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I made $37,000 assembling Ikea furniture last year. It gave me the flexibility to run my own business and farm.

Finance March 28, 2026

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Sandra Navarro, a 33-year-old who lives in Arizona and assembles furniture for customers on Taskrabbit. Business Insider verified her earnings. The interview has been edited for length and clarity.I originally saw an advertisement for Taskrabbit in New York several years ago.At…

This Ikea plushie is swinging off the shelves because of Punch the sad viral TikTok monkey

Finance February 24, 2026

A sad baby monkey has turned an Ikea plushie into a viral must-have.Punch, also known as Panchi-kun, is a seven-month-old Japanese macaque born in July. His mother abandoned him shortly after birth, and he was later rejected by other monkeys at Ichikawa City Zoo in Japan. To soothe him, zookeepers…

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I made $37,000 assembling Ikea furniture last year. It gave me the flexibility to run my own business and farm.

This Ikea plushie is swinging off the shelves because of Punch the sad viral TikTok monkey

I visited Sagamore Hill, the country estate of President Theodore Roosevelt, dubbed the ‘Summer White House.’ Take a look.

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My son and I built a successful bow tie business on Amazon together. We had to shut it down to save our relationship.

I moved from Texas to Italy to retire. I’m saving over $20,000 a year on healthcare, and life is cheaper and calmer overall.

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