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I quit my healthcare job to take care of my grandmother. It's a mix of happy and sad moments, but ultimately has been life-changing for us.

Mon, 05/26/2025 - 04:07

Tech Insider : Business

Kristina McDonald wearing a floral outfit — Kristina McDonald talked to Business Insider about the happy and sad moments of caring for her grandmother.
Kristina McDonald

Careers, Caregiving, grandparents, as-told-to, att-newsroom

I thought my only choice was to grow up, get a job, and start a family. Instead, I moved to Thailand.

Sun, 05/25/2025 - 20:14

Tech Insider : Travel, Business

A woman sitting in a Thai cafe with bamboo on the walls. She has a coconut with a straw on the table in front of her. — Martina Smidova quit her job and moved to Koh Samui, Thailand, in search of a slower and more meaningful life.
Amanda Goh

Careers, Real Estate, Travel, Thailand, digital-nomad, Asia, Relocation

I mentor startups outside my Meta product job. I tell founders to take 3 steps to sell their AI vision.

Sun, 05/25/2025 - 20:00

Tech Insider : Business, Technology

Mahesh Chayel — Mahesh Chayel, a product management lead at Meta, told BI the three steps founders need to take to sell their AI vision.
Mahesh Chayel

Careers, AI, as-told-to, Startups, meta, Founder, product-manager

I've made over $40,000 selling plush dolls I scoop from claw machines. Here's how I learned to beat the game and turn my hobby into a profitable side hustle.

Sun, 05/25/2025 - 06:19

Tech Insider : Economy, Business

Mike Nay in a room full of plushies he won — Mike Nay in his ar-cave surrounded by plushies he plans to sell or donate.
Business Insider

economy, as-told-to, video-to-text, side-hustles

I retired at 52 and only have enough money to be financially secure for the next year. I'm still happy with my decision

Sun, 05/25/2025 - 05:09

Tech Insider : Economy, Business, Technology

Walter Green standing outdoors with a blazer and red baseball cap. — Walter Green decided to retire early after both of his parents passed away.
Photo courtesy of Walter Green

Careers, economy, Retirement, retiring-early, Inheritance, Budgeting, contributor-2025

I worked as an undercover FBI agent for 23 years. Here's what it was like infiltrating bike gangs, cartels, and neo-Nazi groups.

Sun, 05/25/2025 - 05:05

Tech Insider : Business

Scott Payne — Scott Payne was an undercover agent for the FBI.
Scott Payne

Careers, contributor-2025, as-told-to, lauryn-haas, FBI, government-jobs, gangs

I started a pedicab business in Nantucket called NanTukTuk. It hasn't been easy, but it saved me from a corporate job.

Sun, 05/25/2025 - 04:38

Tech Insider : Business

Michael Gormley riding NanTukTuk — I started a pedicab business called NanTukTuk.
Nantuktuk

Careers, as-told-to, small-business-owner, nantucket

I make $3,000 a month by sports betting 2 hours a day — my arbitrage strategy has minimized risk

Sat, 05/24/2025 - 08:18

Tech Insider : Business, Crypto, Economy

James Crosby sits at his desk with his sportsbook pages open. — James Crosby told Business Insider he spends about an hour or two a day placing arbitrage bets on sites like FanDuel and DraftKings and has earned about $8,500 in three months.
James Crosby

Careers, side-hustles, sports-betting, arbitrage-betting, as-told-to

I was diagnosed with prostate cancer at 49. My life is different after treatment, and I've learned to embrace it.

Fri, 05/23/2025 - 12:25

Tech Insider : Business

Henry Butler holding a bottle of wine — Henry Butler holding a bottle of wine.
Courtesy of Henry Butler

health, as-told-to, prostate-cancer

I moved to Bengaluru after working for years in Silicon Valley. The intense work culture shocked me.

Tue, 04/15/2025 - 07:26

Tech Insider : Business, Environment

Punit Soni — Soni now lives in Silicon Valley and runs his healthcare startup, Suki, but visits India often.
Flipkart

Careers, Tech, contributor-2025, as-told-to, tech-hub, silicon-valley, bengaluru

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