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How I transitioned from a career in finance to short-term property management

Fri, 08/16/2024 - 13:10

Shannon St. Val is the founder and owner of Elevate Vacation Rentals.

Jonathan Andujar

Careers, real-estate, property-management, Career, Rentals, Housing, trends-to-bet-your-career-on

I split from my first boyfriend at 17. We rekindled our romance after 30 years and got married.

Fri, 08/16/2024 - 09:27

A middle-aged bride and groom cutting their cake at their wedding — Beverley Jones and her husband, Mike, on their wedding day in 2022.
Courtesy of Nick Morrish

Parenting, health, as-told-to, Relationships, Marriage, Careers, boyfriend

I bought a one-way ticket to Singapore and tried to put roots down. Now, I'm saying goodbye to years of being an expat and going home to be an English girl in England.

Fri, 08/16/2024 - 05:10

Tech Insider : Travel

Candice Gallagher moved to Singapore in 2019. — Candice Gallagher moved to Singapore in 2019.
Candice Gallager.

Travel, expat-living, as-told-to

I left Denver for island life in Honduras. My lifestyle has completely changed, but I love it here.

Fri, 08/16/2024 - 05:05

Sarah Johnson Harmacek has lived in Roatán, Honduras, since 2023.

Manuel Chinchilla

Real Estate, as-told-to, BI-freelancer, Relocation, Moving, Denver, Honduras

Google hired me as a UX engineer without a college degree. I pushed past imposter syndrome to land the job.

Thu, 08/15/2024 - 05:05

a man stands in front of the Google sign — Edwin Toh was a UX engineer at Google for six years.
Courtesy of Edwin Toh

Careers, as-told-to, BI-freelancer, google, dream-job, Googlers, ux

I moved from Dallas to Dubai with my husband and 3 kids. It's surprisingly similar to the US.

Wed, 08/14/2024 - 20:14

A family poses with Ain Dubai in the background — Katie Miller moved with her husband and children from Dallas to Dubai in May.
Katie Miller

Real Estate, Parenting, as-told-to, Dubai, united-arab-emirates, american-expats, live-abroad

I paid over $3,000 for a matchmaker. I met my husband on my second date.

Wed, 08/14/2024 - 15:50

A side-by-side of a bride and groom smiling at the camera and looking at each other at their wedding. — Lauren and Ryan Leon met through a matchmaker.
ANS Photography

culture, as-told-to, matchmaker, Lifestyle, Relationships, Dating

I won a housing lottery with over 5,000 applicants. Now I pay $1,260 a month for a brand-new home.

Wed, 08/14/2024 - 11:27

Angela Santiago on the roof of her apartment complex. — Angela Santiago won an apartment with rent well below market rate through a New Jersey affordable housing lottery program.
Courtesy of Angela Santiago

Real Estate, housing-lottery, affordable-housing, new-jersey, single-mom, cost-of-living, rents

I was born and raised in the Caribbean. People are wrong to reduce it to sun, sea, and sand.

Wed, 08/14/2024 - 06:35

Tech Insider : Travel, Travel

tenille clarke carnival — Tenille Clarke, pictured at Trinidad Carnival earlier this year, was born and raised in the Caribbean.
Querine Salandy for Chambers Media Solutions

Travel, news-uk, Travel, Lifestyle, as-told-to, Caribbean, Canada

I quit my Big 4 accounting job to be a full-time entrepreneur. It's useful to have a stable job for as long as you can.

Wed, 08/14/2024 - 05:41

Left: Stu Macdonald holding a peanut butter jar on a peanut estate in Argentina, Right: Stu Macdonald sat at a table, putting labels on peanut butter jars. — Macdonald came up with the idea for ManiLife while living in Argentina.
Stu Macdonald

Careers, as-told-to, contributor-2024, Entrepreneur, big-4, Accounting, PwC

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