My son's video game habit worried me but it fueled his interest in coding, robots, and AI. At age 16, he won $55,000 at a science fair.

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John Benedict Estrada works on infrared images for his science fair project.

Maria Estrada

Sending our kids to summer camp was more expensive than a family trip to Europe. We enjoyed it so much we ended up moving to Portugal.

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Patrice Poltzer and her family left NYC for Portugal in 2023.

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I scored over 20 sponsorships as a student-athlete. Since graduating, I've worked full time helping other students make money from NIL.

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Lauren Hoselton in her Ole Miss track-and-field uniform at a game.

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I'm a military spouse and childcare drained my savings. My husband and I lived paycheck to paycheck for a year.

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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.

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Amy Porterfield and her husband, Hobie.

Kat Harris

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

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Seb travels for an average of five hours to get to his office in London from his home in Hamburg.

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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.

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

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Matan Gans says he's happy not taking a straightforward path in life.

Matan Gans

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

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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.

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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.

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

Patrick Synge

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