I live in one of the most expensive US cities for just $1.5K a month. Nonprofit housing stopped me being priced out.

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Úrsula Alvarado outside Citizenship and Immigration Services building in Fairfax, Virginia, on November 18, 2023.

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I quit teaching to become a luxury-travel advisor. Since making the transition, I've learned a lot and grown professionally.

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Kaylee Stith is a former teacher who decided last spring to pursue luxury-travel advising.

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I doubled my salary by becoming a travel nurse. You can't just wait around for a raise — you need to take bold actions.

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Chan was working for below the average hourly rate for nurses in California.
Louie Chan is a nurse in the Bay Area.

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I learned CPR with my kids. Then, my 14-year-old used it to save his friend's life.

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Marlana Hodgins and her son Trevor, who performed CPR on his friend after he collapsed and saved his life.

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I'm a real-estate agent in the Hamptons. Here are the hottest spots to see and be seen this summer.

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Jonathan Yarton.

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As a gay Black man living in a conservative small town, wrestling and drag helped me find the courage to be myself

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Princey — Totally Plastic Pha'Nesse — performs on season four of "We're Here."

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I moved to Florida from Colorado. Things are more expensive, but I'm going to the beach a lot and already feel at home.

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Derek Edwards, a 28-year-old teacher who moved from Denver to Miami, prefers the warmer weather.

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I moved to China for 8 years. There were major differences in work culture to the West, but I highly recommend working in Asia.

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Sue Campbell (left) moved to Hong Kong and worked across China for eight years, mainly in Shanghai.

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I left Google to start a recruiting service. I've learned there are 4 things you should always do in a tech interview, and 1 you shouldn't.

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I left my job at Google to start a recruiting platform called FAANG.

Rihab Lajmi

We gave up city life and moved to Bali. It was a lot more challenging than we expected.

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A photo of a couple standing on a black sand beach in Bali.
Steve Willis and Nadia Rose gave up city life in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, to move to Bali, Indonesia.

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