The key to solving loneliness and pollution might be giving up cars and hanging out in the street. It's working in Barcelona.

Tech Insider : Economy
Several people walk along Consell de Cent street on September 8, 2023, in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.
Several people walk along Consell de Cent street — part of a "superblock" — on September 8, 2023, in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.

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5 red flags to look for when choosing a new home, according to a professional cleaner

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Cartoon of houses and a microscope.
Lina DaSilva, an end-of-tenancy cleaner, shares her tips on what to look out for in a house inspection before moving in.

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I was raised in Virginia but didn't appreciate it until I left. Here's what I miss most about my home state.

Tech Insider : Travel
Author Hayley Hutson smiling in front of bamboo
I grew up in Virginia and I miss a lot of things about living there.

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Pending home sales drop to a record low, exceeding the decline seen during the 2008 housing collapse

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Home sales

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I'm a millennial who left Florida. Between the unbearable heat and the polarizing political climate, 'everything was making me think I should jump out of this.'

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A woman posing indoors with a jacket on.
Lifelong Floridian Harmony Boyd moved away from the Sunshine State to a suburb of Boston in 2022.

Courtesy of Harmony Boyd.

Here's where boomers are retiring to

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clearwater beach
Clearwater, Florida, ranked first on SmartAsset's list of where baby boomers are moving.

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My corporate job and big-city life made me feel anxious and drained, so I left it all behind to move to a remote cottage in the woods

Tech Insider : Travel
Taylor Yates, rural cottage in the woods covered in snow.
The more time I spend here, the less I want to return to the city.

Taylor Yates

I've lived between Singapore and NYC my entire life. Here are 3 ways the latter is better, and one way it isn't.

Tech Insider : Travel
Singapore skyline; New York skyline from Brooklyn
Singapore and New York City are both great, but I prefer the latter.

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The hidden expense that's sucking $74 billion out of the economy

Tech Insider : Economy
Illustration of a house shaped cage releasing dollar bills.
Rising home and car insurance costs could cause many Americans' budgets to crack — and hamstring the driving force behind the US economy.

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I left New York to raise kids in Orlando. Not everyone here is Disney-obsessed, and it's less expensive than you'd think.

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a family takes a selfie at Disney World
Mark Kaley and his family.

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