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After spending six months in Europe, I'll be incorporating some lifestyle changes at home.a_Taiga/Getty ImagesAs an American who spent six months living in Europe, I noticed lots of lifestyle differences.I plan on taking some aspects of life in Europe back home with me.I’ll no longer let the weather affect my…
For the past five years, my husband and I have spent several months each year living with his 85-year-old mom.Since he and I both work remotely and don’t have any children or pets, we make the most of our freedom by choosing to spend a lot of time with his…
Hitting the road and traveling the country in an RV is nothing new for my 90-year-old mother, Margie.After her husband died when she was 82, she surprised the whole family by buying a 24-foot motorhome she named Whimsey — because she had purchased it on a whim.For over five years,…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Tim Perks, a 58-year-old vice president of store design and planning at DICK’S Sporting Goods in Pittsburgh. It’s been edited for length and clarity.After two decades at Nike, my team and I got cut from the company in a major reorganization.…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Ben Mutz, 39, a retired Air Force officer who bought a home that wasn’t originally for sale in Oakwood, Ohio. Mutz used Unlisted, an app that allows prospective buyers to waitlist themselves on homes that are not yet on the market.…
Curative CEO and founder Fred Turner believes in the SaaSpocalypse.During an interview on the “20VC with Harry Stebbings” podcast, the health insurance executive was asked whether he bought the theory that software-as-a-service was dying.”Yes,” Turner said, bluntly.When asked why, he said, “I see the number of contracts that we’re canceling.…
When I was 20, I spent a summer working as a maid, cleaning houses.The hours were long, the pay was terrible, half the day was spent in traffic, and the work was frequently unappreciated by our clients.But the job did have one excellent benefit: I learned a lot about cleaning…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Bakari Akil, 37, a private equity investor from New York. Akil grew up with no international travel experience and, three years ago, set out to visit 30 different countries each month. He finished his list, but is still traveling around the…
Three years ago, my husband and I packed up our lives in the suburbs of London and moved aboard a 36-foot sailboat.We’d sailed before and had spent weeks on boats each year for our vacations, but living on one full-time proved to be very different. We ended up living aboard…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Sara Wilczynska, the founder of Swil Arts Studio. She left her job as a software engineer at Google, spent a year traveling with her partner, and discovered watercolors in Thailand. Her words have been edited for length and clarity.I was born…
