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I quit my $192K Microsoft job and moved to Canada — then almost everything I owned was stolen. I'm learning to rebuild from scratch.

Thu, 02/19/2026 - 05:08

Careers, as-told-to, Entrepreneurship, Microsoft, Careers, job-search, artificial-intelligence

I'm on top of my finances, but my partner couldn't care less about hers. How do I convince her to take this seriously?

Sat, 02/07/2026 - 05:05

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Couple looks at documents together — DejanMilic/Getty Images

Money Stories, Personal Finance, for-love-and-money, jane-zhang, original-contributor, BI-freelancer, contributor-2026

I sold my business to take care of my mother for a decade. Now I'm 72 and have to work to play catch-up.

Wed, 02/04/2026 - 05:10

Tech Insider : Economy, Business

Susan Freeman with her husband. — Susan Freeman works at 72 after years of caring for her mother.
Susan Freeman

economy, as-told-to, Family, Careers, Retirement, personal-finance, long-game-big-bet

A software engineer of 8 years quit her career to go back to school and switch fields. These 3 steps helped her pivot successfully.

Tue, 02/03/2026 - 05:10

Tech Insider : Business

Harshita Pal pivoted from being a software engineer to a product manager.

Courtesy of Harshita Pal

Careers, career-advice, big-tech, contributor-2026, jane-zhang, career-pivot, software-engineer

I was laid off by Amazon and landed a new role 2 weeks later. Here's my advice for other laid-off tech workers.

Thu, 01/29/2026 - 14:00

Tech Insider : Technology, Business

Careers, as-told-to, Layoffs, amazon-company, job-search, Careers, Technology

My friends resent me for having more money than they do. Am I wrong to think they should just work harder?

Wed, 01/28/2026 - 05:02

Tech Insider : Business, Economy, Travel

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Money Stories, Personal Finance, for-love-and-money, relationships-and-money, Wealth, jane-zhang, original-contributor

I'm a millionaire living in California. I'm happy to pay higher taxes since I have more wealth — it just makes sense.

Sun, 01/25/2026 - 05:05

Tech Insider : Business

Scott Ellis is a millionaire who supports higher taxes for the wealthy, including himself.
Courtesy of Scott Ellis

finance, as-told-to, contributor-2026, jane-zhang, wealth-tax, California, Billionaires

I landed a job at Snap without tech experience. Guessing the recruiter's email address was my ticket to breaking through.

Fri, 01/23/2026 - 05:05

Tech Insider : Business, Economy

Sreeja Apparaju
Amy Graves/Getty Images for Prime Video

Careers, as-told-to, Careers, Tech, snap-inc, Snapchat, deutsche-bank

Trump called Greenland a 'piece of ice.' To Greenlanders, it's so much more.

Thu, 01/22/2026 - 05:06

Tech Insider : Business, Travel

Left to right: Ole Olsvig, Tupaarnaq Kleist, Casper Frank Møller.
Ole Olsvig, Mark Adam Miller, Raw Arctic

Military & Defense, donald-trump, greenland, jane-zhang, contributor-2026, davos-2026, video-to-text

I'm an immigration lawyer in Minneapolis. People are scared — here's what employers and employees should know about their rights.

Tue, 01/20/2026 - 13:32

Tech Insider : Business, Technology

Photo a sign in a store window that reads — Loan Huynh, an immigration attorney in Minneapolis, shared her advice for employers and employees amid ICE raids.
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