Grandma Hobbies to Try This Winter:

1. Crocheting
2. Completing a coloring book
3. Knitting
4. Puzzling
5. Baking
6. Scrapbooking
7. Playing a board game
8. Jewelry making
9. Needlepointing
10. Embroidering

Most Americans Spend a Third of Their Paycheck within 12 hours: Feel like your paycheck is gone as soon as you get it? Researchers find that’s pretty much true for a lot of us. According to new research, the average American spends more than a third of their paycheck within the first 12 hours of receiving it.  

What's Trending: Bay Area restaurants are coming together to support families affected by the SNAP benefit suspension, offering free or discounted meals to help ensure no one goes hungry, starting November 1st.  
San Francisco:

• The Rusty Ladle
• Al Pastor Papi

Oakland:

• Monster Pho
• Understory
• Puerto Rican Street Cuisine

San Jose:

• Toni and Alba's Pizza
• Shrimp'n Ain't Easy(Food Truck)

Santa Clara:

• Gamers Heaven

Concord/Antioch:

• OG Tacos

Second Date Update: Josh thought his tapas date with Tamara was a hit—great food, flirty banter, and zero awkward silences. They agreed: team books, not screens. He left confident. She left… and never texted back  

The Most Successful Marriage Proposals Happen at Home: What were the other somewhat successful places?

1. Outdoors (18.4%)
2. Beach (12.4%)
3. Restaurant (5.6%)
4. Mountains (3.9%)

Good News: Meet Poppy, 10, from Holborough Lakes. Diagnosed with dyslexia, she calls it her ‘superpower’—and with an IQ of 136, she just joined Mensa! Poppy hopes her story will show that thinking differently is a gift, not a limitation.