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Rising Costs of Childcare and Wealth Disparity

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r/pcmasterrace Apr 13, 2026

Probably the worst purchase of my pc history

yea me and my bro were desperately in need of ddr4, so we found these on aliexpress and thought they were good. bought them and tested them, aaaand to our surprise, they didn't work ☹. now he's stuck ...

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r/explainlikeimfive Apr 13, 2026

ELI5: How did Gold begin to become valuable in ancient times?

We cannot use gold in a way that directly sustains life (like water, a matchbox, or maybe even a self defence weapon). Today Gold is valuable because everyone else agrees that it is valuable so we may...

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r/marchagainstnazis Apr 13, 2026

Mckenzie Scott (former wife of Jeff Bezos) has donated 54% of her wealth to charity thus far. Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk, and Larry Page have donated 1%.

Based on 2025–2026 reports, several high-profile billionaires have been identified as having given away less than 1% of their net worth, often earning a score of 1 in philanthropy analysis. Notable fi...

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r/economiccollapse Apr 13, 2026

"Almost unmanageable": Raising a child in the U.S. now costs more than $300,000

The experience of being a parent may be priceless. But the reality is there’s a price tag on raising a child, and it’s up in the hundreds of thousands.  The average cost of raising a child over the c...

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r/ohio Apr 13, 2026

Ramaswamy's financial disclosure confirms personal stake in the crypto policies he's pushing

Vivek Ramaswamy personally holds Bitcoin and controls a company that has lost hundreds of millions on cryptocurrency — while pushing Ohio to invest billions in public pension funds into the same asset...

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r/genx Apr 13, 2026

Just got the email this morning…

Got an email from HR… Early retirement offer: 1) Severance is one year’s salary. 2) One year’s COBRA coverage. 3) Pro-rated payout of 2026 bonus. I’m 60 years old. I have a call into my money m...

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r/torontobluejays Apr 13, 2026

Paul Molitor on a cell phone, 1994. Photo by Mitchell Layton

Molly rockn’ the classic brick cell phone that cost an arm and leg.

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r/ireland Apr 13, 2026

Number of litres of diesel a person on minimum wage can purchase per week in Europe

Source - Eurostat, April 2026. \* Irish prices do not include recently announced support package or other industry supports.

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r/india Apr 13, 2026

Why is nobody talking about how expensive "basic life" has become in India?

Not luxury. Not fine dining. Not travel. Just existing. Rent for a 1BHK in any metro: 15 to 35k depending on city. Groceries for one person cooking at home: 4 to 6k. Electricity: 1,500 to 4,000 depen...

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r/wallstreetbets Apr 13, 2026

$RKLB CEO Peter Beck reduces his salary to 1$ and cancels all his stock plans, then files for neutron launch plans

What a goat, cancels his salary and share plan salary stating his existing shares will be worth more, then files for rocket launch debut July 1-dec 31 this year. Both happened this month, with neutron...

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r/mildlyinfuriating Apr 13, 2026

My new contact lenses (which cost £75 per month!) are tinted to block some blue light, and as a result make me look like an alien/robot.

In case anyone is wondering they are the new Acuvue Oasys Max daily disposable multifocal for astigmatism. Which really rolls off the tongue. I’m thrilled at being able to see, much less thrilled abou...

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r/ar15 Apr 13, 2026

The Samson VFG is my favorite.

I've tried quite a few options over the years. The Samson just seems to be right. It's reasonably priced, stout as all hell and not made of plastic.

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r/singapore Apr 13, 2026

anyone else feel like the cost of eating out in sg has gotten genuinely unmanageable for students/young people?

idk if it's just me but i feel like even hawker food prices have crept up so much over the past couple years. used to be able to get a full meal for like $3-4 at the kopitiam near my place, now the sa...

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r/bayarea Apr 13, 2026

Lets be honest... how am I suppose to survive on "Entry Level jobs" in the bay area?

I keep seeing jobs posted around like $60k–$75k and they’re labeled “entry-level” or “great opportunity” or whatever they want to say. But the math aint mathing - like how? Rent is what, $2.5k+ for...

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r/americangirl Apr 13, 2026

My $80 Goodwill haul. I have NEVER found anything like this before.

Samantha with Felicity's dress was 30.00 and the tote was 50.00. Usually all of the American Girl goes to auction. I still can't breathe properly.

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r/whatsthisrock Apr 13, 2026

Bought at estate sale in Vancouver, BC. What is it?

Not certain as to the origin of this crystal. It was apparently owned by a geologist from the University of British Columbia. No labels or anything on it, but he had it in this case. Based on some goo...

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r/whatisthisthing Apr 13, 2026

Found with jewelry at an estate sale. Metal with glass(?) marbles.

I think the marbles are supposed to move but these didn’t roll freely. It’s about 2-2.5 inches long.

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r/wiiu Apr 13, 2026

Picking this up today for £125. Did I strike gold

I be very excited

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r/toyota Apr 13, 2026

Cheap rattle can Rust-Oleum white is a damn good match to Toyota paint code 040 white

Just thought it was worthwhile info for anyone in my position, owning a Toyota with peeling 040 "Superwhite" paint that is beyond the 10 year extended warranty period. After the dealer quoted $8500 f...

