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I'm a female breadwinner who retired my husband. I was worried I'd resent him, but I'm a better leader and wife because of it.

Sun, 06/16/2024 - 06:08

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a husband and wife sit on a swing with their dog — Amy Porterfield and her husband, Hobie.
Kat Harris

Careers, as-told-to, BI-freelancer, breadwinner, Marriage, gender-roles, contributor-2024

I commute 5 hours from Hamburg to London so I can live with my partner. It's not sustainable.

Sun, 06/16/2024 - 05:52

Tech Insider : Travel

A collage of Seb, a supercommuter, and a train in Germany from his TikTok — Seb travels for an average of five hours to get to his office in London from his home in Hamburg.
@Sebdubya on TikTok

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I'm not a crafty parent and used to dread summer. I learned 5 easy ways to keep my kids entertained when school is out.

Sat, 06/15/2024 - 10:58

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Above shot of a little boy drawing and colouring on a piece of paper with his father. — FreshSplash / Getty Images

Parenting, as-told-to, Parenting, parenting-freelancer, Summer

I rejected a job at Google — but then got laid off by Amazon. I don't regret my decisions.

Sat, 06/15/2024 - 09:07

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Matan Gans sitting on a bench — Matan Gans says he's happy not taking a straightforward path in life.
Matan Gans

Careers, Tech, Tech, AI, google, amazon, lay-off

I'm a veteran who voted for Trump twice and then supported Nikki Haley. I'm seriously considering Biden over the 'autocrat.'

Fri, 06/14/2024 - 09:23

Tech Insider : Politics

Nikki Haley looks ahead during a political rally. — Former UN ambassador Nikki Haley has endorsed former President Donald Trump. Many of her supporters aren't as eager to back her former primary foe.
Sean Rayford/Getty Images

politics, as-told-to, 2024, 2024-elections, nikki-haley, donald-trump, joe-biden

I caught my employee secretly working a second remote job. Here's why I decided to fire them — and why I think overemployment is sometimes unethical.

Fri, 06/14/2024 - 09:14

Tech Insider : Economy, Economy

Patrick Synge — When Patrick Synge caught one of his employees working for another company during work hours, he fired him.
Patrick Synge

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I put off having kids until my mid-30s because of my career and had 9 miscarriages. No one tells you how hard it is.

Thu, 06/13/2024 - 06:22

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Mother and son — Harriet Kelsall had her first child in her mid 30s after spending her 20s focused on her career.
Jordi Mora igual/Getty Images

Careers, as-told-to, contributor-2024, Mother, working-mom, Parenting, business-owner

I've applied for nearly 200 jobs and can't get hired. I always thought I could fall back on a 'bridge job' stocking shelves — I was wrong.

Thu, 06/13/2024 - 05:05

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A person on the edge of a bridge with money on the other side — "Bridge jobs" are in-person roles in the service industry, many of which pay very low wages.
simonkr/Getty, Tyler Le/BI

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I took over my family's collapsing business at 27, made it profitable, and managed to sell it to a private equity group. Here are the 5 principles I followed.

Wed, 06/12/2024 - 19:42

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Lauri Union took over her family's corrugated roofing company in 1992. — Lauri Union (R) took over her family's corrugated roofing company in 1992.
Lauri Union

Careers, business-leadership, family-business, as-told-to

I retired at 34. At 46, I now need to go back to work.

Wed, 06/12/2024 - 07:17

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A picture of a man with a city in the background. — Sam Dogen gave up financial freedom to give his family a bigger home.
Courtesy of Sam Dogen

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