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as-told-to

My parents opened a bowling center when I was an infant. Now, I'm a millionaire thanks to my professional bowling career.

Mon, 04/20/2026 - 05:36

Tech Insider : Business, Economy

Careers, as-told-to, Parenting, parenting-freelancer, bowling, Millionaire

I built an AI app with a tiny team. We scaled it to millions and sold it to MyFitnessPal in under 2 years — here's how.

Mon, 04/20/2026 - 05:11

Tech Insider : Business

Careers, as-told-to, tiny-teams, AI, ai-startups, Founder, Startups

I retired, then happily unretired. Now, at 82, I'm a pickleball coach.

Mon, 04/20/2026 - 00:04

Tech Insider : Business

health, as-told-to, Retirement, Aging, Longevity, pickleball

At 48, I left my teaching job in Virginia and moved to Italy. Now I run a business with my husband in Tuscany.

Sun, 04/19/2026 - 20:14

Tech Insider : Travel, Business

Small Business, Travel, as-told-to, singapore-freelancer, Italy, career-change, tuscany

My 8-year-old and I vibe-coded an app in 3 hours. AI is moving fast, so I figured it's better to start her early.

Sun, 04/19/2026 - 20:08

Tech Insider : Business, Style, Technology

AI, as-told-to, vibe-coding, unlikely-vibecoders, vibe-mode, coders-ai

I found boxes of my dad's McDonald's memorabilia from the '70s and '80s. I decided to sell them all.

Sun, 04/19/2026 - 13:24

Tech Insider : Business, Travel

Parenting, as-told-to, Parenting, parenting-freelancer, collector, mc-donalds

I started buying properties with family and friends in my 20s. I've bought 10 total, and one has made over $400k on Airbnb.

Sun, 04/19/2026 - 09:32

Tech Insider : Business

Real Estate, co-buying, home-investors, AirBnB, Homebuyer, first-time-home-buyers, as-told-to

We moved to Mexico in our 60s because US retirement was unaffordable. We started an AI business and rent a house here for $1,250 a month.

Sun, 04/19/2026 - 05:11

Tech Insider : Economy, Business, Technology

economy, as-told-to, Retirement, Moving, Mexico, cost-of-living, AI

I used an $80,000 inheritance from my uncle to start a business. Years later, we're approaching $1 million in revenue.

Sat, 04/18/2026 - 08:58

Tech Insider : Business

Careers, as-told-to, Parenting, parenting-freelancer, Inheritance, Childless

I'm an ex-Wall Street trader who drives for Uber and Lyft. Gas prices have me rethinking which trips I take.

Sat, 04/18/2026 - 05:49

Tech Insider : Economy, Economy, Business

economy, Transportation, Uber, gas-prices, us-iran-war, as-told-to, ride-hailing

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