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This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with William Harper, 18, a high school student living in Dubai. It’s been edited for length and clarity. Loading audio narration… My dad was blowing out the candles on his birthday cake when streaks of light lit up the sky above us.We…
For years, Kristy Shen and her husband, Bryce Leung, chased the dream of homeownership. Loading audio narration… “We were desperately trying to buy a house,” Shen told Business Insider.Having grown up in poverty in China, she was initially more comfortable putting money into a home than into the stock market.”My…
The first day my family arrived at our new flat in Spain, I felt a wave of panic. As I was lying down on a bare mattress in our unfurnished apartment, the reality of having just moved to a country none of us had ever visited before finally hit me.…
When I retired early, I assumed the hard part was over. Loading audio narration… No more meetings. No more deadlines imposed by someone else. My husband and I began traveling in long arcs, staying at least a month in each place. We would unpack, settle in, and let daily life…
Jona Dunning spent years climbing the corporate ladder and saving aggressively to retire early. Loading audio narration… He worked in finance in Seattle, living with his wife and two kids. The job was demanding but well-paid, and he saw it as a path to financial independence.”I realized that the paychecks…
Ukrainian forces shot down Iranian Shahed drones in the Middle East, the country’s president said, as countries turn to Ukrainian expertise in counter-drone warfare. Loading audio narration… Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told reporters this week that Ukrainian personnel have shot down drones in multiple countries as Ukraine looks to help…
These days remote work is hard to come by — and at some firms, employees now risk losing equity or promotions if they don’t show up in person. Loading audio narration… Superhuman, however, is offering extra benefits to those who show up IRL more often, rather than penalizing those who…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Ryan Courtnage, the 51-year-old cofounder of the donation-management platform Benevity, who lives in Creston, British Columbia. It’s been edited for length and clarity. Loading audio narration… When I exited my last endeavor in 2020, I purchased a large piece of land…
At 38, I faced the toughest decision of my career: whether I wanted to continue working. Loading audio narration… I had been working since I was a teenager and had never considered not doing so.When my husband and I got married, we discussed what our future would look like with…
Growing up in Mexico, I never questioned my relationship with my parents. In many Latino families, closeness is the default setting. Parents are involved in everything: daily routines, big decisions, and emotional milestones. Loading audio narration… Living at home well into adulthood wasn’t unusual, and neither was the constant presence…
