were quick to label the Bodega boxes as the latest internet folly (See: Juicero), dismissing the kiosks as nothing more than a glorified vending machine for the millennial tech set.

With so much hubbub we decided we needed to find a Bodega in the wild and see what it was like to actually use one ourselves. It turns out, finding a Bodega was not as simple as we thought, but we eventually tracked one down. Here's what we found: 

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Bodega listed 30 locations in the San Francisco Bay Area on its website, a few of which are in easy walking distance of the Business Insider office in San Francisco's financial district.



I started at the infamous Millennium Tower, a modern-day San Francisco landmark due to the unfortunate fact that it has sunk 17 inches into the ground and tilted 14 inches to the side.

The sinking 58-story tower is a private residence, and I couldn't make it past the receptionist, who made it clear there were no Bodegas in the building, despite what the Bodega company website said. 



Next, I walked to JLL Real Estate. The commercial real estate firm's office was on an upper floor of the building and I couldn't make it past the lobby without an appointment. After calling JLL I learned that: 1, they didn't have time for me to come up, and 2, they had no Bodega in the office.



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RANKED: 9 fan-favorite shows Netflix has revived, from worst to best

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Netflix has been doing nostalgia better than just about anyone in recent years.

As the company has leaned into making its own shows, a big piece of its strategy has been reviving fan favorites like "Full House,""Arrested Development," and "Gilmore Girls." 

Given Netflix's love of data, this commitment to nostalgia makes sense.

If you can see that people keep binge-watching "Gilmore Girls" over and over again, why not make a new series? You already know there's an audience for it. (That seems to have translated into viewership, at least for the "Gilmore Girls" and "Full House" revivals).

But are these revivals any good?

To try and answer that question, we turned to reviews aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, and looked at what the critics had to say. Here's a list of shows Netflix has brought back from the dead, ranked from worst to best in critical reception, along with a short description (we excluded kids' shows). We also split the two versions of "Wet Hot American Summer" for clarity.

Nathan McAlone contributed to an earlier version of this post.

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10. 'Fuller House' — 32%

Critic rating: 32%

Audience rating: 73%

Previous network: ABC

Netflix description: "The Tanner family's adventures continue as DJ Tanner-Fuller shares a home with her sister Stephanie and friend Kimmy who help raise her three boys."



9. 'The Killing' (Season 4) — 47%

Critic rating: 47%

Audience rating: 80%

Previous network: AMC

Netflix description: "Seattle homicide detectives Sarah Linden and Stephen Holder are deeply affected by the murders they investigate in this dark, acclaimed crime series."



8. 'Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later' — 76%

Critic rating: 76%

Audience rating: 70%

Previous network: Film by USA Films

Netflix description: "A decade after their wild summer as junior counselors, the gang reunites for a weekend of bonding, hanky-panky and hair-raising adventures."



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27 of the strangest world records ever attempted

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People will do some pretty crazy things to get in the record books. 

Though some world-record holders are physical anomalies — like the world's tallest person, or the shortest— the Guinness Book of World Records is filled with some incredibly strange attempts.

In honor of these odd achievements, here are the 27 weirdest records broken by people around the world.

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1,010 bikini-clad women pose on an Australian beach in 2007 to set a Guinness World Record for the largest swimsuit photo shoot to date. In 2011, they were outnumbered by 3,090 in China.

Source: Guinness World Records



Hassan al-Zayyat shows off Quranic verses that he had copied by hand on 39- by 28-inch paper, aspiring to enter the Guinness Book of World Records for the largest handwritten Quran, in 2010.



In their attempt to break the Guinness World Record for the "Biggest Barbecue in the World," about 30,000 people grilled 13,713 kilos of beef.



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A sloshed Lin-Manuel Miranda was so passionate about Hamilton that 'Drunk History' extended his segment

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On season four of "Drunk History," the writer and star of the hit musical "Hamilton" had too much to drink (on purpose) and narrated Alexander Hamilton's story on camera.

When Lin Manuel Miranda gets drunk, he has a lot to say about Alexander Hamilton. So much so that his "Drunk History" episode was extended to accommodate all the amazing footage.

"Drunk History," created by Derek Waters and Jeremy Konner, is Comedy Central's liquored-up version of our nation's history. Comedians and actors get drunk and retell a historical event. Then A-list actors, from Michael Cera to Winona Ryder, act out the narration. 

Business Insider recently talked to the Emmy-nominated production designer of Drunk History, Chloe Arbiture for her work on Miranda's "Hamilton" episode, which is available now on Hulu.

