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Fast Company

Lance Lambert

Housing market shift: 9 states where housing inventory is giving buyers more power

9 states are back above pre-pandemic housing inventory levels, according to ResiClub’s monthly housing inventory report.

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Fast Company

Emily Guy Birken

To create a successful budget, you first have to make sure you fully understand your income

Struggling to make a budget that sticks? Make sure you understand the nuances of your primary source of income.

For most of us, income is the easiest-to-understand part of your budget. You know how much you make (usually $100 shy of enough) and how often it comes in (at least a day late). It’s figuring out where all income goes each month that’s the hard part.

Fast Company

Pavithra Mohan

How to find motivation at work in the new year—even at the same job

Maybe you have no plans to make major career moves in 2025. Here’s how you can still seek out new opportunities and thrive in your current role.

At the start of a new year, it can be tempting to commit to new habits or map out major changes you want to make in the months to come. For some people, particularly those who feel burned out or detached from their work, a new job might seem like the solution.

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If You Get Over 12 On This UBER Popular Movie Characters Quiz, You Have A Classic Taste In Film

Those years of movie marathons are finally paying off. ???? ?

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SBNation.com

David Fucillo

Your daily NFL trivia game, Sunday edition

Think you can figure out what NFL player we’re talking about? You’ll get five clues to figure him out.

We’re back for another day of the SB Nation in-5 daily trivia game, and we’re returning to our system of a new article each day for the game.

We tried using a single article for the game, updated with the latest game each day, but it was creating a bit of an unwieldy experience in the comments. So, we’ll have the current day’s game plus the previous three days in each...

ESPN.com

Smith digs at ex-Raven Queen: 'He'll be in Cabo'

Roquan Smith took a jab at Patrick Queen after the Ravens eliminated the Steelers, saying his former teammate will "be in Cabo, or somewhere."

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If You’re Quirkier Than Most, You’ll Fall In Love With These 35 Kooky Products

We went off the beaten path to find these eccentric products just for you.

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You’ll Wish You Discovered These 35 Personal Care Items In A Previous Life — That's How Effective They Are

At least you know your future self is *fully* taken care of in the personal care department.

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30 Products To Help You Do All The Adult Tasks You’re Embarrassed You Haven’t Learned To Do Before Now

It's time to address the gaps in life skills like cleaning, cooking, and knowing how to take a screenshot without Googling it.

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Honestly, Only Filim Buffs Will Able To Ace This Actors Quiz

Let's see how well you know movies!

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If Your Thoughts On Winter Are “Please Let It Be Over Already,” These 36 Products Might Help

Whether you're stuck inside and need some fun $10 air dry pottery clay, or freezing outdoors and need the internet's favorite fleece-lined leggings, this will get you through the season.

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Shayla Colon and Wesley Parnell

Online, Influencer Killadamente Inspired Millions. At Home, She Was a Single Mother of 2.

Carol Acosta, known to her fans as “Killadamente,” transformed herself into a social media influencer with a message of self-love. The Dominican American star died last week at the age of 27.

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Ségolène Le Stradic

A French Cathedral Turned to Hams to Restore Its Organ

A dispute over a project to cure hams in a bell tower underscored the difficulties that churches in France face trying to pay for restorations.

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Christina Morales

Even Without Its Most Famous Son, Carter’s Hometown Remains a Destination

Plains, Ga., joins a collection of other small towns known for their part in presidential history. That can provide a steady source of tourism.

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Ezra Klein

The Old World Is Breaking Down. A New One Is Breaking Through.

Four trends are converging to make life much scarier.

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Rachel Feintzeig

How to Survive January

Lotion! Heating pads! Sketchy space heaters!

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Rick Rojas

Fed-Up Voters in Louisiana Wanted a Change. They Drafted an ‘Old Ball Coach.’

Sid Edwards was a high school football coach who had never run for office. Now, he’s the mayor of Baton Rouge, Louisiana’s second-largest city.

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Constant Méheut

Photograph Revives Ukraine-Russia Culture War

An image depicting a famous 19th-century painting of Cossacks, with current Ukrainian soldiers standing in for the warriors, has struck a chord as Kyiv battles to assert its identity.

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Ana Ionova and Dado Galdieri

Brazil’s Mafia-Run Animal Lottery Was Invincible. Online Games Changed That.

Digital gambling could spell the end for a lottery run by criminal gangs that has been a fixture of Brazilian life for decades.

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