After visiting all 50 states, there are 5 small towns I can't stop thinking about

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Emily takes a selfie with snow-covered mountains and a river in the background.
Abiquiu, New Mexico, is one of my favorite small towns in the US.

Emily Hart

Palantir's Florida move is more than just a change of address

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Palantir cofounder and CEO Alex Karp
Palantir cofounder and CEO Alex Karp

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After living in Denver for 6 years, I decided it wasn't for me. Now, it's one of my favorite places to visit.

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Emily stands in front of a mural that says
I moved out of Denver after six years, but I still love visiting.

Emily Hart

These states will pay you to build a tiny home in your backyard

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A villa adu
An ADU built by Villa in a California backyard.

miller.photo for Villa

I've been to all 50 states. Here are the 10 best ones to visit during the winter.

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Wyoming - The author posing at the top of Corbet’s Cabin in Jackson Hole, Wyoming
At the top of Corbet’s Cabin in Jackson Hole, Wyoming

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A Cold War nuclear bunker is buried deep inside a Colorado mountain. See inside the Cheyenne Mountain Complex.

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COLORADO SPRINGS, CO - MAY 11: At the entrance to the Cheyenne Mountain Complex headquarters for NORAD a military shuttle bus exits the mountain May 11, 2004 in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Constructed during the Cold War period in 1958, NORAD (North American Aerospace Command) was responsible for external air, missile and space defense.

We moved to our dream town in Colorado 8 years ago. Life in the mountains isn't nearly as idyllic as we expected.

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Author Becki Rupp standing with man smiling with mountains in distance
We sold our house in the Denver suburbs and moved to a more rural mountain town nearly a decade ago. Life's been good, but it's come with challenges.

Becki Rupp

A Colorado city gave low-income residents a $500 monthly basic income for 2 years. The results were mixed.

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Man holding money
The City of Boulder's guaranteed basic income pilot program showed mixed results.

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I've traveled to all 50 states, but there's only one I'd choose to live in every time

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Emily, wearing a long-sleeved black shirt, a backpack, and a statement necklace, smiles in front of mountains surrounded by grass and trees.
I've been living in Colorado for 10 years.

Emily Hart

Moving from LA to Colorado was supposed to be temporary; then I got pregnant. We needed the support system we have here.

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The author and her husband standing outside with their son.
The author and her husband decided not to move back to LA after she got pregnant.

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