I got a tech job and quadrupled my salary to $400,000 after leaving law. You don't need a traditional tech background to succeed in the industry.

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Jonea Gordon, a data-privacy program manager at Cruise.

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5 red flags to look for when choosing a new home, according to a professional cleaner

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Lina DaSilva, an end-of-tenancy cleaner, shares her tips on what to look out for in a house inspection before moving in.

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ChatGPT stole one of my clients that brought in up to $2,000 a month. I don't want to be cynical, but the writing is on the wall.

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Andrew Neely.

Daniel Alfonzo

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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