I moved from the UK to a laid-back island in Indonesia at 56. My yearly rent is $2500.

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A woman on a beach wearing a pink headband.
Sarah Burghard moved to the island of Lombok.

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I was born in the 'Silicon Valley' of India and watched it change from a quiet, green city to an international tech hub

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Headshot of Vikram Chandrashekar
Chandrashekar supports carpooling and rainwater harvesting to deal with infrastructure issues in the city.

Photo courtesy of Divya Balasubramanyam, Tyler Le/BI

I moved to Spain thinking I'd try it for a year. I love most things about it and don't plan to move back to the US.

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Kenzie Wallace in front of Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias in Valencia, Spain.
Kenzie Wallace at the Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias, a science museum in Valencia, Spain.

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I was pregnant and stressed about being a single mom. Then, a friend changed my perspective, and we ended up co-parenting together.

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Monique Doughty
I was worried about single motherhood until a conversation with another single mom changed my perspective.

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I'm a millionaire and single mom. I'm teaching my daughter the value of money — but she's also taught me I work too much.

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Sheri Atwood with her daughter Janicya smiling and looking at the camera.
Sheri Atwood prioritized her daughter Janicya's education.

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When I was laid off from Google, I felt a sense of relief. I've lived a full life ever since.

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Aaron Neyer smiles in front of a coastline

Aaron Neyer

I became a mom at 16, and my daughter at 18. I've been raising kids for almost 45 years.

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Lena Bradley (not pictured) is raising two of her grandchildren, aged 14 and 10.

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I make over $500,000 in total compensation at Google without a Ph. D. Here's how I got promoted to an L6 staff engineer by 31.

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Pushkar Singh
Singh said being part of a research paper reading group has helped him stay up-to-date in his industry.

Jayati Singh

We gave up city life and moved to New Zealand. We earn less, but the tradeoffs are worth it.

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A family poses in front of the mountains in New Zeland.
The Chia family relocated to New Zealand so they could spend more time with their daughter.

Brandon Chia/ @chiaseed.nz

The 4 biggest differences between Gen Z and boomer coworkers, according to a manager of both

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A venn diagram of a boomer and a gen z worker.
 

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