My mother gave me my $100,000 inheritance early. I struggled to pay my bills before — now I'm set up for life.

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Jillian Pretzel and her mom.

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I answer the Butterball turkey hotline. I get lots of funny questions on Thanksgiving Day.

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Phyllis Kramer in the Butterball test kitchen in 2013.

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I inherited $15,000 and had fun with it. Then I inherited six figures a few years later and was more strategic — here's what I learned.

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Gina Knox has twice inherited money.

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I burned out as a management consultant after debilitating migraines. Now I deal with stress much better — here's my advice.

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Gloria Chan Packer burned out in her management-consulting job in 2017.

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I'm a trained chef working towards a hospitality career in Miami. Cooking is all about creating an experience — and faking it 'til you make it.

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Karen Rosenbloom a journalism student, chef and content creator.
Karen Rosenbloom a journalism student, chef and content creator.

Karen Rosenbloom

I moved to Portugal after falling in love with my tour guide. It was a lonely and humbling experience.

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Jermaine Amado split his time between Denver and Lisbon for three years.

Jermaine Amado

I quit teaching to work at Costco and I'm much happier. I never thought I'd leave my dream job, but these 5 things drove me out.

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Janelle Schuurman.

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I was a bartender for almost a decade. Here are the techniques I used to land bigger tips — and the people I tried to avoid serving.

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Starr Douglas was a bartender for almost a decade.

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I moved to Houston and regretted it. I stuck out at work and it was impossible to save.

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Jules Rogers and her husband, Marshall, in Goose Hollow, Portland.

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Funeral directors share 7 rules of etiquette and their biggest pet peeves they wish everyone knew

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Dino Cantelmi, Randi Goldstein-Casey, and Elizabeth Fournier.

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