I quit my job as a lawyer after 14 years to become a matchmaker. Law was a dark world to live in, and I'm forever glad I switched careers.

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Ann Parnes is the founder of After Hello Matchmaking in New Orleans.

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I fled Ukraine and moved to Colorado. Starting over has been the biggest challenge of my life.

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Mykhaylo Fridlyand and his girlfriend, Kristina, in Colorado.

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I'm 41 and don't know how to drive. People make fun of me, but I'm better off without a car.

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Gary Nunn prefers to cycle and will never learn to drive.

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I'm a widow who sold everything to move from Texas to Lake Como. I decided long ago that I wouldn't let fear dictate my life.

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Judy Walling moved to Como in September.

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I finally got smarter about my money in my 30s. Here's how I've avoided lifestyle creep.

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Jules Rogers purchased her first home with her spouse in 2022.

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A career coach shares the top industries hiring Gen Z and millennials in 2024 — and where layoffs might happen

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Eliana Goldstein says we've reached the end of "quiet quitting."

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I'm a Nashville local. It's expensive and overrun by tourists, but it's still the best city in the world.

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Bryan Clayton moved from Murfreesboro, Tennessee, to Nashville in 2013.

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I moved to Singapore for my boyfriend and landed what I thought was my dream job. Then everything fell apart.

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Miriam Deliva spent four years in Singapore.

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I'm a working mom with 2 jobs. They're fulfilling, but I'm burned out and don't have a work-life balance.

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Dawna Jarvis is a hairstylist who founded an agency.

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An estate manager for the wealthy shares some of the outlandish and intimate requests she's received from clients

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Emily Webb-Doskow manages the households of wealthy clients.

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