Tag Archives: First

Buying your first home can be an overwhelming experience. There are so many new things to consider, so many questions to ask and so many things you simply don’t know. There are many home-buying guides out there that are very useful, but there are lots of little tactics you might …

Here’s what you need to know: Trump wears a mask on a visit to a military medical center. Louisiana orders bars closed and South Carolina breaks records. Thousands of Israelis take to the streets, demanding Netanyahu ‘get the money flowing.’ At least 60 are infected on two Marine bases on …

It was easy to get into Magic: The Gathering when I was 11 years old. The air was crisp, and the leaves were turning, as September 1994 rolled into October. The game was taking over my schoolyard thanks to Ms. Dierdre Lukyn, the coolest teacher at the school. Like any …

Raph Koster has been a guru of online games for decades, and he would love to build Metaverse, the universe of virtual worlds that are all interconnected, like in novels such as Snow Crash and Ready Player One. But first, the CEO of Playable Worlds knows he has to create an outstanding game first. …

Food is close to the heart of many Singaporeans. And for something that has such an inexplicable power to make us feel happy, it’s usually prepared with an abundant serving of the human touch. Think of chefs and hawkers who lovingly perfect their recipes so that they eventually get to …

Photo by JPC-PROD / Shutterstock.com Many of us dream of a day when a vaccine will finally end the coronavirus pandemic. With any luck, that moment is on the horizon. In fact, some experts believe a vaccine could arrive before the end of the year. Others say we may have …

Alice&Bob has raised $ 3.3 million to join the quantum computing arms race by accelerating research that promises to make this next generation computing more stable. Elaia Partners and Breega led the round of funding for the Paris-based startup which has developed its first prototype. The company is using research …

It might be challenging to find bright spots in financial news these days, but seismic economic shifts, such as the one COVID-19 has sparked, always give way to new markets and opportunities. As with past downturns, it’s in those areas that the next industry game-changers and investment darlings will emerge. …

This is a question that pops up over and over again, both in reader questions to me and in questions I see on countless personal finance forums. A person has stabilized their finances and has a solid job. They’re spending a little less than they earn, don’t have a whole …