But perhaps the biggest obstacle standing in the way is the traditional 20% down payment people expect they need in order to buy. How much you’d need to save per paycheck to buy a homeThese calculations of what you’d need to save per paycheck to achieve this goal within two years are based on averages. Shortening or extending your timeline can also influence how much money you’ll need to sock away every pay period. How much you need to put down to buy a home varies depending on the kind of mortg

Amazon has opened pre-orders for the Steelbook Blu-Ray Collector’s Edition of Clannad. The bundle comes with the metal case in addition to all episodes of Clannad and Clannad After Story. If you are interested, you can pre-order with the following link (currently on sale at 33 percent off):According to the product page, the Clannad Steelbook Blu-Ray Collector’s Edition is coming out on April 28, 2020, in the U.S. region.

Hideo Kojima is set to receive the BAFTA Fellowship Award in April, with the lofty award putting him in the same ranks of games industry leaders such as Shigeru Miyamoto and Gabe Newell. The British Academy of Film and Television Arts announced today its plans to give Kojima its highest individual recognition at the BAFTA Game Awards on April 2. Kojima, who has been making games for more than three decades, is best known for directing the Metal Gear franchise with Konami then setting out to lead

According JPS’s Market Watch Q4 2019 report , AMD saw a 22.6% increase in overall GPU shipments in Q4 2019. That said, Intel still dominates the market with its integrated and discrete GPUs, taking 63% of the market share in Q4. And, Nvidia is still king of the discrete GPU game, taking 73% of discrete GPU shipments in 2019 over AMD’s 27%. However, the fact that AMD’s GPU sales are steadily going up is still great news for the company. Good news for the GPU market in generalIt’s not just AMD tha

The timeline-spanning historical fiction of Assassin’s Creed has been told in games, books, and movies, and now it’s taking a leap of faith into audio dramas. Assassin’s Creed: Gold is a new Audible original that just went live today. Since this is an Assassin’s Creed product, Khaled keeps company with notable personages such as Isaac Newton. Equal parts adrenaline-fueled and thought-provoking, Assassin’s Creed: Gold draws a compelling parallel with the financial chaos of Isaac Newton’s 17th-cen

Timex has a new smartwatch that tracks fitness and GPS for a maximum 25-day battery life – and all at a third the cost of a new Apple Watch 5. The Timex Ironman R300 GPS is now available to buy on Timex’s website for $120 (around 93 / AU$182), tracks sleep and workouts for the better part of a month before recharging. Of course, precise location monitoring will swiftly drain its battery – if you keep GPS on constantly, the R300 will deplete its capacity in 20 hours. All in a package that looks,

In a market packed with premiums, it’s hard to find the best laptops under $300. Then again, the latter might be easier than choosing the best laptop under $300 since your expectations are already low. We found five of the best laptops under $300, and put them on this list alongside our price comparison tool. The best laptops under $300 at a glanceAcer Chromebook 311 HP Chromebook 14A G5 Lenovo IdeaPad 1 14-inch Asus L402YA Dell Inspiron 14 3480(Image credit: Acer)1. But, budget laptops are neve

March 2020 has seen a lot of shake-ups regarding release dates, conventions, game delays, etc. The PC, PS4, Switch, and Xbox One all have major games coming out within March and they are all listed below (for North America). Microsoft has two first-party games coming out – Ori and the Will of the Wisps and Bleeding Edge. advertisingNintendo has two big exclusives coming out for Switch in March, with a much bigger emphasis on Animal Crossing: New Horizons. advertisingOn the flip side, Doom Eterna

About this episode – Episode 6 (of 10), ‘The Impossible Box’- Written by Nick Zayas- Directed by Maja Vrvilo★★★Spoilers follow. She tells Narek that she keeps having the same nightmare. Elsewhere on the Cube, Narek takes Soji to a chamber where Romulans practice a form of meditation called a Zhal Makh. Elnor tells Picard he’s going to stay behind and defend him, and the screen fades to black as the Romulans approach the transporter. In the Borg Cube, Picard sees rows of regeneration alcoves.

