Month: January 2025

Naughty Dog co-founder Andrew Gavin has opened up about why the studio was acquired by Sony back in 2001. In a lengthy post on LinkedIn, Gavin cited the spiralling costs of game development as one of the reasons the studio was sold, saying “a systemic issue in the AAA space” wherein developers “almost never have…

It’s been almost one year since Intuit shut down the popular budgeting app Mint. I was a Mint user for many years; millions of other users like me enjoyed how easily Mint allowed us to track all accounts in one place and monitor credit scores. I also used it regularly to help me track spending,…

Getty Images Sub-zero temperatures are hitting the UK just as gas and electricity prices have risen for millions of households. Energy bills are about 50% higher than pre-Covid levels, leaving many struggling to cover the cost alongside other financial demands. So what can you do to stay warm while keeping costs down? Prioritise staying safe…

VAN BUREN — The City Council approved the city’s 2025 budget on Monday. The budget was approved 4-0 at the meeting. Council members Madison Simmons and Shannon Newerth-Henson were not in attendance. “I’m just really proud of the work that’s been done and looking forward to 2025,” Mayor Joseph Hurst said, reflecting on the creation…

As 2025 kicks off, many are setting financial resolutions, hoping to save more, spend smarter, and secure long-term goals. Jordan Rederburg, Senior Investment Specialist at Weyburn Credit Union, shares key strategies to help people make sound financial decisions this year. Rederburg points out that January is an ideal time to take a step back and…

Budgeting matter discussed in correspondence from Elections Yukon, Child and Youth Advocate, Ombudsman. An opposition party and the public bodies that draw their funding through the Yukon Legislature are raising concerns following changes to their proposed budgets for next year imposed by the territorial government’s Management Board Secretariat. Some are going so far as to call…

The moon as a crystal ball. (Images via Getty / graphic by Breaking Defense) WASHINGTON — Former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld elicited some snickers back in 2002 with his famous quote about “known knowns, known unknowns and unknown unknowns” bedevilling US intelligence about Iraq’s alleged weapons of mass destruction. But those words seem pretty appropriate…

Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: Employers expect to increase their compensation budgets by 3.3% for merit increases and 3.7% for total salary increases for non-union workers in 2025, according to a Dec. 10 Mercer report. That mirrors the actual merit…

New report finds 80% of Americans now consider car insurance unaffordable, leading to widespread coverage trade-offs, altered car buying plans and tightened household budgets  PALO ALTO, Calif., Jan. 2, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Jerry, America’s AllCar™ app, today releases the findings from its fourth-annual State of the American Driver Report, revealing how rising car ownership costs…

Written by Saratoga TODAY on January 2, 2025. Posted in News. Six Community Projects Awarded in Saratoga Springs’ Participatory Budgeting Program. SARATOGA SPRINGS — The City of Saratoga Springs has awarded Participatory Budgeting Program awards to six community projects. The six funded projects, which were approved in a 3-2 vote by Commissioners Sanghvi, Moran and…