I left New York to raise kids in Orlando. Not everyone here is Disney-obsessed, and it's less expensive than you'd think.

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Mark Kaley and his family.

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My mother gave me my $100,000 inheritance early. I struggled to pay my bills before — now I'm set up for life.

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Jillian Pretzel and her mom.

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I clean the windows on a 740-foot skyscraper. The first time, I felt like I was going to die, but now it's freeing.

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Lucas Da Silva, window cleaner for the Leadenhall skyscraper
Window cleaner Lucas Da Silva said his son thinks he's the bravest person in the world and that makes him proud.

Lucas Da Silva

I moved to Germany from the US for free education and almost got deported. It's one of the best things that ever happened to me.

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Adriana Stein moved to Germany right after earning her bachelor's degree and without knowing the language in 2016.

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I left Washington, DC, for Oklahoma and can finally afford to live on my own thanks to the Tulsa Remote Program

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Ryann Cooke moved to Tulsa, Oklahoma two months after applying for the Tulsa Remote program.

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A Gen Z private-jet pilot shares what her job is like and why dating can be tough

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Eva Marcus is a 23-year-old private-jet pilot living in Tampa, Florida.

Eva Marcus

I answer the Butterball turkey hotline. I get lots of funny questions on Thanksgiving Day.

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Phyllis Kramer in the Butterball test kitchen in 2013.

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I inherited $15,000 and had fun with it. Then I inherited six figures a few years later and was more strategic — here's what I learned.

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Gina Knox has twice inherited money.

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5 UPS workers shared the toughest parts of their jobs: 'Sleeping on a truck four nights a week is rough'

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UPS driver unloading a truck filled with boxes.

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I burned out as a management consultant after debilitating migraines. Now I deal with stress much better — here's my advice.

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Gloria Chan Packer burned out in her management-consulting job in 2017.

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