The recent Final Fantasy 7 Remake delay won’t affect the next parts of the game, according to Square Enix. Square Enix has confirmed that the first part of the Final Fantasy 7 Remake, which is arriving in April, covers and expands upon the portion of the original game that takes place within the techno-dystopian city of Midgar. We know that more games will follow to continue the story, though Square Enix has not said how many of them there will be or when they’ll be released. The Final Fantasy 7

We understood that kids naturally develop an interest in money because you’re exchanging nothing tangible, in their minds, for stuff. So as our oldest entered kindergarten, we decided that the best moment to begin was as soon as they started asking money questions. While my monthly was low, I signed on the dotted line line for 24.99% interest, which was a painful lesson to be learned over the next six years. That said, having an idea of what a car payment is and explaining the basic idea would h

It’s time to run the rule over everything that’s new on Netflix in March. Dozens upon dozens of shows, movies, and documentaries are just a quick scroll away and, this month, that even includes some of Netflix’s best original series. Castlevania season 3 and Ozark season 3 are coming to Netflix shortly. Also new on Netflix are classics such as GoodFellas and The Shawshank Redemption, plus Space Jam. As an added bonus, we’ll even let you know what’s leaving Netflix this month so you can watch the

Pokemon Sword and Shield has added its biggest challenge yet for its annual Pokemon Day celebration in the form of an ultra-difficult max raid starring the series’ most infamous legendary: Mewtwo. However, Pokemon Sword and Shield players who manage to defeat Mewtwo will find that the raid has one majorly disappointing catch: he can’t be caught. advertisingRELATED: Pokemon Sword And Shield Unveil Mythical Pokemon ZarudeThe Problem with Mewtwo Raids in Pokemon Sword and ShieldOne of the newest ad

The sense of feeling unqualified for a position despite evidence to the contrary, often called impostor syndrome, is not uncommon, even among highly successful people like Chopra. Almost three-fourths, or 70%, of Americans report having at some point experienced impostor syndrome, according to a 2011 study in the Journal of Behavioral Science. Here are three strategies to help you get over impostor syndrome and get on track to meet your career goals. Build a support systemOne way to combat impos

It may come as a surprise, but you can charge tuition on a credit card. According to Bruce McClary, a spokesman for the National Foundation for Credit Counseling (NFCC), credit card payments are not your best option for paying for higher education. Can you charge tuition on a credit card? Why you shouldn’t pay for college on a credit card The only time using a credit card to pay for tuition makes sense Other financing options to pay for college Deciding how to pay for college1. The only time usi

According to Payscale, U.S. small business owners make, on average, $70,300. Pay yourself somethingMelanie Hopkins, founder of Finance Friend, a New York-based firm that helps entrepreneurs start and grow businesses, says there is no set formula on how business owners should pay themselves. “It is the most important decision that many business owners forget to make. It’s difficult to pay yourself based on an informed decision that is right for both you and your business.” “We never want to pay o

Chinese paper companies are opening offices in the U.S. in an attempt to gather and export recycled pulp, instead of the raw recyclable materials. “It was an aphorism in the recycling industry that China had the most stringent environmental laws in place. Chinese companies have been buying up old paper mills in the U.S. to produce enough scrap material to support China’s manufacturing output. Paper giant ND Paper, owned by Chinese corporation Nine Dragons Paper, recently opened mills in Maine, W

Cristiano Oliveira, co-founder and CEO of Olivia AI. They know how you’ll spend money before you do. “Being in the middle class isn’t easy these days,” said Cristiano Oliveira, co-founder and CEO of Olivia AI, a new personal-finance mobile app. Olivia AI may also notify users there’s a different grocery store in their neighborhood selling similar items at lower prices. “I think we’ll get to a place where people can be a lot more passive about their money,” O’Shea said.

On the far end of the spectrum, workers in Mexico log 2,148 hours per year, or 41.31 hours per week, at work. Financial site WalletHub set out to identify the hardest-working U.S. cities by evaluating key job metrics in 116 major metros across the country. Other cities that have large shares of physically skilled and demanding jobs, particularly throughout Wyoming and Texas, were also recognized as some of the hardest-working places in the country. Other tourist destinations, such as San Francis

DNA is like a toolkit that stores and transmits vital information passed from a living organism to its offspring. They dubbed it hachimoji DNA, meaning “eight letters” in Japanese. For even the simplest tasks with hachimoji molecules, Benner’s group had to reinvent new biological equivalents of the wheel. And hachimoji molecules represent just minor riffs on standard DNA, with a few oxygen and nitrogen atoms shuffled around here and there. Letting his imagination run wild, Benner speculates abou