A Google executive shares the 5 things to avoid doing for a successful career

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Daniel Rizea, a director of engineering at Google, advises against extreme job-hopping. While you may earn more money for a while, your performance will plateau, and you will not learn new skills.

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We're DINKs in Austin who are waiting until we make $350,000 to have kids. Maintaining our lifestyle as parents is a priority.

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Matthew and Brooke Bennett.

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I moved to the US at 16 and went from fast food delivery driver to making $3 million a year. Here's how I did it.

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Chef Andres Mendez is a chef for Cook Unity.

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I worked remotely from a cruise ship for almost a month and it was hard but I'm doing it again

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Tony Fernandes and his wife experienced difficulties while working and cruising for 21 days.

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I bought an abandoned house and tried to renovate it but failed. I'll never buy another fixer-upper.

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Karie Fugett and her boyfriend lived in a trailer while renovating their abandoned house.

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I quit my finance job and became an Airbnb host in Italy. I have no regrets about choosing happiness over money.

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Anton Govor.

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I test-drove the 2024 Ford F-150 Raptor. The $84,000 price tag is worth it, especially for off-roading.

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The 2024 Ford F-150 Raptor.

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I left San Francisco and moved to LA. Here are the 5 worst things about leaving the Bay Area.

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Stevie Howell started her business in San Francisco and said she doesn't think she ever would've started a business in another city

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I moved to Chicago from Portland for an affordable big city life. It's been easy to make friends and I'm never bored.

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Jessica Kirshner.

Jessica Kirshner

10 things you should be negotiating every time you land a job offer, according to ex-Microsoft HR VP

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