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I used AI to help market my bagel shop. Then the one-star reviews came in.

Sat, 05/16/2026 - 04:40

Tech Insider : Business, Style

Myers Bagels owner Adam Jones is pictured. — Adam Jones used AI to edit social media posts for Myer's Bagels. After customers left bad reviews, he took the posts down and apologized.
Adam Jones

Retail, Strategy, Careers, Tech, AI, as-told-to, bagels

I dropped out of Wharton to start my own business. Within the first year, we made over $1 million in revenue.

Fri, 05/15/2026 - 15:50

Tech Insider : Business, Sports

Alma Padel — Courtesy Alma Padel

Education, Careers, as-told-to, health, health-freelancer, Wharton, drop-outs

My dad's dementia care costs $9,000 a month. I'm selling my parents' home to pay for it.

Fri, 05/15/2026 - 10:46

Tech Insider : Economy, Business, Travel

Keith Pavlick and his parents — Keith Pavlick has been caring for his parents as their health has declined.
Keith Pavlick

economy, Parenting, health, as-told-to, elder-care, long-term-care, Caregiving

I got laid off from Google, then found out I was pregnant. Going from DINK to self-employed has felt like the wild west.

Fri, 05/15/2026 - 05:05

Tech Insider : Travel, Business, Economy

head shot of a woman outdoors — Shanon Morris.
Stacy Foster

Careers, Parenting, as-told-to, BI-freelancer, google, laid-off, lay-off

I'm an influencer stuck in hantavirus quarantine. I have complicated feelings about my sudden fame.

Thu, 05/14/2026 - 14:57

Tech Insider : Travel, Business

Travel influencer Jake Rosmarin has been posting about life in quarantine after a hantavirus outbreak on the M/V Hondius Ship. — Travel influencer Jake Rosmarin has been posting about life in quarantine after a hantavirus outbreak aboard the M/V Hondius.
Jake Rosmarin, AFP via Getty Images

Media, creator-economy, Travel, hantavirus, Instagram, limited-synd, as-told-to

We couldn't afford elder care for my mom. A little-known program changed everything.

Thu, 05/14/2026 - 11:58

Tech Insider : Business, Technology

A mother and daughter smiling into the camera. — Natalie Tucker with her 75-year-old mom, Sylvia.
Courtesy of Natalie Tucker

health, Parenting, as-told-to, senior-care, Parenting, personal-finances, health

I went $141,000 into debt after becoming a stay-at-home mom. These side hustles are helping me pay it off before I turn 30.

Thu, 05/14/2026 - 05:11

Tech Insider : Business

tayler selfie in tulip field — Tayler Ktestakis says she didn't expect the financial hurdles she would face after becoming a stay-at-home mom.
Tayler Ktestakis

Careers, as-told-to, sahm, side-hustles, digital-products, amazon-influencer-program, focus-group

I wanted an adventure after college, so I traveled abroad. Now I feel pressure to match my family's success.

Thu, 05/14/2026 - 05:08

Tech Insider : Business, Environment

Georgia Witchel — After leaving high school early and later interning at Tesla, Georgia Witchel founded her own startup.
Georgia Witchel

Careers, as-told-to, tesla, Careers, Entrepreneurship, Startup, ai-startups

I'm an early participant in a UBI program that helps workers displaced by AI, and the support is life-changing

Thu, 05/14/2026 - 04:11

Tech Insider : Business

Dean Grey

Careers, as-told-to, artificial-intelligence, job-loss, Layoffs, gig-economy, career-transition

We left Texas for a year in Spain. After 3 countries and 3 school systems, we found where we belong.

Thu, 05/14/2026 - 00:03

Tech Insider : Travel, Business

A man wearing a bike helmet bike riding in Spain. — Victor Trac left Texas to spend a year in Spain with his family; they ended up settling in a new US city.
Provided by Victor Trac

Travel, Parenting, as-told-to, singapore-freelancer, Spain, expat, Family

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