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We bought a fixer-upper in Canada while living in Australia, then moved our family across the world.Living in active construction for years was much more destabilizing than I ever imagined.My husband and I spent double our budget, missed time with our kids, and almost lost each other.In 2017, we were…
Kent He increased rent by $550 a month by adding a bedroom to his affordable housing unit.His ‘recession-proof’ investment strategy involves operating Airbnbs and affordable housing units.Benefits to investing in affordable housing include predictable, reliable income.When Kent He’s Section 8 tenant moved out of his single-family home in Fairfield, Alabama…
Tech employees share their salary negotiation tips, which helped boost their pay by tens of thousands of dollars.Their negotiation strategies include practicing pitches, using data, and leveraging multiple offers.Research and transparency are key in negotiating better compensation in tech roles, they said.Sarra Bounouh has worked at consulting giant Accenture and…
I joined the Nextdoor social network service in 2021.It allows you to ask for help finding a missing pet or restaurant recommendations.I got a giant cabinet removed by a carpenter and my ice maker fixed by an appliance repairer for free.Let’s just say that my husband and I didn’t share…
Google pays Apple at least $20 billion a year to make its search engine the default on iPhones.Those payments were at the heart of a federal antitrust case Google lost earlier this year.Now, the government will ask a judge to ban those payments. But it’s not a done deal.Apple makes…
New social-networking and dating startups are coming onto the scene.VCs and angel investors are funding some of these promising startups.Here are the pitch decks six startups used while raising Series A and seed rounds. A new generation of consumer-social startups is emerging.From social networks focused on getting people to meet…
Russia is considering fines for those promoting a child-free lifestyle, according to a Putin ally.He said the proposed law would target media and online content that encourages not having children.Russia faces a demographic crisis with a 25-year low birth rate, worsened by the Ukraine war. Russia’s parliament is working on…
Fewer than 24 hours after bombshell allegations dropped about North Carolina Lieutenant Gov. Mark Robinson, Kamala Harris’ campaign released an ad tying him to former President Donald Trump. The television blitz comes as Harris outspends Trump on advertising, particularly in battleground states like North Carolina.On Thursday, CNN published an investigation…
The West’s tightening sanctions are driving Russia nearly up against the wall — but Moscow keeps finding ways to keep the country’s economy going.Russia’s trade partners, too, are looking for ways to continue doing business with the country via alternative systems to rival the Western-led, US dollar-dominated global financial order.Discussions…
Care.com is paying out $8.5 million in refunds after settling with the Federal Trade Commission over misleading job postings and failed subscription cancellations.The website, which connects people with babysitters, senior care workers, or housesitters, used “inflated job numbers and baseless earnings claims” to deceive both customers and workers, the FTC…
