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Man leaves money for woman to clean his apartment, then learns she spent five hours cleaning someone else’s house

By Sanchari Ghosh Sep 29th
Tuesday’s Lucky Charm: How Sending Her Grandson to the Store Led to a Second $50,000 Lottery Win This Year

By KD Rossly Sep 11th
Retailers like Kroger and Whole Foods are rolling out smart carts, and new data shows they might be quietly padding your grocery bill

By Terrina Jairaj Sep 11th
Man Says He Got Zelle’d $3,100 for Rent by a Stranger. Now He’s Wondering What to Do: ‘I’m Not a Total Piece of S***’

By Robyn Miraflor Aug 18th
‘Mama You Have 370?’: After a Few Romantic Dates, He Reached Out for Help. Then She Realized Something Felt Very Wrong

By Terrina Jairaj Aug 18th
Bride-To-Be Boards a Flight for Her Bachelorette Party. At 30,000 Feet, Her Friend Suddenly Screams: ‘She Took Your Money?!’

By Sanchari Ghosh Jul 14th
Server gets $100 tip. Then she realizes she won’t even see that money at the end of the night: ‘Makes me not want to tip’

By Ljeonida Mulabazi Jun 24th
Man asks server if she wants a $100-$200 tip. Then she sees what he actually tips her: ‘Played in my face’

By Melody Heald Jun 13th
Kentucky Woman Gets Free Coffee In Drive-Thru Pay-It-Forward Chain. Then She Sees The Car Behind Her—And Decides To End It

By Melody Heald Jun 4th
Midnight ballerina films elderly woman on the pole getting showered with dollar bills. Then they get up there—and get crickets: ‘I paid $100 to work’

By Ljeonida Mulabazi May 12th
‘I was offered $2,000 not to tell this story’: California woman declines the money. Then she became an enemy number one

By Sanchari Ghosh Mar 30th
‘She said she grew up poor?’: Chappell Roan says she doesn’t like fame. So why did she go to a $3,000-a-week camp to learn how to become famous?

By Charlotte Colombo Mar 27th
Texas woman gets piece of clothing altered, goes to tip. Then the worker stops her: ‘I just realized how out of control tipping culture has gotten’

By Melody Heald Mar 7th
Miami woman goes on a date with her boyfriend. Then she finds a video of their night out on a stranger’s blog: ‘Love this for you’

By Charlotte Colombo Jan 7th
‘Put some clothes on’: California bank worker shares PSA for people who scan checks through banks’ apps. It’s not as private as you might think

By Rachel Thomas Oct 9th
‘You can’t spend $20 on a new girl?’ Woman makes plans for third date. Then he says he can’t spend more money on her

By Charlotte Colombo Sep 13th
‘Your husband just added 1000$ to someone else’s wealth’: Woman spends $1K on Powerball tickets. Did she increase her chances of winning?

By Braden Bjella Sep 3rd
‘Anyone know what to do?’: San Diego woman Zelles the wrong person her rent money. Then she reaches out to her bank

By Charlotte Colombo Aug 18th
‘I hate when businesses try to become sneaky’: Woman goes to San Francisco bar. Then she catches it trying to trick customers into tipping more

By Melody Heald Jul 30th
‘This is the type of witchcraft I need’: Costco shopper buys lettuce. Then she keeps it fresh for 2 months

By Rachel Thomas Jun 1st