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as-told-to

I've been laid off from Microsoft twice. Having multiple income streams helped me stay level-headed through them both.

Thu, 07/03/2025 - 14:33

Tech Insider : Business

Tech, Careers, Microsoft, Layoffs, microsoft-teams, azure-cloud, product-manager

I've run a financial independence podcast for 9 years. Here are 4 mistakes I see early retirees make all the time.

Sun, 06/01/2025 - 20:00

Tech Insider : Business, Travel

Careers, financial-advice, financial-independence-retire-early, financial-independence, as-told-to

I dreaded working in the private sector, but the public sector didn't pay enough for me to live on. Here's how I found balance in my career.

Sun, 06/01/2025 - 05:05

Tech Insider : Business, Politics

Careers, as-told-to, BI-freelancer, public-sector, private-sector, public-sector-pay, government-jobs

I'm a psychologist who started repairing vintage Rolex watches as a side hustle. Now watchmaking is my main gig.

Sat, 05/31/2025 - 05:50

Tech Insider : Business

Careers, watches, side-hustles, rolex, vintage-watches, as-told-to

I bought my 'forever home' with 3 other people. Here's how we manage our finances.

Sat, 05/31/2025 - 05:30

Tech Insider : Business, Style

Real Estate, Investing, as-told-to, buying-a-house, real-estate, Homebuyer, mortgage-rate

I quit my job at EY after 13 years to launch my own business. Here are the 5 lessons I learned from my Big Four career.

Sat, 05/31/2025 - 05:05

Tech Insider : Business, Politics, Sports

Careers, as-told-to, BI-freelancer, contributor-2025, thought-leadership, jane-zhang, Accountant

I'm Expedia's marketing chief. Here's how we're preparing for a future when people use AI to plan their vacations.

Fri, 05/30/2025 - 12:10

Tech Insider : Travel, Business

Advertising, Tech, Media, expedia, Travel, open-ai, Microsoft

I'm an international scholarship student at Harvard whose future is up in the air. Trump's visa order is short-sighted.

Thu, 05/29/2025 - 13:11

Tech Insider : Business

Education, as-told-to, BI-freelancer, Harvard, harvard-university, Trump, international-student

I'm moving my family from Florida to Connecticut. I was blown away by the differences in schools and safety.

Mon, 05/26/2025 - 13:54

Tech Insider : Travel, Business, Politics

Travel, Parenting, as-told-to, Parenting, parenting-freelancer, memorial-day-save-2025

I've turned my Disney obsession into my livelihood. Here's how I turned my side hustle into a massive TikTok following with weekly trips to Disneyland.

Mon, 05/26/2025 - 06:31

Tech Insider : Business, Economy, Travel

Media, limited-synd, as-told-to, disney, disney-adult, disney-influencer, side-hustles

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