Why this couple ditched their home and regular jobs to live full-time in an RV — and how it's working 5 years later

Tech Insider : Economy, Economy, Business
Victoria Childers and Lamont Landrum with their RV and Jeep at a campground.
Victoria Childers and Lamont Landrum Jr. have been "work-camping" since 2021.

Courtesy of Victoria Childers

A year ago, I moved in with 5 strangers. I was nervous, but the benefits have outweighed the drawbacks.

Tech Insider : Business, Environment
The writer (far right behind the selfie taker wearing a light tan sweater) is posing for a photo with her five roommates in their kitchen.
Last year, I moved into a house with five strangers, and the benefits to my mental and physical health have been incredible.

Alyssa Wiens

Inside Hawaii's rent-free, incredibly strict 'Forbidden Island'

Tech Insider : Politics, Politics, Business
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A view of Niihau from Waimea, Kauai.

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We left New York City to buy a home in a Maryland beach town. After a few months, we realized we'd made a mistake.

Tech Insider : Business
A woman and her husband posing together on their deck.
We left New York City to live in a beach town year-round, but a few months later, we started to regret our decision.

Haley Paskalides

I bought my first house after landing a job I loved. I was laid off 2 months after closing.

Tech Insider : Business
woman in green dress standing next to a garden
Nia Springer-Norris standing next to a flower garden.

Courtesy of Nia Springer-Norris

This 27-room Gilded Age mansion is more than just a display of wealth and power. Take a look inside Ballantine House.

Tech Insider : Business, Style
Ballantine House.
Ballantine House.

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Want to live in 10 of the most popular school districts? Be ready to pay double — or quadruple — the price.

Tech Insider : Business, Sports
Kids in line for the school bus.
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I bought my college son a townhome instead of wasting $12,000 a year on his student housing. I might even make a profit.

Tech Insider : Business
A headshot of a woman.
LeAnne Carswell didn't want to waste money on her son's rent, so she bought him a home.

Courtesy of LeAnne Carswell

We tried building our dream life in Portugal. After 3 years, we realized living abroad was actually holding us back.

Tech Insider : Business
Author Yvonne Ivanescu, cat, and partner at home in Portugal
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Yvonne Ivanescu

I moved to a city I'd only ever visited to be closer to my childhood friends. My life improved in ways I didn't expect.

Tech Insider : Business, Travel
The writer and her friend in her new home city of Saratoga Springs, New York.
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Natalli Amato

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