Stephanie Faris

The Penny Hoarder • October 8th, 2026

How to Get a Will Online Fast and Cheap

What happens to your belongings if you die unexpectedly?
It’s a tough topic to tackle. But no matter how hard you ignore it, we’ll all die someday. Whether it’s this year or 70 years from now, you’ll want to make sure your loved ones are taken care of when you’re gone.
That’s where a will can help. But estate planning involves legalese and witnesses and paperwork. It can all get very overwhelming.
The good news is, it doesn’t have to be. You can easily draft a legally binding will online and sle...

Atera • September 30th, 2026

Are AI agents actually autonomous?

Speak to any vendor about AI, and you’ll likely hear the term “autonomous AI” at some point during the discussion. It can mean everything from a chatbot to a scheduled script to a system that can diagnose and fix a server without anyone opening a ticket. Those are very different products, but unfortunately, the conversation often blends them together.For an executive signing a contract, that ambiguity is a problem. In Gartner’s 2026 CIO and Technology Executive Survey, 17% of responding organiza...

Realize • September 15th, 2026

First-Party vs. Third-Party Data: What You Own vs. What You Rent

While every marketing team is familiar with the phrase “first-party data,” the term can refer to many things; it’s used interchangeably for everything from tracking cookies to privacy concerns. The true meaning of the term, though, describes the information your team owns. Whether or not you have ownership of the data determines whether your targeting gives you an edge over your competitors. This guide covers first-party, second-party, and third-party data: who collects it, who can use it, and t...

The Penny Hoarder • September 3rd, 2026

Got Discontinued Lego Sets? You Could Make Hundreds Selling Legos Online

You did it. You finally decided to clear out the bins, the drawers and the three mystery boxes in the closet full of LEGO bricks your kids haven’t used in years.
Now comes the fun part: figuring out how to turn all that plastic into cash.
The good news is LEGO bricks hold their value remarkably well. In fact, used sets often sell for 50%-80% of their original retail price, and rare or retired sets can sell for far more. The trick is knowing where and how to sell them. Here’s everything you need...

Realize • September 1st, 2026

Outcome-Based Advertising: From Clicks to Measurable Outcomes

Every quarter, performance marketers wrestle with the same uncomfortable question: How much of last quarter’s ad budget actually drove revenue? For most teams, the honest answer involves a lot of guesswork.
Outcome-based advertising removes the guessing by tying ad costs directly to verified business results, e.g., qualified leads, closed sales, and confirmed bookings. This model has gained traction because it solves a problem cost-per-mille (CPM, or cost-per-thousand impressions) and cost-per-c...

Atera • August 27th, 2026

What AI data governance reveals about trustworthy AI agents

Convincing AI agents can look identical to trustworthy ones on the surface, but trustworthy models bring agentic AI data governance and a full audit trail, setting them apart.One of the highlights of Ateraverse ’26 was a fireside chat between Atera CISO Noam Vander, Ryan Kalember of Proofpoint, and Liran Hason of Coralogix. The topic centered around what makes autonomous AI worth trusting. Throughout the conversation, one question kept surfacing. How do you differentiate between a vendor who is...

The Penny Hoarder • August 26th, 2026

Unwanted Gift Cards? Here’s How to Cash Out Online

Selling gift cards is generally safest and most convenient through online marketplaces, while local buyers sometimes offer more money but require extra legwork. Gift cards often resell for about 60% to 90% of their face value, depending on the brand and where you list them. 
We bet that somewhere in your junk drawer or buried in your email you have gift cards you’re never going to use. No matter the reason it goes unused, gift cards have real cash value, and you can usually recover a good portio...

Atera • August 24th, 2026

How AI software dev Is powering faster, safer software at scale

Artificial intelligence (AI) has rewritten the rules of software development. Tasks that once required hours of focused work on coding, testing, and documentation now move at lightning speed. Using AI-powered solutions, teams can deliver more stable results with fewer bottlenecks, marking a significant evolution in AI software development and how modern systems are built and maintained.AI software development has streamlined many stages of the software development lifecycle (SDLC), from planning...

Realize • August 15th, 2026

Dynamic Creative Optimization (DCO): How It Improves Ad Performance

Digital advertising no longer operates in a static world. Audiences move across devices, content environments, and purchase journeys at remarkable speed. What captures attention in one moment may fall flat in the next. In this context, advertisers need creative that adapts just as quickly as user behavior shifts.
Dynamic creative optimization (DCO) meets that need. Instead of serving the same ad to everyone, DCO automatically builds and delivers tailored creative variations based on real-time da...

In My Expert Opinion • June 23rd, 2026

eufy Omni C28 Review: A Pet Owner Puts It to the Test

I wasn’t prepared for just how much a Cavalier King Charles spaniel would shed.


I’ve had two previous dogs — a terrier and a mutt — and both were low-shedding dogs. But about a year after Izzy came into our lives, I started noticing large furballs on our hardwood floors. I call them fur tumbleweeds. “Fumbleweeds”?


So when I finally got the opportunity to try out a robot vacuum, I was excited. I knew our Izzy would put it to the test, and she didn’t let us down.


But even if you don’t ha...