Amelia and Sydney Stoker always hoped they could live in the same city when they had kids. The 39-year-old twins told Business Insider they were envious of their friends who grew up with cousins around. As they pictured their adult lives, they hoped their own children could have the experience they had wanted. When the
The exact number of years of saving it would take for the average worker to claw out of the middle-class bracket has been revealed—and it’s nearly half a century. Sobering research released in October 2025 from the think tank Resolution Foundation shows that for aspirational Brits looking to move up the wealth ladder, the average
Walking up the steep, winding track to the Ci’En Pagoda in Taiwan, I could already feel the mid-day sun pinking the back of my neck. Several members of our tour group were ahead of us, red-faced and out-of-breath, staring with dismay at a set of stone stairs disappearing up the hillside among the trees. Although
If your home isn’t in a federally designated flood zone, flooding might seem like someone else’s problem. No one requires you to buy flood insurance, and the map suggests you’re in the clear. But reality may be very different. Mounting evidence reveals that significantly more homes are at risk of flooding than is indicated by
Given the opportunity, I’d happily travel everywhere by train. Luckily, I live in Southern California, where I can easily explore neighborhoods up and down the coast via the Amtrak Pacific Surfliner. This beautiful coastal train runs all the way from San Diego to San Luis Obispo, and I’ve discovered tons of cool towns and cities
More than one in five Americans don’t know that their Social Security checks could be cut by roughly 20% in about six years, according to a recent TIAA survey on Social Security. The program’s retirement trust fund, which pays benefits to retirees and survivors, is projected to run out of reserves in the fourth quarter
