I built a media business after starring on '16 & Pregnant.' But I'm still afraid that I could lose my financial success in an instant.

Tech Insider : Business, Economy
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Kailyn Lowry has built a successful podcast after "16 & Pregnant."

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A Microsoft engineer shares the strategy she used to get promoted 4 times in 5 years

Tech Insider : Business
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Ritvika Nagula, a software engineer at Microsoft, said her resume helped her land four job offers out of graduate school.

Ritvika Nagula

I found a job after graduating during the Great Recession. Here's my advice for fresh grads struggling to get hired.

Tech Insider : Business, Technology
Allyson Noonan

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Three friends, one mortgage: How a group of Gen Zers bought a home together before turning 25

Tech Insider : Business, Sports
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Scott McKinnon (left), Cole Flynn (middle), and Stefan Gollisz (right) co-bought a house together in their early 20s.

Courtesy of Cole Flynn

Investors turned me down when I tried to start a trampoline park. I used my own savings and it makes over $1 billion in revenue.

Tech Insider : Business
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Michael Browning Jr. used his savings to start Urban Air.

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I quit my 40-year marketing career and became an EMT at 61. This is a role AI will never take.

Tech Insider : Business, Environment
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Stephen Condon left his marketing career to become an EMT at 61.

Courtesy of Stephen Condon

I took two major pay cuts in my career. Here's what I wish I had known.

Tech Insider : Business
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I took two pay cuts over the course of my career — for different reasons.

Gail Galusha

I'm a millionaire dad who started investing for my 3 kids when they were born. Here's my advice for other parents.

Tech Insider : Business
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Daniel Ramsey.

Dhon Santos

I've worked with AI in pathology for years. AI is the key to keeping up with a bigger workload — and it's a non-negotiable for doctors.

Tech Insider : Business
Dr. Cheng Chee Leong
More complex patients and cases mean doctors need AI tools.

Dr. Cheng Chee Leong/Singapore General Hospital

I moved to Malaysia in my 30s. I didn't know where to go or what to do, so I started a club to connect the expat community.

Tech Insider : Travel, Business
A man posing in front of a street hawker in Malaysia.
Joshua Webley settled down in Malaysia last year and started an expats community to meet new people.

Provided by Joshua Webley.

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