He moved from Reno to rural Portugal, bought a house for $300,000, and makes travel videos for a living: How one American guy pieced together his dream life at 32

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The exterior of Dave Alastair's house in Portugal.
The exterior of Dave Alastair's house in Portugal.

Dave in Portugal

I'm a college-admissions expert. Don't join extracurriculars just so you have an impressive résumé — schools will see right through it.

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A $4.9 million castle perched on the edge of a cliff in Alabama comes with a 2-story solarium and an 8,000-square-foot garage — take a look inside

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Aerial view of property.

Double Oak Art Works

Step inside the Beverly Hills of the Philippines, where homes rarely change hands, access is nearly impossible if you don't know a resident, and inequality is on full display

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Beverly Hills in the California, US, and Cebu, Philippines.

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A couple in the UK quit their 9-to-5 jobs to move to the Philippines. Now, they have no debt and their monthly utility bills rarely exceed $55 — see how they did it.

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A bird's eye view of the home after construction.
A bird's eye view of the home after construction.

Adam and Jane Vizor

A professional MILF charges $100 a minute to act out fantasies for customers requesting custom video content

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Lexi Luna, a porn star who brands herself as a MILF, said she diversifies her income by selling content on multiple platforms.

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I went to college for free in Scotland. Here are 5 things about my experience that Americans may find surprising.

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The author, Mikhaila Friel, graduated from the University of Strathclyde in 2018.

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A millennial couple lives debt-free in a house they built by hand in Montana. Now, they're teaching others how to do the same in workshops that cost less than $1,000.

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Daniel and Katherine Ray standing in front of a pile of hay.
Daniel and Katherine Ray run Spiritwood Natural Building, a business that offers workshops teaching people how to build sustainable cob houses.

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A 23,000-square-foot property on Miami's exclusive Star Island is on sale for $68 million — and includes one of the first homes ever built there. Take a look.

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The backyard.

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A couple bought an abandoned farm in Portugal for $103,000 and turned it into an off-the-grid homestead where they're raising 2 small kids — see how they did it

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The family standing outside the entrance of their main house.
The family standing outside the entrance of their main house.

The Newbys

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