A rural Kansas county wants remote workers to move there. It's giving new residents $4,500 cash, an internet stipend, and fresh eggs.

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Lincoln County, Kansas is paying remote workers $4,500 cash to move to there. The region hopes to add 70 households.

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I'm a Canadian who's lived in the US for over 30 years. I don't get why so many Americans want to move to Canada.

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Hands holding the Canadian maple leaf and a star with the American flag in between them

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Low-income Americans wait years to get housing vouchers that are often impossible to use. Fixing the system could mean more funding and less red tape.

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Apartment buildings on Orchard Street in the Lower East Side neighborhood of New York City.
Apartment buildings on Orchard Street in the Lower East Side neighborhood of New York City.

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A low-income millennial mom was evicted from her apartment but isn't 'homeless enough to get help'

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Melissa Hedden's household income is above the poverty line, but she struggles to afford housing and healthcare.

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Don't call them DINKs. Many childfree adults are ALICEs.

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Don't call them DINKs.
More Americans are becoming ALICEs — asset-limited, income-constrained, and employed. They live above the federal poverty line, but struggle to afford basic necessities.

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Austin offers the jobs and city life of San Francisco but with Atlanta's cost of living. Here's how.

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People gather at Barton Springs Pool on June 21, 2023 in Austin, Texas.

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A couple who moved 15 times in 25 years says Taiwan was the best place for their finances but moving so often took a toll

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A couple says moving 15 times between Taiwan and Canada was challenging on their finances but made their relationship stronger.

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A New Jersey homebuilder who pays his workers over $100,000 wants young people to know construction can be a lucrative career that doesn't require college — and businesses are desperate to hire

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A roofer is seen working on a condominium in Canterbury Crossing on a hot day in Latham, N.Y.
A roofer is seen working on a condominium in Canterbury Crossing on a hot day Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2020 in Latham, N.Y.

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The golden age of golden visas is over in southern Europe

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A view of Camara de Lobos village Madeira, Portugal.
Camara de Lobos village Madeira, Portugal.

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The US needs immigrants to fill jobs, but can't house them. Nowhere makes this more clear than New York City.

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The NYPD 7th Precinct activated a Level 1 for crowd control as a large number of asylum-seekers sought shelter at 185 East 7th Street in Manhattan.
The NYPD 7th Precinct activated a Level 1 for crowd control as a large number of asylum-seekers sought shelter at 185 East 7th Street in Manhattan on Saturday January 6, 2024.

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