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This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Linda Zierolf, 80, who lives near Dayton, Ohio. She has worked at the same company since she was 18 and has no plans to retire. Zierolf, who is financially comfortable, said her company, while very different from a staffing and technology…
Royal Siu, who lives near Los Angeles, quit his job as a pharmacist in 2023 with hopes of moving to a different part of the healthcare industry. The 29-year-old eventually landed a new role, which he started in April. Siu’s search took nearly 18 months and involved applying to hundreds…
It started with a Facebook message.”Hey,” it said. “I’m going to be in your area soon, and I’d love to see you and your family. Pick your favorite restaurant. Price doesn’t matter.”It was from an old friend. We’d been close in college. Then life happened. We moved, changed, and grew…
Memorial Day is a relatively sleepy time of year at the box office, but this holiday weekend, one special extraterrestrial got audiences to theaters in droves.Disney’s live-action “Lilo & Stitch” remake broke records over the holiday, notching the best numbers ever over the four-day weekend with a colossal $341.7 million…
As I stood at a Himalayan crossroads clutching a paper map, I could feel my fingers twitching for a phone I’d vowed not to use.I’d traveled from Mumbai to the Tangkhul Naga villages of Manipur and decided to spend a week of my trip not relying on my phone. At…
30-year-old Irene Ham had just poured $62,250 of savings into inventory for her new Korean cosmetics brand when President Donald Trump’s Liberation Day tariffs were announced on April 2.The shipment had been ordered but hadn’t arrived yet. She said her heart sank when she heard the news.”When the tariffs hit,…
When I was just 7 years old, I sat beside my dad while he sorted through client statements, receipts, and invoices. He explained things to me as he worked, such as what an expense was, how a balanced budget worked, and what an invoice meant.Money wasn’t a secret subject at…
Apple released its Q2 earnings on Thursday, reporting mixed results that sent stocks sliding more than 3% in after-hours trading. In its call with analysts and investors, the tech giant touched on topics including tariffs, consumer behavior, and legal challenges facing the company.Here are six takeaways from the earnings call.1.…
