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Back in 2018, Maekaeda Gibbons was a loan officer at Bank of America, spending her days evaluating other people’s finances.She had a problem: an expensive taste in perfume that didn’t match a loan officer’s salary. So she started experimenting with her own versions of pricier scents, with no real plan…
As a teenager, I’d sit on my bed flipping through glossy magazines, fascinated and completely absorbed by the empowering stories about women. The news felt dominated by men, but magazines seemed to offer a different world — one where women’s lives, bodies, careers, and opinions were worthy of entire pages.…
Costi Hinn describes his upbringing as “Beamers, Benz’s, and Bentley’s.”His family’s nearly 10,000-square-foot home had an indoor hot tub, a pool, a steam room, and a sport court, he says. They traveled to Hawaii and Europe for vacation and stayed at high-end resorts, he added.By high school, Hinn says, he…
Millions of student-loan borrowers have yet to leave a key repayment plan — and the first deadline is approaching.A Department of Education spokesperson confirmed that 1.5 million of the 7.5 million borrowers on the SAVE plan had selected a new repayment plan as of Monday morning, “allowing them to make…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Chris Astrella, a recent car buyer in Las Vegas, Nevada. It has been edited for length and clarity.When my grandfather died, he left money for all of his grandchildren. I knew I would eventually need a new vehicle, so I put…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Mounika Chinnam, 33, who lives in Andhra Pradesh, India and took a seven-year career break. The following has been edited for length and clarity.I got my first tech job when I was 23, writing code for a research and development company.…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Jason Shen, the 40-year-old founder of Refactor Labs based in Brooklyn. It has been edited for length and clarity.I’m the founder and CEO of Refactor Labs, an executive coach, and a cofounder conflict expert.I spent two years at Etsy as a…
If I told you that you could get a three-course meal at Arby’s for less than $9, would you believe it?That’s exactly what Arby’s Meat & 3 deal purports to offer, with an appetizer, entrée, side, dessert, and drink all for $7.99 (or $8.99, depending on where you live).The deal…
This story is based on an interview with Ron Titterington, 59, a relief veterinarian from Eugene, Oregon. It has been edited for length and clarity.I decided to become a veterinarian after a seminal moment in fourth grade.It was midnight, and a stranger’s dog was hit by a car outside our…
This as-told-to essay is based on conversations with Maverick Maltin, a 19-year-old AI content creator who travels full-time. His words have been edited for length and clarity. Business Insider reviewed financial documents supporting the earnings described in this story.When I was younger, my dad was in tech and always gave…
