I left the US to retire in Mexico at 50. My first year of mistakes and surprise expenses taught me what it really takes to live abroad.

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Living abroad in Mexico has come with many challenges, but I'm glad I retired early and made the jump.

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Data centers have a bigger NIMBY problem than nuclear reactors, a new poll shows

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Residents protest a data center in Box Elder County in Utah.

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I moved from Los Angeles to Brazil. I pay $1,600 a month to live in a complex with a supermarket, day care, and restaurants.

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Luca Martins was homesick in Los Angeles and moved back to Brazil.

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The best college town in every US state

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Austin, Texas, was ranked as the best college town in the US in a WalletHub study.

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Kevin O'Leary says his huge data center will create 10,000 construction jobs. We looked at the numbers.

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"Shark Tank" investor Kevin O'Leary is planning a data center project in Utah.

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Ask your landlord to lower your rent — now

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A few weeks ago, Marco Bario texted his landlord with an unusual request.

9 things landscapers, gardeners, and interior designers would never have in their outdoor spaces

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Certain kinds of furniture and plants can really detract from a backyard's aesthetic and function.

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AI millionaires are already blowing up San Francisco real estate prices. Wait until the IPOs show up.

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The San Francisco area's real estate market is on fire. Newly minted AI millionaires are splashing out — and there's a lot more where those came from.

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Buying a house was our dream. After 3 years as homeowners, we still question if it was the right choice.

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Becoming homeowners felt like fulfilling a dream, but it's been more challenging than we expected. There are a lot of things I wish we'd done differently when we purchased our first house.

Jennifer Calonia

I moved to California with my family for a better life. Moving back to Berlin was the real fresh start.

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Ruth Barry and her husband moved to California to be close to his family, then decided to go back to Germany.

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