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A scammer conned us out of our $32,430 down payment by email. We didn't realize it until 10 days later.

Sat, 07/06/2024 - 04:31

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Mr and Mrs Madalena — Daniel Pietschnig and Jessica Madalena fell victim to a scammer who swindled them out of a $32,430 down payment.
Courtesy of Juliet Macey, choness/iStock, Tyler Le/BI

Real Estate, Scammer, real-estate-scam, down-payment, Homebuyers, Millennials, as-told-to

I'm 28 and close friends with my 80-year-old neighbor. We talk on the phone every day and she's like a grandmother to my daughter.

Fri, 07/05/2024 - 13:32

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Intergenerational friends celebrating birthday — Sasha Gaston celebrates her neighbor Charlette's birthday every year since she has no family.
Courtesy of Sasha Gaston

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I've applied for 493 jobs since I got laid off a year ago. Getting a remote job has become so hard.

Fri, 07/05/2024 - 11:19

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Trevon Gripper, taken in September 2023.

Courtesy of Trevon Gripper

Careers, laid-off, job-application, relocate, as-told-to, news-uk

I'm a boomer traveling the world. I choose to swap houses with strangers instead of staying in Airbnbs.

Fri, 07/05/2024 - 08:13

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Dorine Olive, a fan of Home Exchange, reclining on a boat in Croatia. — Dorine Olive has used Home Exchange to visit over 40 different houses owned by other people.
Courtesy of Dorine Olive

Travel, ovarian-cancer, Cancer, Travel, wanderlust, home-swap, home-exchange

I got laid off from Google in my 50s and juggled 3 jobs at Trader Joe's, Lyft, and Starbucks. It was a humbling experience.

Thu, 07/04/2024 - 08:06

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A photograph of a Starbucks apron, a Trader Joe's ID badge and a Lyft sticker and a photograph of Lois Kim smiling — Lois Kim juggled three part-time jobs last year.
Lois Kim

Careers, as-told-to, google, tech-layoffs, trader-joes, Lyft, Starbucks

I'm a jaw expert, and you'll never catch me doing these 5 things

Thu, 07/04/2024 - 07:14

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Priya Mistry in her office in front of a shelving unit smiling and wearing a white blouse. — Priya Mistry is a jaw expert and treats patients with TMJ.
Courtesy Priya Mistry

health, as-told-to, health, health-freelancer, oral-health, jaws, Stress

I got paid $10,000 to move to Tulsa. My mortgage for a whole house is about what I used to pay to rent one room.

Thu, 07/04/2024 - 06:43

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A professional photo of a woman — Jasmine Bell got paid $10,000 to move from Los Angeles to Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Courtesy of Jasmine Ball

Real Estate, Relocation, Tulsa, Oklahoma, housing-market, California, los-angeles

I'm the son of a billionaire who forged my own career path.

Wed, 07/03/2024 - 05:05

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My dad is Steve Ballmer. I spent 5 years working as a product manager in the tech industry before becoming a comedian. — Pete Ballmer, Alisa Solo/Getty Images, Abanti Chowdhury/BI

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Bachelorette Becca Kufrin: I've always felt loved, but I wish I hadn't pressured myself to get married and have children young.

Tue, 07/02/2024 - 11:25

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Becca Kufrin and her husband Thomas Jacobs — Becca Kufrin and her husband Thomas Jacobs want to teach their son Benson about love by example.
Craig Sjodin/Getty Images

Parenting, Entertainment, as-told-to, Parenting, parenting-freelancer, bachelorsbachelorettes, the-bacherlorette

Salesforce kicked me out after I left my desk to play ping pong. Here's why I think employees shouldn't be micromanaged.

Tue, 07/02/2024 - 06:27

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Miles Schwartz. — Schwartz is now the cofounder of his own company, Zūm Rails.
Joseph Martorana

Careers, salesforce, work-culture, Fintech, 9-to-5, flexible-work, as-told-to

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