At 48, I left my teaching job in Virginia and moved to Italy. Now I run a business with my husband in Tuscany.

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After 25 years of teaching kindergarten, Linda Meyer was ready for a change and moved to Tuscany.

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My 8-year-old and I vibe-coded an app in 3 hours. AI is moving fast, so I figured it's better to start her early.

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Boo Kok Chuon started his 8-year-old daughter early on AI.

Boo Kok Chuon

I found boxes of my dad's McDonald's memorabilia from the '70s and '80s. I decided to sell them all.

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Sarah Israel's dad was a McDonald's executive and kept tons of memorabilia from the 80s.

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I started buying properties with family and friends in my 20s. I've bought 10 total, and one has made over $400k on Airbnb.

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Kristina Modares has bought 10 properties over the last decade and still owns five.

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We moved to Mexico in our 60s because US retirement was unaffordable. We started an AI business and rent a house here for $1,250 a month.

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Karen Watts Nauman and Jeff Nauman moved to Mexico and founded The AI Boomers.

Karen Watts Nauman

I used an $80,000 inheritance from my uncle to start a business. Years later, we're approaching $1 million in revenue.

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Steph Mahon started her business with her inheritance.

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I'm an ex-Wall Street trader who drives for Uber and Lyft. Gas prices have me rethinking which trips I take.

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Bill Lewis worked on Wall Street before becoming a full-time ride-hailing driver.

Bill Lewis

I've been unemployed for almost a year. Getting ghosted is making it worse.

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Christopher Santoso
Christopher Santoso has been looking for a job for nearly a year. He said one of the worst aspects of his search has been getting ghosted.

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I'm Karl-Anthony Towns. Here's a day in my life on the New York Knicks, from a bone broth breakfast to 2-hour pre-game naps.

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New York Knicks star Karl-Anthony Towns starts his mornings with a light breakfast and focuses more on mobility work in his strength training.

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This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Karl-Anthony Towns, a 30-year-old basketball player for the New York Knicks. This story has been edited for length and clarity.

I moved from Texas to Spain and used AI to code a Facebook Marketplace alternative to sell my furniture

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Johanna Abzug vibe coded a tool to list her furniture while moving. "It was like an online garage sale," she said.

Johanna Abzug

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