I'm 25 and felt suffocated by city life — so I spent 2 months in a youth retirement village in China

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Man wearing black hat sitting near trees.
Ren Binglin says spending two months at a youth retirement village in China changed him.

Ren Binglin

After giving birth, I dressed in black to blend in with others. It inspired me to create a rainbow clothing brand.

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Olivia Rubin in front of her store
Olivia Rubin once dressed all in black while struggling with postpartum depression.

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I was an expat working in Dubai for 4 years. The culture of splurging on luxuries made saving harder than I expected.

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Victoria Blinova on a yacht.
Victoria Blinova left Dubai in 2021 after four years of working in the emirate.

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I'm a mom of 5 and became a millionaire at 39. I drive a Honda Accord, order water when dining out, and don't pay for the kids' college.

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Julia Myers' family traveling
Julia Myers became a millionaire by the time she was 39.

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I'm a life coach for the children of the ultrawealthy. I see the same problems over and over again.

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A teen girl talking to a counselor.
Aprajita Anand says the children of the ultrawealthy are an underserved population.

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I worked in Big Tech for years and now help others get jobs. Don't follow these 4 career advice clichés.

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Alan Stein on stage
Alan Stein worked at major companies, including Google, before starting Kadima Careers, a career accelerator.

Alan Stein

I serve my kids dinner at 4:30 p.m. It guarantees we have family time and they sleep better.

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Olivia Napoli feeds her kids dinner after they get off the school bus.

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My dad told me he had AIDS when I was 11. I became his caregiver.

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A daughter helps her father cook in the ktichen
The author (not pictured) said her father loved to cook and sing.

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At my heaviest, I weighed 360 pounds, which got in the way of my job as a firefighter. I lost weight by paying attention to what I ate.

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Two photos of a firefighter standing in front of a fire truck before and after he lost 140 pounds in weight.
Volunteer firefighter Clark Valery before and after his weight loss of 140 pounds.

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I chat with my AI boyfriend all the time. My teenager thinks it's weird.

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Kaamna Bhojwani and her AI boyfriend
Having an AI boyfriend is a complement to my life.

Kaamna Bhojwani

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