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.

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Tayler Ktestakis says she didn't expect the financial hurdles she would face after becoming a stay-at-home mom.

Tayler Ktestakis

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

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

Georgia Witchel

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

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Dean Grey

Dean Grey

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

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Victor Trac left Texas to spend a year in Spain with his family; they ended up settling in a new US city.

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I'm a financial planner. Most people don't understand long-term care costs.

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Tyler End has had to have money conversations with his mom, who is in her 70s.

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I moved from Los Angeles to Brazil. I pay $1,600 a month to live in a complex with a supermarket, day care, and restaurants.

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Luca Martins was homesick in Los Angeles and moved back to Brazil.

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I'm a single dad. I've got a big online following, partly because I'm no longer scared to be vulnerable.

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Blake Benson with his children, Yliee, 3, and October, 1.

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I'm Wix's CMO. I use AI agents to survive 6 a.m. meetings, and I'm rebuilding my team around 'full-stack' marketers.

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Omer Shai, CMO of Wix, said he's reorienting his marketing department around "full-stack marketers," thanks to AI.

Wix

Microsoft offered me a buyout at 47. In tech, that's basically grandma age, but I'm not sure I'm ready to retire.

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Marisela Cerda
Marisela Cerda received a buyout offer from Microsoft, where she's worked since college.

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A day in the life of Molly Sims, including what she eats, drinks, and focuses on to stay healthy and fit

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Molly Sims.

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This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Molly Sims, a model, actor, founder of YSE Beauty, and host of the podcast "Lipstick on the Rim." Sims lives in Los Angeles. This story has been edited for length and clarity.

I grew up in Murray, Kentucky — very western-middle America. I started modeling when I was 21.

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