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Broke Again At 49, And This Time There Is No House To Blame
After stretching for the nicest house I could afford in 2023, I ended up living paycheck to paycheck for six months. It was stressful enough that I picked up a part-time consulting gig to shore up liquidity. Thankfully, stocks and real estate kept rebounding after a rough 2022, and the broke…
Rising Costs Are Changing How Americans Give Back
Charitable giving is taking a hit as cost-of-living challenges continue to put a strain on people’s budgets, a new study shows. More than 4 out of 5 in the U.S. said at least one cost-of-living pressure has prevented them from donating or donating more over the past six months, according to a…
The hidden sacrifices of chasing an H-1B career in America
In the five years Madhur Mehta has spent in the US, he’s earned a master’s degree, landed a program manager job at Amazon, and been selected for an H-1B visa. But at 35, Mehta still doesn’t feel able to plan his life very far ahead. He and his fiancée explored buying a house last year,
The CEO of Affinity started doing Ironmans in his 40s. Here are 3 ways fitness ties into his career success.
For a triathlete with a rigorous training schedule, Ken Fine’s introduction to fitness was a little more happenstance. “I was the type of kid who would, instead of walking to school, run just because I wanted to,” Fine, 58, told Business Insider. The CEO of Affinity, an AI-first private capital…
Free Coffee? See the Deals Brewing for National Coffee Day 2026
National Coffee Day is on Tuesday, Sept. 29, and plenty of chains will offer deals and freebies on America’s favorite beverage. According to the National Coffee Association, coffee is consumed by more adults each day than any other beverage, including tap or bottled water. The 2026 National Coffee…
The CEO of language-learning startup Preply asks job candidates these questions
As CEO of language-learning startup Preply, Kirill Bigai said he’s spending much of his time these days building out his team. “This quarter, I’m spending 50% to 60% of my time on hiring,” Bigai told Business Insider. Bigai, who cofounded the company in 2012, said Preply is scaling quickly and…
Raising 4 kids is wearing me down. I’m looking forward to connecting with them as adults.
I had four kids before I realized parenting wasn’t for me. I’m kidding, of course, but there is some truth to that sentiment, too. During my teens, I was the go-to babysitter for my tight-knit Midwestern neighborhood, and I loved every minute of it. But no matter how much you love kids, even your…
Yours truly, ChatGPT
Recently, I’ve found myself asking the same question over and over again: Did AI write this? If you spend any amount of time online, you probably have, too. Just a few short years since the advent of ChatGPT, the internet has devolved into a bot-generated wasteland. Experts warned us that the…
Noa Argamani is venturing out
A fter 246 days in Hamas captivity, Israeli special forces rescued Noa Argamani and carried her by helicopter to a hospital outside Tel Aviv. There, a doctor turned to her and said, “Noa, we’re really happy that you’re here with us.” Argamani was confused. “The first thing I asked is, ‘How do you…
Sylvester Stallone says the secret upside of a career rival is that they keep you moving forward
Sylvester Stallone, 80, said his rivalry with Arnold Schwarzenegger pushed him to keep raising the bar. On Saturday’s episode of “The Interview,” Stallone reflected on the competitive relationship he had with Schwarzenegger for years before the two became friends. Stallone and Schwarzenegger became…