I moved back to the US after 25 years in the UK. People abroad were more polite than Americans, but I never quite fit in there.

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Woman wearing a hat is standing with UK nature in the background
Dana Mayer moved back to the US after 25 years in the UK.

Dana Mayer

I'm an American who went to college in Canada. I'm debt-free — and I have no plans to move back to the US.

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Dalia Goldberg credits her decision to study in Montreal with helping her learn a foreign language and graduate debt-free.

Dalia Goldberg

I spent $38,000 to take my toy poodle on a private jet to Japan. I want to plan a trip for my other dogs next.

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Woman in sunglasses with toy poodle on lap on private jet
Gladys Tsoi took her toy poodle Hershey on a private jet to Japan in April.

Gladys Tsoi

I'm a single mom running my own business. I deal with admin at the playground.

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Nicola Prentis collaged with playground slide
Nicola Prentis is a single mom and often takes care of her company's admin at the playground.

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She grew up helping her grandparents run a shoemaking shop. In college, she came up with a plan to save it.

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Miru Wong the third-generation owner of Sindart, a hand-embroidered shoemaking shop in Hong Kong.

MIru Wong

I ask men if they have a pension plan before I seriously date them. It's not because I care how much money they have.

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Pension dating
Nicola Prentis has secured her own finances and wants to date men who have done the same.

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I had a miscarriage in my 20s and it confirmed what I always knew: I didn't want to be a mom

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Becky Martin changed her mind about not wanting children after meeting her husband.

Becky Martin

I'm 40, unmarried, and not looking for anyone's sympathy

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Christina Pensa at her desk in Midtown Manhattan.

Christina Pensa

My dad died by suicide when I was 18. At 40, the trauma led me to a career in coaching.

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After setting up her own PR agency, Lynda Williams changed careers to become a life coach.

Lynda Williams

Life in the US got boring, so I moved to China. I'm lonely and single, but I plan to stay.

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Woman with Micky Mouse ears at Disneyland in Hong Kong
Despite feeling lonely living in China, the author doesn't plan to move back to the US.

Danielle Marcano

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