It's the season to spend money - and for many people that can mean pushing up against their budget limits. If a bit of extra money would be a help to your household right now, there are a few things you can consider. CHECK WHETHER INLAND REVENUE HAS ANY OF YOUR MONEY If it's possible that you have money in a bank account you've forgotten about, or an accountant's trust account might owe you money, check with Inland Revenue. It holds unclaimed money that has been left with financial institutions. If a bank account is inactive for six years (or six years after the term deposit expires), the bank must contact the owner. If they cannot, it is transferred to Inland Revenue. READ MORE:Inland Revenue hits 'significant milestone' as refunds paid to 1.3 million peopleWant some extra cash? Try these tipsCash payments will always leave a trail, Inland Revenue says There are more than 17,000 people owed a combined $15.3 million - and one person has more than $300,000 due to them. If … [Read more...] about Here are five ways to get a bit more spending money this Christmas
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A celebration of See’s Candies
Growing up in the Bay Area, See’s Candies was always around: a box wrapped in red-and-gold paper nestled under the Christmas tree, an assortment of truffles unveiled at the end of a dinner party, a butterscotch lollipop just because. At a certain point, it disappeared from my family’s house. We discovered new artisanal chocolates from small producers. Some looked like vividly colored jewels, others were filled with exciting flavors like passion fruit or jasmine tea. Single-origin chocolates began to appear. They grew darker and darker, more and more bitter. When I started working at a different newspaper a few years ago, I was amazed to find a thriving culture of See’s Candies. Every winter, the production manager would bring in more than a dozen pounds of See’s for the office to share, unleashing a festively competitive spirit as we tried to snag each box’s lone Bordeaux, the See’s best-seller filled with brown sugar buttercream and coated in … [Read more...] about A celebration of See’s Candies
Evaluating the Solo Careers of One Direction After the Split
By & by Tierney Bricker | Sat., 14 Dec. 2019 5:00 AM Share Tweet Email move close Now PlayingUp NextHarry Styles Gives Back to Time's Up & More Good Causes What a time to be a One Direction fan.Despite the band going on hiatus almost five years ago, all five of its members—Harry Styles, Niall Horan, Zayn Malik, Louis Tomlinson and Liam Paynehave released solo music. Each former member has had the chance to express their individuality after spending five years together making music, with their singles and albums all sounding (and performing) drastically different. Harry's highly anticipated second album, Fine Lines, was finally released on Dec. 13, just one week after Liam finally dropped his first album. Louis, meanwhile, will be the fifth and final member to debut his first solo album in the new year. Plus, Niall is releasing songs off his second album and Zayn has been busy dropping collabs after becoming the first member to … [Read more...] about Evaluating the Solo Careers of One Direction After the Split
14 White elephant gift ideas that are guaranteed to spice up your holiday party
Most people treat White Elephant gift exchanges as an excuse to regift unopened presents and offload unwanted junk, but they’re a lot more fun if you put in the extra effort to cause trouble. Trust us — Digital Trends’ HR department actually forced us to discontinue our annual white elephant exchange because it got too wild a few years ago. So, to help you make a splash at your holiday party this year, we’ve put together this quick list of the best White Elephant gift ideas the world has ever seen. Enjoy! Sugar-free Haribo Gummy Bears If you haven’t already read the Amazon reviews for these gummy bears, drop what you’re doing and go check them out immediately. Did you do it? Well if not, here’s the synopsis: These bears are made with a type of artificial sugar that’s been known to give certain people explosive diarrhea. We’re not saying it’s guaranteed to make your co-workers crap their pants at the party, … [Read more...] about 14 White elephant gift ideas that are guaranteed to spice up your holiday party
KLAVAN: The NYT Already Decided Next Year’s News
On Monday’s episode of “The Andrew Klavan Show,” Klavan talks about a leaked transcript from a New York Times staff meeting in which they discuss how to cover the news for the next two years. Partial video and transcript below: So let’s stick with the [New York] Times for a minute, right? After the shootings in El Paso and Dayton — the Dayton shooting doesn’t exist in the New York Times. They haven’t written a single thing about it because the Dayton shooting was committed by a leftist — whereas the El Paso shooting was committed by kind of a rightist — who was kind of an eco-terrorist, an eco-fascist. So without this environmental craziness on the Left he probably wouldn’t have been as crazy as he was. But let’s grant the New York Times that — as I’ve said repeatedly — white supremacy, or whatever you want to call it, is a disgusting philosophy. So I’ll condemn it, but that’s all the New … [Read more...] about KLAVAN: The NYT Already Decided Next Year’s News