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The Daily WTF: Billionaire John Goodman Adopts His Girlfriend As His Daughter
Polo club founder John Goodman was afraid he’ll lose his children’s trust fund in a DUI case, so he adopted his 42-year-old girlfriend Heather Laruso Hutchens to control one-third of the money. Yeah, that’s still skeevy. More »
Drew Barrymore Tops List Of Most Overpaid Actors In Hollywood
Forbes Magazine has just released a list of the most overpaid actors in Hollywood, and the list tops out with none other than one of America’s sweethearts, Drew Barrymore. More »
Learning the Ins and Outs of Personal Finance Firsthand as an Unpaid Intern in NYC
This marks my seventh week living and interning in New York City. Not only have I learned a lot about the field I’m working in, but I’ve also gained a great deal of insight into the world of personal finance that no book or Suze Orman show could ever teach me. It’s definitely a difficult feat to be able to budget in New York as a wide-eyed intern living here for the first time. You want to experience as much as possible and live your time here to the fullest.
I was lucky enough to have support from my parents for my living situation and other personal needs, but that was in no way a green light to freely spend money. More »
Space Relations: How to Make Paying the Rent and Bills Hassle-Free
When I was in college and lived off-campus for the first time, I made one of the biggest mistakes in my roommate history. My friends and I had decided to live in a “hip” part of town, but there were limited houses available and most of them were close to 100 years old. The floors were slanted, which I actually liked, but the rooms were all different sizes. Our only chance for a three-bedroom involved a house with three distinctively-sized rooms: large, medium, and small. No one wanted the small, and one of us even said she’d refuse to live in it after we’d signed the lease. We decided to draw straws and see what happened, and then the dumbest words I ever spoke came out of my mouth, “No matter what happens, let’s just agree to split the rent evenly so we don’t have an argument about that.” Guess who wound up with the small bedroom? That’s right. Yours truly. More »
Video: 8-Bit Pink Floyd Will Rock Your Pixelated Socks
Because awesome covers never go out of style, try this one on for size: Pink Floyd’s classic album Dark Side of the Moon in the key of Nintendo. Called Moon8 by its brilliant arranger, Brad Smith, you can purchase the whole album on iTunes or CD Baby; or, you can just do what I’m doing and listen to the 8-bit version of “Money” on repeat via YouTube. More »
Which Two ‘Mad Men’ Characters Would You Kill Off?
Although Mad Men fans have been clamoring for a fifth season ever since the fourth one ended, creator/producer Matt Weiner is locked in negotiations with AMC. Reportedly, they want him to cut costs on the show by either trimming the length of the show to fit in some more ads or by cutting two regular cast members. Although Mad Men has one of the best casts on TV, there are still some places where Weiner could make cuts without hurting the quality of the show. More »
Poll: What Do You Do With Your Extra Money?
The New York Times discovered that most single women spend money on necessities, rather than on clothing, makeup, and everything Carrie Bradshaw. In other words, it’s a modern-day myth that single women spend like Carrie. More »
Crushable Quotable: Ryan Adams Makes More Money Than You
Tumblr user Zachary James Dodds just pulled these four Ryan Adams quotes from the book SPIN: 20 Years of Alternative Music. It’s good to know that our favorite drunken alt-country troubadour still loves to talk about money, even though the difference is he has some now. More »
Do Guys Undersell Themselves?
Recently, I was at a bar with a single friend when we were approached by two pretty affable, hipster-seeming guys. I don’t use that term negatively…I love hipsters! But you know what I mean: We were in Williamsburg, they were dressed in the appropriate ripped t-shirt and whatever-shorts manner, and exuded a vibe that clearly said “We play in a band, or something.” One of the guys claimed to be a coffee barista, and his roommate was in finance. Already, I sensed something was up: How can a coffee-slinger afford to live with somebody who works on Wall Street? A trust fund?
Nope: As it turned out, this guy not only owned/managed the well-known cafe he purported to just work at, and made thousands of dollars on the side by selling his paintings and giving drawing lessons to Hugh Jackman. What? More »
Betting On Good Grades – A new website Ultrinsic lets you put your money where your study is: You can wager actual bread on what grades you’ll be making this semester. But what’s stopping you from betting against yourself, failing everything, and making a billion dollars? (via Under The Button)
How Much Would You Pay To Be In A Lady Gaga Video? – How about a cool $1 million to play an SS soldier in “Alejandro,” like this Russian dude Arkady did? So lets see: tons of money, and shoot, he’s not that bad looking either. Too bad he chose Lady Gaga to blow his wad on, since the chances of him being straight are slim-fit jeans to none. (via Towelroad)
Paris Hilton Always Wanted to be a Blonde Icon
Paris Hilton recently chatted with Esquire Magazine about what it’s like to be born rich and what her money can buy!
“I was the oldest granddaughter,” Paris reveals. “Everyone was so excited that I was born, they would always take pictures of me. My grandma would call me Marilyn Monroe or Grace Kelly. Ever since I was little, it’s what I knew I wanted to do — be a blonde icon.”
Paris says that the best thing she ever bought was her… More »
Crushable Commenter of the Week: ‘Julie’ Disagrees on Guys Lack of Peacocking
And we have a winner! This week’s best comment goes to Julie, who argued that guys that undersell themselves at bars are actually trying to get laid, not be modest. And of course, a Sex and the City references goes a long way with me. More »