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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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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I moved to Portugal after falling in love with my tour guide. It was a lonely and humbling experience.

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Jermaine Amado split his time between Denver and Lisbon for three years.

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I left NYC and moved to Serbia after a painful divorce. Dating here feels impossible, and I should've considered these 4 things before leaving the US.

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Katka Lapelosová has been living in Serbia for three years and is grateful for the experiences she's had, but she plans on leaving.

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I quit teaching to work at Costco and I'm much happier. I never thought I'd leave my dream job, but these 5 things drove me out.

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Janelle Schuurman.

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I'm a Gen Zer who finds 9-to-5 life depressing. I wish there was a better way of living.

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I was a bartender for almost a decade. Here are the techniques I used to land bigger tips — and the people I tried to avoid serving.

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Starr Douglas was a bartender for almost a decade.

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I moved to Houston and regretted it. I stuck out at work and it was impossible to save.

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Jules Rogers and her husband, Marshall, in Goose Hollow, Portland.

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Funeral directors share 7 rules of etiquette and their biggest pet peeves they wish everyone knew

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Dino Cantelmi, Randi Goldstein-Casey, and Elizabeth Fournier.

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