My family makes an extra $20,000 a year renting out part of our home on Airbnb. We started with a goal to cover day-care costs, but now we've expanded to a second property.

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The LaDuca family.

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A couple hasn't paid for flights since 2018 and lives in homes for free. Here's how they quit their corporate jobs for house-sitting gigs all over the world.

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Fran Cassaniti and Marco Ilagan in Grenada, an island country in the West Indies. The couple looked after two German Shepherds.

Fran Cassaniti and Marco Ilagan

A beginner's guide to graphics cards and how they help power your computer's images

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High-quality graphics cards can significantly improve the visuals on your favorite computer games.

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I work remotely from a Caribbean island. Here's how I relocated from Oregon, found love, and started a family, without comprising my career.

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Shelby Smith. At right, Curaçao at sunset.

Shelby Smith

A father-son duo built 2 vacation homes on a remote Australian island that rent for $6,200 a night — and Chris Hemsworth was their first guest

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Timmy and Michael Maxwell.

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I'm a former senior leader at Amazon. Mentorships can be a waste of everyone's time unless you do it right — here's how.

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Brandon Southern says mentees should have specific goals.

Brandon Southern

How to find what graphics card you have on a PC or Mac, and get its exact model name

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Your graphics card is easy to get information on.

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I left my teaching job and went to Costco. I thought I'd only work there temporarily, but now I've climbed its corporate ladder and make more money — I feel safe here.

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Maggie Perkins started working at her local Costco after she felt burned out as a teacher. Now she's a corporate trainer in Costco's marketing department.

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I don't stay in Airbnbs anymore. It's morally sketchy — and hotels are cheaper and better in every way.

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Isabel Heine was an early user of Airbnb, but has since turned away from the platform.
Isabel Heine was an early user of Airbnb, but has since turned away from the platform.

Isabel Heine

I own a village of tiny homes in the Arizona desert that were built to feel like treehouses — see inside

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TinyCamp Sedona is a group of four tiny house rental properties that can be booked on Airbnb or on the company's website.

Marci Taylor

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