I was laid off at 37 and decided to downsize. Building my own tiny house led me to start a handyman business.

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A woman standing on a truck hauling a tiny home.
Melanie Copeland with her 144ft tiny home.

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I moved to Canada for my husband's job. I never thought I'd be happy living outside New York City, but I was wrong.

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Erin Smith.

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I moved from Australia to San Francisco to build my startup from a hacker house. It's been humanizing and comforting.

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Startup founder Annie Liao said she's always wanted to live in San Francisco.

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I paid off $90,000 in student debt by living with my parents. I moved to Australia, have my own place, and a higher salary.

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I quit my career at 40 when a diagnosis stopped me in my tracks. Prioritizing my health was scary, but it helped me redefine success.

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Melissa Hoeppner quit her job last October to reevaluate her priorities and take care of her health.

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I designed a custom GPT that helped me land 7 interviews and a job offer from PayPal — here's how

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Amar Saurabh
Amar Saurabh says building a custom GPT for his job search only took about an hour and a half.

Amar Saurabh

I'm a UCLA student. Here's how I get the most out of OpenAI's new Atlas browser.

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The UCLA campus

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I home-swap my one-bedroom apartment for luxury houses. I travel constantly for a fraction of the price.

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Meagan Cignoli.
Meagan Cignoli, a sculptor based in Los Angeles and a member of Kindred.

Meagan Cignoli

I live near 14 data centers. The noise and smell are terrible, but I refuse to leave my dream home.

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data centers behind homes in Northern Virginia
Kay Richards says she will continue to fight back as more data centers are planned for her neighborhood. The houses pictured are located in Northern Virginia and are not part of Richards' property.

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I'm an 82-year-old real-estate broker and forklift driver. I have no plans to retire — they'll have to drag me out.

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Bill Miller
Bill Miller still works as a real estate broker and forklift driver.

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