New York offers the worst cost-of-living tradeoff of any major city for new college grads. Starting salaries go further in these 14 metros.

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New York City is still a dominant job market.

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Starting a new career in my 40s was the hardest and most rewarding thing I've ever done

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The author left her job as an accountant when she had her son, and at 40 realized that she needed to go back to work for several reasons.

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A California Gen Xer who made over $1 million secretly working 2 remote jobs said it allowed him to travel the world, max out his 401(k), and send his kids to private school

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A California Gen Xer who made $1 million secretly working two remote jobs says people shouldn't feel bad about job juggling. The subject in the story is not pictured.

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10 things you should be negotiating every time you land a job offer, according to ex-Microsoft HR VP

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Maya Rudolph says she got too burnt out from running her production company, so she left: 'I like working, but I don't like killing myself'

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Maya Rudolph says she left her production company because of burnout.

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College students desperate for jobs are getting scammed online by criminals posing as tech recruiters

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College students are being increasingly targeted by scammers offering attractive internship or job listings.

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A millennial couldn't afford the Mounjaro weight-loss drug so he started secretly working 2 remote jobs. He's on track to make $166,000 this year and says he's lost 45 pounds.

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A California millennial began secretly working two remote jobs to pay for weight-loss drugs. Worker in the story not pictured.

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I make $58K a month on OnlyFans. My most loyal subscribers are tired businessmen and 60% of my conversations aren't sexual.

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A national shortage of construction workers is driving high home prices. The industry is struggling to fill the gap.

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I moved my family to Spain where childcare is 3 times cheaper than the UK. I'm happier and healthier, and I landed a better job.

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Sara Bustillo de Castro found she was healthier and happier living in Madrid than in the UK.

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