According to a new report, the average American spends $314 per month on impulse purchases. That’s up from $276 in 2021 and $183 in 2020. What re you buying?!
This year, the #1 impulse buy is some kind of CLOTHING. Food and groceries is second, followed by household items . . . shoes . . . technology . . . books . . . take-out . . . toys . . . coffee . . . and “spa services.” It’s a good sign that people are getting out more and spending, but keep it under control!
Leah Shutkever is Europe’s number one female competitive eater. She boasts 27 official Guinness World Eating titles. And she has one more to add to the list. Leah ate FOUR KFC meals in 12 minutes! She said it was good to the last bit, all 4,000 calories of it!
Jack White once showed up to a neighborhood potluck — and no one knew who he was.
To be fair, the musician DOES spend a lot of time on the road. And the neighborhood had little interaction with Jack other than occasionally hearing guitar coming faintly from the garage of their reclusive neighbor — who had a gated historical home in Nashville.
But in 2015, he joined the annual event. And the story (and PICTURE) is amazing. Check it out here.
Sad news coming out out the Dominican Republic where the actor was filming a movie ‘Dangerous Waters,’ Ray Liotta passed away in his sleep, he was 67 years old. No foul play is suspected, more from WGN News here.
Such an incredible talent from his breakout role in Field of Dreams to Goodfellas to Something Wild to Cop Land to Marriage Story and his many television appearances. He will be missed. What is your favorite Ray Liotta moment? I loved him hosting SNL back in 03, “it’s like girls gone wild in here!” (clip below) <3 Lauren
Listed for $35,000 in Deer Creek, this IL home has everything- except a lot of sunlight. Feast your eyes on “Basement House.” It’s a two bedroom, one bathroom, 832 square foot dream… without a lot sunlight. There’s already offers, so move fast!
Blink 182’s drummer Travis Barker was recently featured in Architectural Digest and lucky for us they made a video of it! Check out his Calabasas mansion complete with a tranquil pool in the backyard, his zen bedroom, and you can even catch a few glimpses of Kourtney too!
Mohamed Belkhir AKA “MB14” will leave you stunned at this beatboxing . He does everything with his mouth! Unreal! Watch him in action creating a symphonic delicacy… He’s definitely on a higher level!
Most people want to be rich when they get older… or right now! But what is “rich.” Everyone has different definitions of how much money that would take.
Gen Zers said $394,000 a year . . . Millennials, $721,000 . . . Gen Xers, $887,000 . . . and Baby Boomers said just over $1 MILLION a year in income. Pretty much everyone agreed you’re also “rich” if you’ve got around $1 million in savings. DANG!
51% of Americans believe they’ll be rich someday, according to the survey. And 53% said that regardless of what you’ve heard, money CAN buy happiness.
https://www.rubyhome.com/blog/what-is-considered-rich/
The Great Godfrey Corn Maze is changing it up this fall. Instead of a corn maze, they’ll be using hemp. It’s easier and cheaper to grow than corn. Last year, the corn maze had to be shut down due to unseasonable weather, so organizers started looking for different options. The corn didn’t grow as tall as it should have last year, but hemp can get up to 12 feet high. Now you’ll really get lost in the maze!
Check out their facebook page for updates!
https://www.facebook.com/GreatGodfreyMaze/
The final scene in Dirty Dancing is iconic. Every girl swooned as Patrick Swayze danced with Jennifer Grey to the tune of “I Had The Time Of My Life.” Someone clever changed it up and put their dance moves to the tune of the Muppet’s theme song and it’s hilarious how perfectly it fits. Watch!
Summer doesn’t last long in Chicago so you need to be outside as much as you can! Even when you’re dining! These are the best places in Chicago to eat alfresco. Make sure to hit them up… before it’s cold again.
After saying “I Do” this couple did the unthinkable, they lit themselves on fire! The couple. Gabe and Ambyr, both work in Hollywood as stunt doubles and thought what better way to get married than to pay homage to their respective careers. They’re both on FIRE as the walk down the (outdoor) aisle. Every person there will remember their wedding!
Ugh! These facts are nasty! Memorize these if you want to gross out your coworker today, and anyone else for that matter. Also, think twice about putting your head band in too… yish!
NOTE: This is an update of the original article posted before the auction took place.
A bunch of Kurt Cobain’s stuff sold at auction this weekend at Julien’s, and the stuff — well, it is quite varied. To say the LEAST.
The guitar he used in the “Smells Like Teen Spirit” music video expected to get around $750K. Instead, the owner of the Indianapolis Colts bid $4.5 million on the 1969 Fender Mustang. Wow.
Someone is the proud owner of Kurt’s 1965 Dodge Dart ($375,000). An original painting of Michael Jackson sold as well ($87,500). Plus a bunch of NFTs and other Cobain stuff.
You can click on this link here to see the haul (just search keyword COBAIN)….or better yet, just look at all the stuff sold. Chances are you will recognize a few of the musicians!
Fall Out Boy is teaming with Soundwaves Art to auction off this really awesome piece of artwork based on their song “ThnksFrThMmrs” — and you can bid on it to support artists in need for Mental Health Awareness Month.
The limited edition print (numbered 1/25) is made using the audio from the song — and all proceeds go to benefit the Sweet Relief Mental Health Fund in order to provide mental health resources to approximately 250 music industry professionals and their family members in need of these crucial resources.
Steve Aoki is a record producer and executive. He’s not known for his athletic prowess. So don’t be too hard on the man after watching this first pitch that went to… you get it. Did he do it on purpose? Did he practice it? At ALL?! This might be the best, WORST first pitch ever.
Naming a kid is hard! Some woman in NY gets paid $1500 a pop to do it! You can do it yourself for free though. Here are some ideas of baby names that are about to become popular, again. Back in the 1920’s they had their heyday, but they’re coming back, tootsie! Names that are over 100 years old tend to get trendy again…
The Top 10 old-school girls’ names that could be trendy again: Joan . . . Mary . . . Margaret . . . Dorothy . . . Gladys . . . Irene . . . Iris . . . Elsie . . . Ada . . . and Mabel.
The Top 10 for boys: Ronald . . . Arthur . . . Robert . . . Albert . . . Freddie . . . Edward . . . Archie . . . Ernest . . . Isaac . . . and Harris.
https://nypost.com/2022/05/11/1920s-era-baby-names-set-to-make-a-comeback-this-century/
Everyone knows that you’re not supposed to wear white to a wedding. You can’t show up the bride! But did you know that you’re also not supposed to wear RED?! You’ll stand out too much in pictures. Save the sexy, deep, V-neck for another event. Apparently this is a rule!
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