We lived in Charleston for a year, but it was too expensive and crowded. Now, we're happily settled 2 hours north.

Tech Insider
Rainbow Row in Charleston, South Carolina.
Charleston is beautiful and wildly popular, but it can also be an expensive place to live.

Pgiam/Getty Images

A family who roadtrips 4,000 miles a year shares the best hidden-gem destinations in the US

Tech Insider : Travel, Travel
Two images: Left: A lake surrounded by homes and fall trees reflected in the water. Right: A parent takes a selfie with a family of four inside a red kayak in a lake with evergreen trees and a rocky waterfall in the background.
Rob Taylor and his family of four take road trips to under-the-radar cities and national parks in the US.

DenisTangneyJr/Getty Images, 2 Travel Dads

A Gen X dad who drives from Alabama to South Carolina every week for work explains why it's worth it for his career — despite the time away from family

Tech Insider : Economy, Economy
Jae Kim
Jae Kim commutes 350 miles every week from Alabama to South Carolina for work.

Courtesy of Jae Kim

I'm a remote worker who moved to Chicago. Social media helped me make friends, but it's hard to meet people during the city's freezing winters.

Tech Insider
Aley Clark sits on her sofa in her apartment in Chicago, holding a hot drink and looking at a magazine
Summer is the season for socializing in Chicago, Aley Clark says.

Courtesy of Aley Clark

I took a last-minute trip to a stunning South Carolina beach town with a laid-back vibe. The quiet beaches weren't even the best part.

Tech Insider : Travel, Travel
An open book with a blue umbrella and beach in the background. Several people on the beach have umbrellas and tents
My friend and I took a trip to Hilton Head Island.

Julie Peck

The man Clarence Thomas raised 'as a son' arrested on drug and weapons charges

Tech Insider : Politics

Clarence Thomas took in his grandnephew and raised him like a son. Mark Martin now faces more than 25 years on drug and weapons charges.

There's a conservative 'great migration' from blue states — and one place is the big winner

Tech Insider
image of pro-trump signs outside republican rep's headquarters
Signs outside Republican Rep. Joe Wilson's office in West Columbia, South Carolina in February, 2024.

Sean Rayford/Getty Images

I'm a lifelong Jersey girl choosing to retire in South Carolina. It's where my adult daughter is planning to live — and it's cheaper.

Tech Insider
Two people walking down the street in front of a Charleston, South Carolina, home.
Charleston, South Carolina.

Glowimages/Getty Images

A boomer who moved from California to Florida started a Facebook group to help friends make similar moves. 300,000 members later, guiding Californians to new states is his full-time job.

Tech Insider : Economy
Leaving California
Terry Gilliam leads a Facebook group called Leaving California.

Terry Gilliam

5 reasons why Trump won the South Carolina GOP primary

Tech Insider : Politics
Donald Trump
Former President Donald Trump celebrates at his election night event in Columbia, SC.

AP Photo/Andrew Harnik

Subscribe to south-carolina