I'm a single mom running my own business. I deal with admin at the playground.

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Nicola Prentis collaged with playground slide
Nicola Prentis is a single mom and often takes care of her company's admin at the playground.

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She grew up helping her grandparents run a shoemaking shop. In college, she came up with a plan to save it.

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Miru Wong the third-generation owner of Sindart, a hand-embroidered shoemaking shop in Hong Kong.

MIru Wong

I ask men if they have a pension plan before I seriously date them. It's not because I care how much money they have.

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Pension dating
Nicola Prentis has secured her own finances and wants to date men who have done the same.

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I had a miscarriage in my 20s and it confirmed what I always knew: I didn't want to be a mom

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Becky Martin changed her mind about not wanting children after meeting her husband.

Becky Martin

I'm 40, unmarried, and not looking for anyone's sympathy

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Christina Pensa at her desk in Midtown Manhattan.

Christina Pensa

My dad died by suicide when I was 18. At 40, the trauma led me to a career in coaching.

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Woman speaking into a microphone at a conference.
After setting up her own PR agency, Lynda Williams changed careers to become a life coach.

Lynda Williams

Life in the US got boring, so I moved to China. I'm lonely and single, but I plan to stay.

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Woman with Micky Mouse ears at Disneyland in Hong Kong
Despite feeling lonely living in China, the author doesn't plan to move back to the US.

Danielle Marcano

I've been traveling nonstop for 8 years, and I take on jobs along the way. These are my best 3 gigs to date — and the 3 worst ones.

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Man standing with Hong Kong buildings as backdrop
John Barnhart has found working as an English teacher in Hong Kong to be his worst job.

John Barnhart

I gave up my job to move abroad. Getting called out for being a 'woman of leisure' helped me find my new career.

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Woman standing on bridge over water
Emma Morrell used blogging to establish her new identity after moving abroad.

Emma Morrell

Meet the typical Hong Kong millennial: They're supporting their parents, can't afford to buy homes, and have zero interest in moving to mainland China

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Hongkongers walking in Causeway Bay.

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