I went to grad school at 44 and didn't want to take on student loan debt. Thanks to my side hustle, I graduated debt-free.

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The author (not pictured) went back to school to become a teacher.

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My husband lost his wedding ring on our honeymoon. I paid a guy with a metal detector $200 to look for it.

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Shortly after we exchanged vows, both of our rings were securely on our fingers.

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Don't use AI when emailing Paul Graham

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Paul Graham wrote that AI-written emails felt like he was "being lied to."

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I make over $300,000 a year working for Meta in San Francisco and still don't own a car, couch, or TV

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The hot new AI job every grad should get into, according to an AI chief product officer

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Jiaona Zhang is the chief product officer at Laurel

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Stanley's global president said he was an 'average student.' These are his 3 pieces of advice to college kids.

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Matt Navarro said he studied history in college and was a "very average student."

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One map shows the highest-paying job in every state

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Some kind of healthcare job was the highest-paying occupation in half of the US states, based on our analysis criteria.

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Trump's immigration crackdown is contributing to a summer lifeguard shortage

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About 100,000 international students work in popular US tourist hubs each summer.

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I've landed jobs and a pay raise using the same 5-minute interview slideshow since 2018. Here's what's in it.

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Kendall McGill

The anti-social workplace

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Daniel Deceuster used to go to his colleagues for all manner of things big and small. If he needed to convert a rectangular logo into a square, he'd message one of the designers. If he wanted a new dashboard built, he'd set up a meeting with the engineers.

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