3 tips for living a long, happy life |
In search of longevity advice, we decided to go directly to the source and speak with centenarians, and those near 100, about what they believe has helped them live long, fulfilling lives. Here are some key lessons we learned: Find your purpose: Gladys McGarey, 102, practices holistic medicine. Her occupation is her passion and where she finds community. "There are people who come and go in your lives, but you choose the ones who really help to support you," she says. Keep your mind engaged: Margaret Stretton, now 100, worked until she was 99. Even after retiring, she keeps busy making preserves and marmalades for a charity in her community. Surround yourself with people you like: Larry Janisse, 98, gets joy from golfing with his friends and spending time with his 11 children. He also has a good sense of humor. To enjoy a long life, "you got to have good booze and hot women, and that takes care of it," he jokes. |
This Week We Tried: $214 grilled cheese covered in edible gold Since 2014, New York City's Serendipity3 has laid claim to the Guinness World Record for the world's most expensive sandwich, called the "Quintessential Grilled Cheese." I stopped by this week to try it out and see if there's more to the dish than the price tag. The sandwich is served on made-to-order French bread which is baked with Dom Perignon champagne and has edible gold flakes baked into it. Each sandwich gets roughly a half pound of rare caciocavallo podolico cheese. Before being grilled, the bread is slathered with white truffle butter and brushed with white truffle oil, which has gold flakes mixed into it. Instead of tomato soup, the sandwich is served with a South African lobster tomato bisque on the side for dipping. Is this level of decadence necessary? Not at all. Is it good? Absolutely. The gold leaf doesn't add anything in terms of flavor, though it's a fun, over-the-top novelty addition. The bread is great, but it's the cheese that's the star of the show. Caciocavallo podolico tastes like Parmesan and manchego had a baby, but it melts like a Muenster. It's a lot of money for lunch. But for someone with plenty of disposable income who wants to try a one-of-a-kind sandwich, the Guinness World Record-holding grilled cheese is hard to beat. — Pop culture reporter Nick Vega |
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How to Talk to People: 6 steps to teach your kids how to apologize |
When Marjorie Ingall and Susan McCarthy decided to write "Sorry, Sorry, Sorry: The Case For Good Apologies," they wanted to figure out why apologies were so easy to mess up. One potential reason people are so bad at saying "sorry," Ingall says, is that good apologies weren't modeled for us growing up. To help teach how to give a sincere apology, the authors created this six-step guide: - Say the words "I'm sorry."
- Say what you did.
- Show you understand why it was bad.
- Explain if you need to, but don't make excuses.
- Explain how it won't happen again.
- Offer reparations, if appropriate
Like all skills, though, the key to mastering an apology is repetition. "It's a muscle you develop," Ingall says. "No one is going to be great at it right out of the gate." |
Speed Read: How much money do you need to feel comfortable? |
One in 5 Americans say they'd need $1 million to feel "financially comfortable," according to the CNBC Your Money Financial Confidence Survey, conducted in partnership with Momentive. The description "financially comfortable" is subjective and will mean different things to different people. Some might be thinking about current bills or debt they want to pay off, while others might be focused on long-term expenses or retirement goals. Here's how much the survey respondents said they'd need to feel financially comfortable: - $10,000: 8%
- $25,000: 14%
- $100,000: 36%
- $500,000: 18%
- $1 million: 20%
- No answer: 4%
Nearly 75% of respondents say they need $100,000 or more, which isn't surprising considering the average personal debt balance — including mortgages and student loans — was $101,915 in 2022, per credit bureau Experian's most recent data. Financial vulnerability is felt across income levels, too: A majority of Americans earning less than $100,000 say they live paycheck to paycheck. |
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