Arbiture is the only female production designer nominated in her category. She talked about the challenges of making history visually funny and entertaining, even when it's tragic. She also told us how exciting it was to unexpectedly get nominated for an Emmy. Her nomination was so unexpected, in fact, that she had to cancel her honeymoon so she could attend the ceremony. 

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“I get the scripts with the drunk narration, so I get an idea of all the locations, sets, action, and props, and I really focus on that as close as we can get to total historical accuracy. And then we highlight the comedy from the narration of the drunk person telling the story."



“The great thing about working on this show is the there’s so much freedom. We do get to come up with jokes. Derek [Waters] will come up to me and ask, ‘What do you think is funny?’ There’s a lot of trust that goes into it. It’s like a giant playground.”



“It’s definitely a challenge to find the comedy in the darker historical events we do. Some of the stories told on ‘Drunk History’ are unpleasant. Some are tragic events in history."

"In season four, for the Titanic episode, we had to find a way to make it informative and also funny. And [in] another season four episode we did the Stonewall Riots. We never want to make fun of the history itself — this show isn’t afraid to dig into that. We want to inform the audience but entertain them, which is where the drunk narrators come in.”



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The 12 best diver watches you can buy for under $500 right now

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Screen Shot 2017 09 08 at 5.26.49 PMDiver's watches are some of the most practical timepieces you can buy. 

As their name suggests, they're designed to be worn by divers with the purpose of keeping track of how long they've been underwater and how much oxygen is left in their tanks. 

While most people aren't going on any deep-sea explorations, diver's watches have become one of the most stylish watch choices.

With just the right amount of intricacies, diver's watch are the perfect blend between minimal and overly complex designs.  They're sporty, yet classic.

Whether you're looking for something to wear in the ocean, the office, and everywhere in between, a diver's watch is for you.

Shop all diver's watches at Jomashop now.

Check out the 12 best options under $500, below:

If you're considering dropping money on a luxury watch, as with any other major purchase, be sure to compare prices and do some research first. All of the watches are guaranteed to be 100% authentic, but they do not come with a manufacturers warranty. If you have any concerns at all, you can view Jomashop's full warranty policy here.

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Seiko Diver's Automatic Watch

The Seiko Divers Automatic features a classic diver style. Its silver bracelet and case is contrasted by a two-tone red and blue bezel and a blue dial. The dial uses large white hour markers, thick hands, and a day/date display at 3 o'clock. 

Seiko Divers Automatic Watch, $199.99 (Originally $450)



Citizen Eco-Drive Professional Diver's Watch

The Citizen Eco-Drive Professional Diver's Watch is built to last. It features a heavy stainless steel case, a black rubber strap, and is water resistant up to 300 meters. Eco-Drive technology also makes it very efficient. The battery charges in sunlight and indoors and has a 180-day power reserve.

Citizen Eco-Drive Professional Diver's Watch, $199 (Originally $425)



Hamilton Khaki King Scuba Automatic Watch

The Hamilton Khaki King Scuba features a stainless steel case and bracelet, contrasted by a black rotating bezel and dial. The watch displays the day at 12 o'clock and the date at 6 o'clock. The back of the case is see-through, reveal the intricacies of the automatic watch.

Hamilton Khaki King Scuba Automatic Watch, $425 (Originally $695)



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15 things everyone gets wrong about working for an airline, from the flight attendants and gate agents that do

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When it comes an airline worker's job, perception rarely matches reality.

As Annette Long, a flight attendant with 13 years of experience, previously told Business Insider, people often think there's glamour associated with her job. "But the job itself is far from glamorous," she said. "Even if you're working in first class or business class, it's not glamorous at all."

Long said that many passengers often get the wrong idea of what airline workers do for a living.

To set the record straight, Business Insider asked more than 80 airline workers including flight attendants, gate agents, ticket agents, and other airport customer service reps to weigh in on some of the most common misconceptions out there.

We've anonymously included some of their answers here:

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Flight attendants party all the time

"Most layovers are short, and you barely have time for food and a good night's sleep." — A flight attendant

"We spend most layovers in bed with wine and Netflix." — A flight attendant



Putting bags in overhead bins for passengers is part of a flight attendant's job

"Our companies don't cover our injuries if we get hurt lifting your bags." — A flight attendant



Any trained monkey can do this job

"It takes years to get to the point where customers don't see you sweat and you give excellent customer service." — An airline customer service agent

"People often think that we are minimum wage flunkies and that a monkey can do what we do." — An airline customer service agent



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How staying single could improve your life

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  • There are more unmarried people in the US than married, which is sometimes presented as problematic.
  • But research shows that we are not living in a society of lonely narcissists.
  • In fact, a number of studies find that being single can actually contribute your success in life.

