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Andre Nader switched from an EPO health insurance plan to an HDHP to get access to an HSA.Nader found the mental burden of managing healthcare costs outweighed HSA tax benefits.He plans to switch back to an EPO plan in 2025 for simplicity.Andre Nader spent years on Meta’s growth team, where…
Adrienne Uthe, 32, got engaged to her partner a few months into dating.A few years into being engaged, they decided against marriage but stayed together.Uthe, an entrepreneur, said the risk of divorce made her worried about the future of her business.I met Eric on Bumble over six years ago, after…
My 18-year-old daughter suddenly decided to move out and live with her father.I became an empty nester and struggled with the loneliness.I then took the opportunity to give up my home and travel full time.My youngest daughter was approaching her senior year in high school when she announced that she…
Greg Clement built a net worth of $70 million through real estate and software development.He lives on a farm, and says farm work shows his sons delayed gratification.Clement still works and forgoes private jets for tenting vacations. This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Greg Clement, founder of…
Brenda Christensen is a 62-year-old and CEO of Stellar Public Relations.She and her husband married in their early 40s and quickly became pregnant with their daughter.When Isabella was diagnosed with autism, the couple decided that Brenda would become the breadwinner. This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Brenda…
When I birthed three kids in three years in New York and California, the last emotion I expected was loneliness. I was with the man I adored. We were surrounded by new life that had come from our love. One sister lived nearby, and we had many friends. So why…
Russia, in many ways an authoritarian state, has designated itself as a “safe haven” for citizens of Western countries looking to escape “destructive neoliberal ideas.”Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree that Moscow will assist any foreign nationals who want to apply for temporary residence in Russia “outside the quota…
For the past six years, I worked at a tech startup based out of New York City. When I joined the company in 2018, I worked out of the office five days a week. I’d walk out of the elevator every morning and was hit by that unmistakable office buzz:…
I didn’t plan to have an only child. In fact, I was pregnant twice. The first time, I miscarried. The second time, I had a healthy pregnancy that resulted in a perfect baby boy, but for the first six months of that pregnancy, I struggled mentally. After a loss, the…
A few weeks before he turned 16, my older son pitched us a plan to leave high school on his upcoming birthday.His father (my then-husband) and I took him seriously. Our son had a powerful inner drive, which I’d steadfastly supported. As a biologist trained in animal behavior and ecology…