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r/mitsubishievolution Apr 13, 2026

After 10 years in Japan, I finally picked up an Evo!

47,950 km (29k miles) I think is pretty clean. I’m planning some simple mods (wheels, cat-back, coilovers), but I’m on the fence because I don’t want to hurt the value. Thinking if I keep it low mile...

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r/magyar Apr 13, 2026

16 ev utan ma egesz nap az M1-et neztem, este pedig a tenyeket. hihetetlen, annyira eles a valtas, semmi gyuloletkeltes, nincs ukranozas, nincs haboru… koszonom mindenkinek, aki hozzajarult ehhez, es egy szebb jovoert. eloszor erzem, hogy buszke magyarnak lenni! 🙏🏻❤️🤍💚

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r/mac Apr 13, 2026

How do people genuinely like the Magic Mouse?

I have a Magic Mouse that came with my iMac and honestly I’m struggling to understand the appeal. Compared to my $20 ergonomic mouse from Amazon, I find that: • The tracking feels noticeably slower...

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r/housinguk Apr 13, 2026

Mortgage rate is 3.77% now bank is offering 4.97%

We purchased last year with a 3.77% fixed for 5 years. I thought there was just a lot of noise about mortage rates so decided to check and was shocked that our remortgage rate would be 4.97%. That is...

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r/flipping Apr 13, 2026

Went to an estate sale an hour early and felt nothing and went back the next day and found the best thing I've ever bought

I pulled up Saturday morning because one piece of furniture in the listing photos looked like it might be something, the kind of thing you can't fully tell from a jpeg but can't not go either. Stood i...

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r/projectcar Apr 13, 2026

Veni, Vidi, Vici

It is done. I still need to sand and polish but this looks so much better than it has any right to for having painted outside. I rolled for about five minutes, said fuck this, ordered a mid tier hvlp...

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r/baseballcards Apr 14, 2026

My first 1/1

Just pulled my first 1/1 out of 26 topps series 1 wondering if anyone has any value estimations on it. Thank you

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r/cartalkuk Apr 13, 2026

Another new Chinese EV. I can’t keep up.

Im good at keeping up with car releases. I thought I knew every Chinese EV being pumped out of China. I thought it was a Cupra at first. Every month I see a new brand I haven’t heard of. Haven’t even ...

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r/phcreditcards Apr 13, 2026

Approved 1.2m cash advance at 0% interest 12 mos

Got an offer from Chinabank to utilize unused credit limit in my World Destinations. Availed and the funds arrived after 2 weeks to my nominated bank account. Will use this to invest! Just sharing so...

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r/cartalkuk Apr 13, 2026

I analysed 3.1 million MOT tests to find which cars rust the fastest. Some of the results are mental

so I am a bit of a data geek and have spent the last 20 years working as an analyst so imagine my delight when I discovered you can download the results of all MOT test for the last few decades. this ...

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r/youtube Apr 13, 2026

Canceled premium

I thought I would be a customer for life, but after this recent price increase to $27 from the family plan when I was paying $11.99 10 years ago, and even $18.99 a few years ago, I will no longer allo...

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r/watches Apr 13, 2026

[BULGARI] New Octo Finissimo in 37mm

4 versions: titanium sandblasted 104089, titanium brushed and polished 104351, 18k yellow gold 104120 and the minute repeater in full titanium 104250. Movement for the 37mm automatic is BVF100 and lo...

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r/wallstreetbets Apr 13, 2026

$700 to $18000 in a couple of hours

Reasoning here, called out when futures opened https://www.reddit.com/r/wallstreetbets/s/zvEfdvpn5O

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r/astronomy Apr 13, 2026

Eagle Nebula (M16) - 30x120s | Pillars of Creation

Captured the Eagle Nebula (M16), home of the famous Pillars of Creation, from São Paulo, Brazil. **Acquisition:** 30 x 120s exposures Gear: • ⁠Telescope: Celestron 6SE • ⁠Camera: ASI533MC-P • ⁠...

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r/firsttimehomebuyer Apr 14, 2026

It makes me want to cry when I see how much prices have increased since COVID

I was 25 when COVID hit and 2 years into my career. I had a good salary but almost no savings and I had just aggressively paid off my student loans. Though I also had great credit, and was debt free. ...

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r/silverbugs Apr 14, 2026

$5 garage sale find

It had a $1 sticker on the book. I told them it was worth more than $1. The wife said how much will you pay. I told her 30 and she said no way. I had already spent $100 on NES games. She said I will t...

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r/transformers Apr 13, 2026

9$ well spent?

Don't ask me how I got this for 9$

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r/phinvest Apr 13, 2026

10 years ago, I first became a millionaire from saving my wages. Today, I celebrate being a millionaire for the second time, but now through my investment gains.

I was doing a major overhaul of my hard drive when I saw the ff. screenshots of my bank accounts back in 2016: https://preview.redd.it/k4albguugxug1.png?width=1364&format=png&auto=webp&s=...

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