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I saved $50K to take a 'gap year' from work. It helped me reprioritize my life and find joy.

Thu, 01/02/2025 - 04:56

Tech Insider : Travel, Business

Alma Rex-Ezonfade wears a white dress, seated on a pink chair with a pink wall behind her — Alma Rex-Ezonfade

Careers, as-told-to, contributor-2024, jane-zhang, thought-leadership, sabbatical, gap-year

I chose TikTok over my job. I still love teaching, but influencing pays my rent.

Wed, 01/01/2025 - 06:07

Tech Insider : Business, Style, Travel

Influencer Molly Rutter — Molly Rutter films lifestyle content for TikTok.
Molly Rutter

Media, teacher-pay, teacher, tiktok, content-creators, as-told-to, Influencers

Working from home isn't a perk for me. It's a necessity.

Wed, 01/01/2025 - 05:29

Tech Insider : Business, Travel

Kyle Ankney — Kyle Ankney has been looking for a remote role in public relations because of complications from his cerebral palsy, for which he receives at-home care.
Courtesy Kyle Ankney

Careers, Careers, cerebral-palsy, RTO, remote-work, remote-worker, public-relations

My daughter repeated kindergarten because she couldn't read. I ended up sending both my kids to private school because I don't trust the public system.

Sat, 12/21/2024 - 05:12

Tech Insider : Business

A sister and brother — the girl in school uniform — stand in front of some greenery. — Susie Coughlin's children go to a Catholic school.
Courtesy of Susie Coughlin

Parenting, as-told-to, Education, literacy, Parenting

My children don't get presents — I invest for them instead. Teaching them financial literacy is more important.

Sat, 12/21/2024 - 04:40

Tech Insider : Business

Nicole Chan Loeb — Nicole Chan Loeb and her husband choose to invest money for their children rather than giving them physical presents on holidays and birthdays.
Daniel Ebersole

Parenting, finance, as-told-to, BI-freelancer, contributor-2024, jane-zhang, christmas-gifts

A naming expert said parents choosing 2025 baby names are going for names they like, with fewer worries about tradition

Fri, 12/20/2024 - 07:55

Tech Insider : Business, Travel

Baby sleeping in crib under white blanket, parent's hand touching baby's head — Parents are focused less on tradition when choosing names for their babies these days.
Pekic/Getty Images

Parenting, as-told-to, Parenting, parenting-freelancer, baby-names, popular-baby-names

I don't give Christmas gifts. The holidays got better when I stopped playing the 'who bought the most expensive present' game.

Fri, 12/20/2024 - 05:05

Tech Insider : Business, Travel

A Santa hand holds out a piece of coal. — cmannphoto/ Getty Images

finance, as-told-to, BI-freelancer, Christmas, presents, gifting, Holiday

4 ways you might be unintentionally abusing your work perks

Fri, 12/20/2024 - 03:45

Tech Insider : Business, Environment, Travel

Portrait image of Sarah-Jayne Martin — Courtesy of Quadient

Tech, as-told-to, contributor-2024, jane-zhang, thought-leadership, grubhub, meta

During my MBA, I interned on a hazelnut farm in Bhutan. It taught me that workplace loyalty isn't only about money.

Thu, 12/19/2024 - 19:14

Tech Insider : Travel, Business, Economy

Split image of Tiger's Nest on the left and Alex Yin on the Right — Yin spent a month in Bhutan for his internship.
Avik Chakraborty via Getty Images/ Alex Yin

Careers, Travel, Bhutan, Internships, stanford-graduate-school-of-business, Stanford, graduate-school

I moved from New York to Portugal for graduate school. I fell in love, got engaged, and have no plans to move back to the US.

Thu, 12/19/2024 - 19:00

Tech Insider : Travel, Business, Economy

A selfie of a couple — Nicole Echeverria met her fiancé through TikTok.
Nicole Echeverria

Travel, Real Estate, lisbon, Portugal, Relocation, graduate-school, digital-nomad

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