I downsized from my city apartment to a tiny house in the countryside to save money – but my cost of living increased instead

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Background: A woman in a tiny house, foreground: a green tiny house in a trailer park.
Stacie DaPonte said tiny house life isn't all "easy breezy" and debt-free, but she loves it.

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I moved to a US military base in South Korea with a month's notice. I love it so much I'm dreading going back to America.

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Amber Griffiths.

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I'm the executive sales coach lead at Google and work with teams and leaders across the globe. These are the 4 habits that I see the most successful leaders practice.

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AK Ikwuakor is an executive sales coach lead at Google.

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I went from making $9.50 an hour to almost $100K a year at UPS without having a college degree. I'm grateful that my 21 years at the company have paid off.

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I left California for North Dakota. It's obscenely cheap and there's so much to love about small-town life.

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Davrick Hayes outdoors in Bismarck, North Dakota.
Davrick Hayes says he's enjoyed his time in North Dakota, but doesn't plan on staying.

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An American couple left their rent-free life in Mexico and moved to a $7,500 abandoned home in Japan: 'We feel overwhelmingly welcome'

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Evan and Dani Breton (foreground) A Japanese 'akiya' and Mexican beach (background).
Americans Dani and Evan and Benton spent 14 months house-sitting rent-free in Mexico before settling down in Japan.

Evan and Dani Benton

I'm a 16-year-old AI founder. People look down on me – literally and figuratively, but I've already raised $450,000.

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Pranjali Awasthi, the 16-year-old founder of Delv.AI, speaking at Miami Tech Week.

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I've spotted more fake Rolexes than I can count in my career as a professional watch dealer — here's how to tell the difference

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Fake Rolexes are no match for watch expert John Buckley, shown here on the job in black shirt and hat
Fake Rolex vs. real: NYC watch dealerJohn Buckley knows exactly how to spot a fake Rolex after working with luxury watches for 26 years.

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I've moved 7 times in 8 years for jobs. Here are my tips for making friends wherever I go and finding the right apartment.

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I earn a living wage at a bar so I don't have to rely on tips. I'll never work any other way.

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Karla Gonzalez says she's not going back from a living-wage model.

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