More than one in three Americans, who earn at least $250,000 say they live paycheck to paycheck. More than 40% of those earning at least $100,000 say the same. MarketWatch, June 6, 2022
The amount of money mortgage holders could pull out of their homes while keeping a 20% equity cushion rose by an unprecedented $1.2 trillion in the first quarter of 2022. Total tappable equity stood at $11 trillion, or two times the previous peak in 2006. That works out to an average of about $207,000 per homeowner. CNBC, June 6, 2022
More than 500 food delivery drivers were surveyed about their job and found that most of them judge us on what we buy, most have been accused of stealing packages, and 80% say they’ve eaten some of the food they’re delivering. Car and Driver, June 4, 2022
Electric vehicles of all types are displacing about 1.5 million barrels of oil a day worldwide. Evannex, May 30, 2022
A 100-year-old Florida woman says a federal agency refuses to believe she is alive. Betty Ashley says her checks from her late husband’s annuity, who served as a U.S. Postmaster, stopped last year and efforts to reinstate them – including a photo of herself holding a recent newspaper – have been unsuccessful. Ashley’s daughter says federal officials told her: “She’s 100 years old. Why would we think she is alive?” UsaNewsToday, May 27, 2022
Japan has such a punctual culture that if a train is delayed five minutes or longer, you are handed a delay certificate at the arriving station to verify for your teacher or boss why you were late. Morning Brew, May 28, 2022
“It’s true hard work never killed anybody, but I figure, why take the chance.” Ronald Reagan
