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Instacart, DoorDash, and other apps appear to be trying to roll back Seattle's new laws for gig workers

Sat, 04/13/2024 - 05:37

Tech Insider : Economy

A woman with red hair puts a box of Wheat Thins in a brown paper grocery bag sitting in a cart at a Safeway grocery store in early 2020. — Instacart is pushing its gig worker shoppers to tell the Seattle city council to alter a pay law that took effect earlier this year.
San Francisco Chronicle/Hearst Newspapers via Getty Images

economy, instacart, DoorDash, Uber, gig-work, Seattle

Jeff Bezos just purchased his 3rd mansion on a gated island off Miami. Take a look at all the lavish US properties he owns.

Tue, 04/02/2024 - 16:27

Jeff Bezos — Jeff Bezos announced he is relocating to Miami, one of the many places he owns property.
Dave J. Hogan/Getty Images

Real Estate, Tech, Features, jeff-bezos, amazon, los-angeles, Seattle

We bought a house in Japan for $30,000. We'll have more land than we could afford in the US, and our kids will be more independent.

Mon, 03/18/2024 - 12:09

A man and woman taking a photo in Japan. — Leika and Brandon Hansen bought a home in Japan and plan to move there from Washington.
Courtesy of Leika Hansen.

Real Estate, Japan, vacant-houses, Relocation, moving-abroad, Washington, Seattle

I retired from Amazon at 34 and chose to settle in Canada, where I only need $1,000 a month to live well

Tue, 03/05/2024 - 17:35

A man posing on the Northern Terminus sign in between trees. — Grigory Lukin retired in his early 30s and moved from the US to Canada.
Grigory Lukin

Real Estate, Relocation, fire, Investing, saving-money, retire-early, Seattle

Boeing's board shut down a shareholder's bid to move its headquarters back to Seattle

Tue, 02/27/2024 - 12:15

A Boeing 737 Max is displayed during the Farnborough Airshow, in Farnborough, on July 18, 2022 — A Boeing 737 Max.
JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images

Transportation, Boeing, Seattle, Aviation, shareholders, ba, trending-uk

As homelessness spikes nationwide, at least 4 major cities have found ways to get people off the streets

Thu, 02/08/2024 - 11:28

Tech Insider : Economy, Politics, Economy

Unhoused people sleep on the streets of New York during freezing temperatures on February 16, 2018. — Unhoused people sleep on the streets of New York during freezing temperatures on February 16, 2018.
Ertugrul Cingil/Getty Images

economy, politics, Real Estate, Housing, Homelessness, real-estate, housing-costs

I live off the grid in a yurt on land I inherited. There's nothing I miss — life is ridiculously peaceful.

Wed, 02/07/2024 - 05:05

a woman stitched with a yurt — Cami Ostman lives part time in a yurt in eastern Washington.
Courtesy of Cami Ostman

Real Estate, as-told-to, BI-freelancer, yurt, yurts, Seattle, Washington

I'm a gig worker who argued for Seattle's new minimum pay laws. Now, I'm fighting for my Instacart job.

Sat, 02/03/2024 - 05:52

Tech Insider : Economy

A woman wears sunglasses and a face mask while loading plastic bags full of groceries into the trunk of a car. — Instacart cut the minimum base pay that its gig-worker delivery drivers are paid, and many say the lower pay is making it harder to earn money on the app.
Reuters

economy, instacart, gig-work, Delivery, eCommerce, Shopping, Grocery

Costco may start requiring members to scan ID to enter US warehouses

Wed, 01/10/2024 - 05:07

A hand holding a Costco gold-star membership card — Costco has been cracking down Netflix-style on improper membership sharing.
Dominick Reuter/Business Insider

Retail, Costco, Membership, warehouse-club, Seattle

A millennial moved from Georgia to a Seattle suburb. She said her job pays nearly twice as much, and the weather is ideal.

Sat, 01/06/2024 - 06:18

Tech Insider : Economy

Bremerton, Washington — Bremerton, Washington.
Ceri Breeze/Shutterstock

Real Estate, economy, Washington, Seattle, Georgia, Atlanta, Moving

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