I worked 2 full-time jobs and made $211K a year. The main downside of double-dipping was that I had no social life, but it wasn't that hard to do both jobs.

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Davrick Hayes was clocking in 16 hours a day, but said it wasn't a lot of work.

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I throw parties at sea for a living. Here's what it's like sailing the world as a cruise director for Royal Caribbean.

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Bonnie Bai.

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I didn't want to pay rent anymore, so I bought a $9,000 ambulance. I've converted it into a mobile home that I use to travel the country.

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Kaden Smith (left) purchased a decommissioned ambulance (right) for $9,000 and spent $8,000 turning it into a home on wheels.

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I left the US and moved to Northern Ireland and I'm the healthiest I've ever been. I lost weight, my grocery bills were cut in half, and the people seem happier here

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Bridget Sweeney moved to Northern Ireland, she says there are many big differences.

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I've made $2.7 million in revenue in the last 6 months by selling AI courses and using AI tools to cut costs. Here's how.

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Chris Winfield pivoted his brand-coaching business to include artificial-intelligence products after mastering ChatGPT.

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I quadrupled my salary to nearly $200,000 by age 30 because I advocated for myself and knew when to pivot. Here's how I did it.

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Christian Lovell.

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I quiet quit my job strategically over 8 months after feeling burnt out and overwhelmed. Here's exactly how I did it.

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Amy Zhang is the founder of The Command Shift.

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I've worked at Amazon for years, but now I'm looking for a new job because our RTO mandate would force me to uproot my life

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Amazon recently told employees they'll need to relocate to one of the company's "hub" offices, switch to a team that will let them continue working where they are, or risk being "voluntarily resigned" from their jobs.

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I'm a black belt-turned-professional pillow fighter who used my winnings to start a dojo in the tough Miami neighborhood where I grew up

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Hauley Tillman dodges a pillow in the Pillow Fight Championship.

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I regret doing OnlyFans when I turned 18. My subscribers pushed my boundaries, sent degrading messages, and treated me like an object.

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"I was already posting bikini pictures on Instagram so I didn't really feel like there was a big difference," the former OnlyFans model said.

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