When my mother was my age, she told me, if you were a single woman filling out official documents, you would have to mark yourself down as a "spinster."

Really. That was the legal term for an unmarried woman in England until very recently. Spinster.

The word certainly doesn't inspire much optimism in a single woman's prospects.

Things have changed quite a bit since then.

In the US, people are getting hitched less often than they once did, and young Americans are putting off marriage more than ever before.

In 1962, half of 21-year-olds and 90% of 30-year-olds had been married at least once. In 2014, only 8% of 21-year-olds and 55% of 30-year-olds had been married.

Single Americans are now the majority.

But that doesn't mean that the single life isn't still wrapped in stigma.

As New York University sociologist Eric Klinenberg writes in his book, "Going Solo," when discussed publicly, the rise of living alone is often presented as an unmitigated social problem and a sign of diminished public life.

Of course, not everybody thinks this way.

"For decades social scientists have been worrying that our social connections are fraying, that we've become a society of lonely narcissists,"Klinenberg tells The New York Times. "I'm not convinced."

And neither are a number of researchers. These studies begin to unpack the question of how being single can contribute your success in life:

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Single people tend to be more social

Research suggests that, compared to married people, Americans who have always been single are more likely to support and stay in touch with their family and are more likely to help, encourage, and socialize with friends and neighbors.

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Time Use Survey, single Americans spend on average 12 minutes a day staying in touch with other people by calling, emailing, or mailing them. Married people spend on average 7.8 minutes a day keeping in touch.

Klinenberg explains that, despite extraordinary external pressure that can lead to self-doubt, being single doesn't condemn someone to a life of feeling lonely or isolated.

"On the contrary, the evidence suggests that people who live alone compensate by becoming more socially active than those who live with others, and that cities with high numbers of singletons enjoy a thriving public culture," he writes. 



Single people tend to have more time to themselves

Klinenberg also believes that, in the age of expanding digital media and growing connectedness, being single offers a clear advantage: more restorative solitude.

More alone time helps people discover who they are and what gives their life meaning and purpose, he explains.

"Living alone helps us pursue sacred modern values — individual freedom, personal control, and self-realization — whose significance endures from adolescence to our final days," Klinenberg writes.



Single people tend to spend more time on leisure

Whether conducted in solitude or with other people, singles tend to spend more time on overall leisure activities than married people.

According to the BLS, single people spend on average 5.56 hours a day on overall leisure activities, compared to married people, who spend an average 4.87 hours a day on leisure.

Broken down even further, single people spend on average about three minutes more a day participating in sports, exercise, and recreation than married people, about 16 minutes more a day watching TV, and about 15 minutes more a day playing games and on leisurely computer use.



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These 17 roller coasters have been named the best rides of 2017

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Even theme parks get awards.

Amusement Today is a monthly periodical featuring news on amusement parks and rides, but it's best known for handing out the Golden Ticket Awards. 

Each year, the Golden Ticket Awards ranks the best steel and wooden roller coasters out there. It also does our accolades for things like the best theme park food and best water park.

We decided to limit our focus on the Golden Ticket Awards' ranking for best steel roller coasters as amusement parks compete to offer faster and taller rides than ever before.

Here are the best rides this year:

 

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17. OHIO: Top Thrill Dragster

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Built in 2003, the Top Thrill Dragster is a 17-second thrill ride that cost $25 million to build. It reaches a height of 420 feet and a top speed of 120 mph, which is nothing to sneeze at. You can find it at Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio. 



16. CALIFORNIA: Twisted Colossus

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The Twisted Colossus was only unveiled two years ago and it has already claimed its spot in American hearts. It's one of the longest hybrid roller coasters in the world with 5,000 feet of track and features an insane 116-foot drop at 80 degrees.

The ride at Six Flag Magic Mountain in Valencia, California was originally a wooden coaster named the Colossus. But Six Flags converted the old ride into the steel Twisted Colossus in 2015. The original Colossus, which opened to the public in 1978, cost $7 million to build. It's unclear how much the steel renovations set Six Flags back.



14. MASSACHUSETTS: Wicked Cyclone

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If you're wondering why we skipped 15, it's because Amusement Today drew a tie for the spot! Wicked Cyclone stands 10 stories high and reaches a top speed of 55 mph. Like the Twisted Colossus, the Wicked Cyclone was originally a wooden roller coaster that opened in 1983.

The original ride only cost $2.5 million, but the renovations set Six Flags New England back $10 million.



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