A Florida Gen Xer who met his wife driving for Uber and Lyft details all the reasons he can no longer make a living and what he's doing instead to boost his income

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Charles met his wife driving for Uber.

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I'm a millennial who left Florida. Between the unbearable heat and the polarizing political climate, 'everything was making me think I should jump out of this.'

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Lifelong Floridian Harmony Boyd moved away from the Sunshine State to a suburb of Boston in 2022.

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Here's where boomers are retiring to

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Clearwater, Florida, ranked first on SmartAsset's list of where baby boomers are moving.

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The hidden expense that's sucking $74 billion out of the economy

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Rising home and car insurance costs could cause many Americans' budgets to crack — and hamstring the driving force behind the US economy.

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I left New York to raise kids in Orlando. Not everyone here is Disney-obsessed, and it's less expensive than you'd think.

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Mark Kaley and his family.

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An American Airlines passenger is facing charges after an chaotic meltdown before takeoff, according to a wild police report

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An American Airlines Airbus A319.

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Cher's former home on a private island in Miami just sold for $35.35 million. Take a look inside.

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The home.

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How do the Croc Docs, a team of Florida scientists who wrangle crocodiles and alligators, stay safe? 'Very carefully.'

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Crocodile hatchlings; Wildlife technician Analise Fussell on an alligator catch.

University of Florida's Croc Docs

How a Florida driver fed up with Uber and Lyft created her own shuttle service so she could make more money and work fewer hours

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Sherry charges $50 a ride for her cruise shuttle service.

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Florida scientists are giving coral IVF treatments to help bolster dying reef

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