I bought an abandoned house and tried to renovate it but failed. I'll never buy another fixer-upper.

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Karie Fugett and her boyfriend lived in a trailer while renovating their abandoned house.

Karie Fugett

I moved to Chicago from Portland for an affordable big city life. It's been easy to make friends and I'm never bored.

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Jessica Kirshner.

Jessica Kirshner

I bought two homes with interest rates below 3.5%. It's hard work to get this kind of mortgage, but it was worth it.

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Lori Coryell and her husband.

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iPhone's SOS satellite feature helped rescue a family of hikers lost in a freezing Oregon forest, says report

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L: A sign for Mt. Hood National Forest stands on Highway 35 near Parkdale, Oregon. R: A smartphone against a sunset - stock photo.

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I got a 2.5% mortgage rate last year when everyone else was getting 6%. It's saving us $40,000 and helping pay off my medical bills for cancer treatment.

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Amy Yzaguirre, her husband, and son.
Amy Yzaguirre, her husband, and son.

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A retiree realized he won $8.4 million after checking his lottery ticket a month after the winning numbers were pulled

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Powerball lottery advertisement is displayed at a newsstand on July 12, 2023 in New York City.

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I left a red state and moved to a blue state. The politics and lack of healthcare in Texas drove me back to Oregon.

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Jules Rogers and her husband, Marshall, moved to Texas in 2018.

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Oregon is giving homeless young people $1,000 a month to get back on their feet. Here's how it's going.

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An outreach supervisor with the 4D Recovery Center, speaks to a person in a tent about services for those experiencing homelessness and treatment for fentanyl addiction in Portland, Oregon.
An outreach supervisor speaks to a person in a tent in Portland, Oregon.

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I left the US at 17 to finish high school in rural Japan. The bold decision helped me build my dream life in Tokyo years later.

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I moved to Japan for my senior year of high school.

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I moved to Germany to study but was almost deported. Now I'm financially secure and see a real future here.

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Adriana Stein said moving to Germany helped her find a cherished career in international marketing.

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