I've applied to 1,000 jobs since earning my master's and am still unemployed. I'm frustrated because I thought I did everything right.

Tech Insider : Business, Economy, Travel
Nicolette Alexandra Brito-Cruz sitting in front of two computers
The author has her master's and still can't find a job.

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I'm a 62-year-old paralegal who turned my needlepoint hobby into a side hustle. Gen Z are some of my best customers.

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Kevin Lustik doing needlepoint
Kevin Lustik is a New York City-based needlepoint artist.

Kevin Lustik

A 19-year-old opened an art studio, panicked 2 weeks in, and then turned it into a $320,000 viral hit. Here's how.

Tech Insider : Business, Environment
Scuro in Singapore
Merida Lim opened Scuro, a neon art studio based in Singapore, in 2024.

Merida Lim

The quiet career cost of losing a parent young

Tech Insider : Business, Style
Alana Aichholz
Alana Aichholz, whose parents died when she was in high school and college, is about to enter the workforce.

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She spent $100,000 on a tiny home in California. Now she rents it on Airbnb.

Tech Insider : Economy, Business, Style
The exterior of a tiny home, with a large sliding glass door.
Sakura Kishiro's tiny home is custom-built and located in central California.

Photo Courtesy Sakura Kishiro

The new vacation flex? Waking up without a hangover.

Tech Insider : Travel, Business, Technology
A cocktail in front of a beach
Gen Z is driving a rise in sober tourism, and the industry is changing in response.

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A viral video convinced me to buy a cheap home in Sicily. It cost less than a year of my rent in LA, but renovating it isn't easy.

Tech Insider : Business
A woman posing with mountains in the background.
Kiki Leigh bought a 17-room house in Mussomeli, Italy, after being inspired on social media.

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I quit my job at KPMG and moved to India to become a poet. I was sick of only getting to live life on weekends.

Tech Insider : Business
Namrata Yadav.
Namrata Yadav quit her job in KPMG and moved back to India to pursue her passion of becoming a writer and poet.

Namrata Yadav

I learned Gen Z slang to connect with my kids. They still cringe when I use it.

Tech Insider : Business
Teenage girl with mother doing dab standing at beach
The author (not pictured) started learning her Gen Z kids' slang to connect with them.

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Gen Z is feeling nostalgic for a life they never knew

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