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I won a housing lottery with over 5,000 applicants. Now I pay $1,260 a month for a brand-new home.

Wed, 08/14/2024 - 11:27

Tech Insider

Angela Santiago on the roof of her apartment complex. — Angela Santiago won an apartment with rent well below market rate through a New Jersey affordable housing lottery program.
Courtesy of Angela Santiago

Real Estate, housing-lottery, affordable-housing, new-jersey, single-mom, cost-of-living, rents

A peak boomer fears she can't retire with $2,000 Social Security payments — and may have to move in with her sons

Tue, 08/13/2024 - 05:56

Tech Insider : Economy

Becky Davenport — Becky Davenport has worked her whole life but fears she may never retire.
Becky Davenport

economy, finance, Retirement, social-security, peak-boomer, Alaska, Saving

A boomer left Florida to live on a sailboat on the French Riviera. He says it's cheaper and calmer than the US.

Fri, 08/09/2024 - 09:16

Tech Insider : Economy

cannes french riviera — Doug moved from Florida to a sailboat in the French Riviera.
MarinaDa/Shutterstock

Real Estate, economy, Moving, Florida, french-riviera, France, Italy

A millennial moved from California to Utah for a lower cost of living. A few months later, she's hoping to move back.

Thu, 07/25/2024 - 05:47

Tech Insider : Economy

salt lake city — Kate M. enjoys Salt Lake City, Utah, but said she misses living in San Diego.
Denis Tangney Jr/Getty Images

Real Estate, economy, Utah, California, salt-lake-city, san-diego, Moving

A 'peak boomer' working in Germany plans to retire in the US because he believes the healthcare is better

Wed, 07/24/2024 - 06:03

Tech Insider : Economy, Economy, Travel

A photo of George in Munich, Germany. George is an American who lives and works abroad. — George, an American, lives and works in Munich. He loves the lifestyle but plans on retiring in the US for Medicare benefits.
Courtesy of George

economy, Careers, economy, Travel, Careers, Expats, Germany

Meet the retirees driving for Uber and Lyft because Social Security isn't enough

Wed, 07/10/2024 - 05:54

Tech Insider : Economy

Uber car next to yellow taxi — Many Uber and Lyft drivers in their retirement years are relying on income from rides and tips to supplement their Social Security.
VIEW press

economy, finance, Uber, Lyft, social-security, Retirement, Driving

Universal basic income has gone from utopian vision to economic reality. Here's what you need to know about UBI.

Thu, 07/04/2024 - 07:00

Tech Insider : Economy, Economy

bundles of dollar bills — UBI is no longer just a utopian vision.
Mykola Sosiukin/iStock/Getty Images

economy, finance, trending-uk, economy, finance, universal-basic-income, UBI

A retired boomer moved from Florida to Panama to start life anew after her husband and son died. Everything is cheaper, she said, and life has been much calmer.

Mon, 07/01/2024 - 05:58

Tech Insider : Economy

Janet Sussman — Janet Sussman moved from Florida to Panama over a decade ago.
Janet Sussman

Real Estate, economy, Panama, Florida, Moving, cost-of-living, Stress

A retired boomer who moved from the US to Costa Rica said it's 'horribly incorrect' to assume life in Central America is much cheaper

Fri, 06/21/2024 - 06:02

Tech Insider : Economy

San José, Costa Rica — Gary Keenan first moved to the outskirts of San José, Costa Rica.
Gianfranco Vivi

Real Estate, economy, costa-rica, Moving, Retirement, central-america, cost-of-living

This Canadian city has found the sweet spot between low cost of living and high quality of life

Mon, 06/17/2024 - 07:52

Tech Insider : Economy

Mount Royal Park Montreal — Montreal, Canada.
Alph Tran/Shutterstock

economy, Real Estate, trending-uk, montreal, Canada, cost-of-living, Expats

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