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About a third of Americans plan to rely on Social Security income during retirement.
  • A third of US adults believe Social Security income alone will be enough for retirement.
  • A financial expert advises building a 401(k) and HSA to prepare for unexpected expenses.
  • A new NerdWallet report shows that the majority of Americans lack sufficient retirement savings.

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Lisa Bubert started a book list in 2013 that grew to over 500 books.
  • Business Insider asked European venture capitalists about their favorite reads for summer.
  • They picked novels, as well as non-fiction about technology, business, and productivity.
  • Their choices range from a memoir of slavery to a Chinese sci-fi novel that's now a major Netflix series.

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Jerry O'Shea and Lucie Davidson swapped their UK lifestyles to run a farm in the Italian countryside.
  • Jerry O'Shea and Lucie Davidson decided to leave the UK for Italy after finding it too expensive.
  • They bought an Italian farm for $154,000 in October 2021 and moved to Italy that month.
  • O'Shea farms olive oil alongside his remote teaching jobs.

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Microsoft is working on a new Workspaces features for its PowerToys suite of Windows add-ons that will launch a collection of apps and automatically arrange and snap them into a custom layout on your monitor.

PowerToys Workspaces will let you create app layouts that can be saved to a shortcut that you use to automatically launch all



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The author has been homeschooling her two kids for several years.
  • Whenever back-to-school season rolls around, I'm glad I don't have to deal with it much anymore.
  • I've been homeschooling my kids for years, and I don't have to worry about all those to-do lists.
  • However, I'm still grateful for the time my kids spent in public school.

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Candice Gallagher moved to Singapore in 2019.
  • Candice Gallagher is a marketer and content creator who has lived in many countries, from Switzerland to the US.
  • She loved living as an expat, and bought a one-way ticket to Singapore in 2019.
  • But dating hurdles and missing family and friends pushed her to move back home.

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Sarah Johnson Harmacek has lived in Roatán, Honduras, since 2023.
  • Sarah Johnson Harmacek moved from Denver to become the beverage director at a resort in Honduras.
  • She struggled at first with loneliness and the lifestyle change but came to appreciate island life.
  • Now she lives in a two-bedroom apartment with space for family to visit and has no plans to leave.

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Good laptops can do everything desktop computers can do, plus they fit in a backpack when it’s time to work or play elsewhere. One notable difference, though, is the number of ports on a portable computer versus a tower setup. If you want extensive connectivity when you’re at your desk, while still reserving the ability to pack up and go at a moment’s notice, docking stations can get you there



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FAT32 is limited to 32GB in existing versions of Windows. | Image: Tom Warren / The Verge

Microsoft is planning to remove the 32GB size limit for FAT32 partitions in Windows 11. While FAT supports volumes up to 2TB, Windows has had a 32GB arbitrary limit in place for nearly 30 years.

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The Engine Accelerator provides startups in "tough tech" areas like climate, human health, and advanced systems with office space, equipment, and community.
  • The Engine Accelerator in Cambridge supports startups with shared resources and lab equipment.
  • It provides coworking space and specialized tools for "tough tech" areas like climate and health.
  • The Engine charges rent instead