Friday 13 September 2024

[Post 460] Why Japan's Gen Zs Are Struggling With Loneliness - And Yet, They Wouldn't Change A Thing





Summary

There’s a growing trend in Japan, solo katsu, where more young people in their 20s and 30s prefer doing things alone rather than with company. And their reasons? Experts suggested one of them could be the Japanese mentality of not wanting to bother anyone. 

[Post 459] Top Money Mistakes People Make In Their 20s, And How You Can Avoid Them | Money Mind | Adulting




Summary

What are the top spending and saving mistakes people make in their 20s – and what are some simple ways to avoid these pitfalls? 

Thursday 12 September 2024

[Post 458] US Fed Might Pull Off A "Soft Landing". Why Does It Matter For You & What Happens Next? | Money Mind





Summary

The US Federal Reserve’s anticipated rate cuts are raising hopes of a soft landing for the world’s biggest economy. So what is a soft landing, and how can you benefit from one? 

[Post 457] US Interest Rate Cuts Coming? How Borrowers and Savers Can Prepare | Money Mind | Interest Rates





Summary

With rate cuts expected from the US Federal Reserve, what are the savvy money moves for borrowers and savers? 

Wednesday 11 September 2024

[Post 456] Deep-Fried Food: How Many Times Can We Reuse Our Cooking Oil? | Talking Point | Full Episode





Summary

Who doesn’t enjoy crispy, golden deep-fried foods? But have you ever looked at the pot of oil it has been cooked it and wondered when was the last time it was changed? Recently, a Talking Point viewer wrote in to us with exactly this concern! He’s worried about how often cooking oil is reused in food establishments here in Singapore.

Join host Diana Ser, as she investigates how often hawkers and home cooks are changing their deep-frying oil and if it is in fact safe to consume food cooked in this oil. So she sends reused oils for a lab test and confronts hawkers with the shocking results. Could it be potentially dangerous to try to replace oil in a fryer full of hot deep-frying oil and is there a way to tell that food has been fried in oil used one too many times? 

Tuesday 10 September 2024

[Post 455] I Pay $2,100/Month To Live With 23 Roommates in NYC | Unlocked





Summary

Ishan Abeysekera, 33, wanted to make friends when he moved to New York City. His solution? Communal living in Brooklyn.

Unlocked is a home tour series focused on how much people across the globe spend on their housing, what they get for the money and what they had to sacrifice to make it happen.

Monday 9 September 2024

[Post 454] I'm Much Happier Living in Iceland Than In The U.S.— Here's How Much it Costs





Summary

Jewells Chambers is a 38-year-old American expat who lives on $73,000/year in one of the world's most expensive countries. She's lived in Iceland for eight years and has no plans to move back to the U.S.

This is an installment of CNBC Make It's Millennial Money series, which profiles people across the globe and details how they earn, spend and save their money.