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Daniel Fayle is the cofounder of Chekkit.

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I made more money when I wore red lipstick as a waitress — America's tipping culture is gross

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Amelia Heppner.

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I traveled 96 hours from Boston to Napa using the Amtrak USA Rail Pass. I wanted an adventure, but I regretted my choice a few times.

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Cali O'Connor in Seattle, Washington.

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I've lived in a van full-time for 3 years. Here are the 5 biggest downsides no one talks about.

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Raychel and Nick living their lives in a van.

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3 travel agents for the world's wealthiest people share exactly where the 1% are traveling this summer, from Botswana to the Côte d'Azur

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Paros, Greece.

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I've worked as a data analyst at companies like Amazon for 20 years. Using ChatGPT for data analytics is a risky move — AI will never be able to do the work we do.

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Brandon Southern is the former head of analytics at Amazon.

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Here's exactly how much I made as a JP Morgan trader and Buzzfeed account executive. I have no regrets leaving behind my $656K job to become my own boss.

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Vivian Tu

I bid to fly business class and won. It had great food and felt luxurious, but I wouldn't pay full price.

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The author during his journey.

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I almost got banned from American Airlines for ‘skiplagging.’ I was terrified when my boarding pass was flagged and I’ll never do it again.

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Cassie Aran says she didn't know using Skiplagged to book tickets could result in being banned from an airline.

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I lost my job to ChatGPT and was made obsolete. I was out of work for 3 months before taking a new job passing out samples at grocery stores.

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Emily Hanley
Emily Hanley is a writer and comedian.

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