Michael Scott

Writer, Safehaven.com

Contributor since: 28 Mar 2018

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• Millennials Can’t Retire, But They’ll Still Have To Help Their Parents

  Published 12 February 2020 | viewed 5,073 times

  Millennials as young as 23 are already stressing out about retirement, but now they are taking on another element of stress: How to help out…

• Are Cryptocurrencies Funding Terrorism?

  Published 23 January 2020 | viewed 12,849 times

  Only a fraction of cryptocurrency transactions are used for illegal activity, but nearly all illegal transactions are done in the dark digital realm, and funding…

• The Great Silicon Valley Migration Has Begun

  Published 08 January 2020 | viewed 5,782 times

  The best way to lose the global tech war is by stifling immigration, and the biggest beneficiaries of the Trump administration’s crackdown on foreigners is…

• Co-Living: The Millennial Answer To Being Broke

  Published 26 December 2019 | viewed 4,342 times

  Pods are not only for moving and storage, as seen on TV ads, where couples are trying to move far away from the in-laws or…

• Ousted Uber CEO Cashes Out $500 Million In Stock

  Published 12 November 2019 | viewed 4,321 times

  Ousted Uber co-founder Travis Kalanick sold more than half a billion dollars’ worth of stock last week, and many expect he will be redirecting that…

• New Viral App May Be A National Security Threat In Disguise

  Published 04 November 2019 | viewed 3,150 times

  Grandma trying to rap was one of the most shared TIkTok videos this year, but her late-start career might not get off the ground. The…

• Millennials Deal Death Blow To America’s Biggest Breweries

  Published 31 October 2019 | viewed 3,642 times

  Not only has MillerCoors failed to conquer the Millennial market, but the Millennial market has conquered this 150-year old tradition.  It turns out, Millennials really…

• South Park Sets Half-Billion Dollar Price Tag As Streaming War Heats Up

  Published 30 October 2019 | viewed 3,433 times

  Another battle on the front-line of the massive multi-billion-dollar streaming wars has just been won: The victor is WarnerMedia’s HBO Max. The loser is Disney’s…

• Drone Deliveries Just In Time For Christmas

  Published 29 October 2019 | viewed 7,721 times

  If you’re reading this, you’re probably already gearing up for the holiday season and getting ready to make some purchases. And you just might have…

• Social Media Influencers, Dream Job Or Billion-Dollar Fraud?

  Published 21 October 2019 | viewed 12,398 times

  One of the biggest money-makers in today’s job market requires no real skills, no degree, and no experience.  Baby Boomers are necessarily appalled, and even…

• How $1M In Venmo Beer Donations Got Charitably Out Of Hand

  Published 25 September 2019 | viewed 3,999 times

  How do you raise $1 million for charity accidentally and turn into one of the best unwitting promoters of a giant beverage company at the…

• Millennials Are Doomed If A Recession Hits

  Published 29 August 2019 | viewed 4,880 times

  There is a lot of talk about millennials having pretty much failed to make it into the coveted American middle class, which means that if…

• Anti-Tech Senator Pushes To Crack Down On Social Media Addiction

  Published 03 August 2019 | viewed 8,147 times

  Social media apps are addictive, and one senator is micro-manage the addiction by curbing certain features and making it obligatory for apps to remind you,…

• Fortnite World Cup Prize Winner Tops Tiger Woods

  Published 30 July 2019 | viewed 3,373 times

  A $3-million prize may have just made it easier for a parent to shrug off parenting and allow their child to play a game for…

• Can Twitter Sway Economic Policy?

  Published 22 July 2019 | viewed 2,457 times

  If a tree falls in the Twittersphere and no one is there to hear it (unlikely) did it make a sound? That’s the problem with social…

• $1.3 Billion In Cocaine Found On JPMorgan Vessel

  Published 11 July 2019 | viewed 15,710 times

  The cryptocurrency community is having a bit of a laugh right now recalling a statement from Jamie Dimon, chairman and CEO of JPMorgan Chase, from…

• First Amendment Stands Strong In Trump vs. Twitter Showdown

  Published 09 July 2019 | viewed 4,132 times

  Trump has helped make Twitter one of the most amusingly exciting social media platforms on the planet--but a court now says he’ll have to swallow…

• Retiree Assets Are Melting, And So Is Your Inheritance

  Published 06 July 2019 | viewed 4,197 times

  Swamped with debt from credit cards, healthcare and prescription drugs, America’s seniors are now increasingly turning to reverse mortgages to avoid poverty and survive retirement.…

• Investors Are Betting Big On Boozeless Bars

  Published 12 June 2019 | viewed 2,451 times

  Investors are betting a younger generation that doesn’t prize alcohol to the same extent as their forebears have and it’s leading to everything from booze-free…

• The True Cost Of Opportunity In America

  Published 25 May 2019 | viewed 2,980 times

  At a time when Americans collectively hold $1.5 trillion in student loan debt, there is no better way for a billionaire to get on the…