I'm the founder and CEO of Her First $100K. I give my team a lot of flexibility — here's how I structure my own workday.

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Tori Dunlap, the founder of Her First 100K, shares a day in her life.

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My wife and I pay $1,200 a month for a house manager. Buying back my time, peace, and energy is more valuable than money.

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Eric Roberge and his family.

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My brother stole the diamond ring our mom left for me and lied about it for decades. Should I sue or let it go?

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Don't get tricked into thinking you need to spend money to land a job. Here's how to access free resources, from a recruiter.

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Recruiter Bonnie Dilber shared a list of free job searching resources from Lyft, Goodwill, and other organizations.

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I quit college at 21 to run my AI company. Sacrifices like working up to 80-hour weeks while I had cancer were worth it.

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David Kobrosky dropped out of his studies at the University of Michigan to start Intros AI.

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A data center is being built in my neighborhood. It's inevitable, but I'm devastated about what it could do to my community.

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Mike Graham says a data center is being built less than a mile from his home.

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I'm a former Tesla engineer who runs my own company. Here's what I learned at Tesla that made me a better founder — and what it didn't prepare me for.

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Angus Rittenburg.

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I saved aggressively from age 34 to achieve FIRE. Here's why I stopped despite living the dream of quitting my job to travel.

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Charlie Brown quit the FIRE movement earlier this year over a moral dilemma.

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I felt pure happiness when I was laid off from Microsoft after 14 years. It was the green light I needed to start my own business.

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Tatiana Teppoeva.

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I stopped waiting for 'the one' and became a single mom at 38. I only wish I'd done it sooner.

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Shivani Singh works as a legal professional in Sydney.

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