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I won $28 million in the Powerball when I was 21. One choice saved me from becoming a broke lottery winner.

Tue, 12/23/2025 - 17:32

Tech Insider : Business

Tim Schultz won a $28 million Powerball jackpot in February 1999.

Tim Shultz

finance, Powerball, contributor-2025, agnes-burgess-applegate, manseen-logan, Lottery, lottery-winners

No network? No problem. How I built an AI startup at 18 with teens around the world.

Mon, 12/22/2025 - 05:15

Tech Insider : Business

Smiling young man with glasses and a backpack standing outdoors with trees and buildings behind him. — Alex Yang founded a startup with other high schoolers he met online.
Courtesy of Alex Yang

Startups, Healthcare, health-care, Entrepreneurship, education-and-personal-development, AI, alzheimers-disease

I was juggling a tech leadership role and caring for my autistic brothers until burnout stopped me in my tracks. Here's what I changed to recover.

Fri, 12/19/2025 - 07:52

Tech Insider : Business

Kirsten Hurley — Courtesy of Kirsten Hurley; Rebecca Zisser/BI

Careers, health, as-told-to, bi-illustration, rebecca-zisser, burnout-cure, burnout-recovery

I got laid off at 57 and couldn't find work for 20 months. I had to sell my apartment and work odd jobs to make ends meet.

Wed, 12/17/2025 - 05:00

Tech Insider : Business

woman sitting by window — Amy Smith says she fell into a depression during her 20-month search for a job.
Justin Paget/Getty Images

Careers, as-told-to, job-hunt, Unemployment, lay-off, long-term-unemployment, job-market

I got a job by building a dating-app-inspired website and pitching myself as the 'perfect match' for the role. Here's how I did it.

Tue, 12/16/2025 - 05:19

Tech Insider : Business, Style

Shari Williams smiling at camera — Shari Williams says it's important to be bold to stand out in the current job market.
Shari Williams

Careers, as-told-to, job-hunt, job-market, job-finding-hack, getting-hired, contributor-2025

I burned out from 2 years of job hunting, so I changed everything about how I apply. I won't let the job market break my spirit anymore.

Wed, 12/10/2025 - 05:32

Tech Insider : Business

Kirsten Bradford — Kirsten Bradford applied to 278 jobs in her first year of job-searching.
Courtesy of Kirsten Bradford; Rebecca Zisser/BI

Careers, as-told-to, Burnout, Unemployment, job-hunt, applying-for-a-job, overcoming-burnout

I quit Apple and had to rebuild my life at 40. Starting over has taught me how to value my whole self.

Wed, 12/03/2025 - 05:24

Tech Insider : Business

Cher Scarlett taking a selfie — Cher Scarlett said she didn't realize how hard it would be to find a job after leaving Apple.
Cher Scarlett

Careers, how-to-quit-well, as-told-to, apple, big-tech, tess-martinelli, Quitting

I was laid off by Meta as a 'low-performer.' I feel it's part of the reason I still can't find a job, 9 months later.

Tue, 12/02/2025 - 05:25

Tech Insider : Business, Politics

Brittney Ball says she thought she would stay at Meta until she retired.

Brittney Ball

Careers, Tech, as-told-to, meta, layoff, tech-layoff, big-tech

I flew Frontier Airlines from Atlanta to Newark for $112 round-trip. It wasn't a deal — it was a compromise.

Wed, 11/26/2025 - 05:05

Tech Insider : Travel, Travel, Business

Manseen Logan flying Frontier airlines — Traveling on Frontier Airlines required many sacrifices, but the flight was smooth.
Manseen Logan/BI

Travel, frontier-airlines, cheap-flights, Airlines, Flying, Traveling, Budgeting

I chose a 9-hour Amtrak over a 2-hour flight home. It's not perfect, but I'll always choose the train over flying if I can.

Tue, 11/25/2025 - 05:13

Tech Insider : Travel, Travel, Business

Inside of Amtrak train car — Inside of coach car on the Pennsylvanian Amtrak train.
Agnes Applegate/BI

Travel, Transportation, Amtrak, Trains, Travel, train-stations, new-york

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