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I'm a personal finance expert. These are the most common mistakes car buyers make.

Wed, 08/30/2023 - 15:24

Stefanie O'Connell Rodriguez says many car buyers overlook ownership costs like maintenance and insurance.

Stefanie O'Connell Rodriguez

Transportation, Transportation, as-told-to, car-buying, auto-industry, Pricing, Incentives

I traveled to London to freeze my eggs after I was shamed for being childless. This is why I used a fertility tourism startup to plan my trip and get a vacation out of it.

Wed, 08/30/2023 - 07:01

Rika Tajima in London — Rika Tajima in London.
Rika Tajima.

Tech Insider, Startups, Healthcare, Fertility, as-told-to, egg-freezing, Healthtech

I'm a millennial with dreams of owning my own home, but the cutthroat real-estate market has kept me living with my parents in Florida

Tue, 08/29/2023 - 11:04

David Triana and his mother and father. — David Triana and his parents.
Courtesy of David Triana.

Real Estate, discover-150, millennial, mortgage-rates, Homebuyers, first-time-home-buyers, Orlando

I've been a UPS warehouse worker for almost 20 years. I like my job, but going to work in the summer is just awful.

Tue, 08/29/2023 - 05:21

A UPS truck parked in Manhattan. — A UPS truck parked in Manhattan.
Spencer Platt/Getty Images

Transportation, UPS, Teamsters, ups-drivers, heatwaves, contributor-2023, BI-freelancer

I'm a housekeeper at a hotel in San Francisco. Guests have stopped tipping and the work can be gross, but I love my job.

Tue, 08/29/2023 - 05:03

Tech Insider : Travel

A housekeeper prepares hotel room — A housekeeper makes a hotel bed (subject not pictured).
Alistair Berg/Getty Images

Careers, BI-freelancer, Hotels, marriott, housekeeping, cleaning, housekeepers

I rented month-long Airbnb stays in 6 different cities before settling in San Diego. Doing a test run in each city made my decision easy.

Sun, 08/27/2023 - 07:05

Sophie London in Toronto. — Sophie London lived in Airbnbs in six different cities for a year until she found one that truly felt right.
Sophie London

Real Estate, BI-freelancer, as-told-to, contributor-2023, thought-leadership, jenna-gyimesi, Relocation

I made $175,000 in less than a month teaching people how to use AI for their businesses. Here are 5 ways you can use ChatGPT to produce the best content.

Sat, 08/26/2023 - 08:00

Ole Lehmann — Ole Lehmann
Katja Vogt

Tech Insider, as-told-to, Tech, AI, ftx, artificial-intelligence

I'll make $140K driving for UPS this year. We deserve this pay — it's not an easy job.

Sat, 08/26/2023 - 06:26

Graham Jones in his UPS gear. — Graham Jones said his shifts are long, but he's grateful for his job as a UPS feeder driver.
Courtesy of Graham Jones

Transportation, Careers, ups-delivery, Drivers, delivery-drivers, truck-drivers, fair-wages

I work as a fire lookout, living in a remote cabin with no plumbing or electricity. Here's why I want to be here as long as there are humans doing this job.

Sat, 08/26/2023 - 06:15

Brig Malessa and her fire tower in Oregon — Brig Malessa, 53, has been stationed at four different fire lookout towers over the past four years from May to October, and shares her day-to-day life on TikTok @briggygee.
Brig Malessa

Careers, wildfire, Careers, forest-fires, as-told-to

I made $136,000 on Airbnb last year renting out homes I don't own. Here's what I tell others who want to try it too.

Fri, 08/25/2023 - 13:05

Monica Lee — Monica Lee White made $136,000 renting out other people's homes on airbnb.
Monica White

Real Estate, News, AirBnB, as-told-to, contributor-2023, thought-leadership, alyshia-hull

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