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This interview is based on a conversation with Jacob Watson, 84, an ordained interfaith minister, writer, and former grief counselor, from Portland, Maine. It has been edited for length and clarity. Loading audio narration… My late wife, Kristine, and I were grief counselors, which inevitably led us to discuss our…
Last summer, my family of four traveled to Scandinavia, visiting Denmark and Norway, and nearby Iceland. Loading audio narration… One of the highlights of the trip was renting a private floating sauna on a Norwegian fjord in the small town of Flam. I wasn’t sure what my two middle-school-aged boys…
Nick Burns was making six figures in the US and still finding it hard to save. Loading audio narration… Burns, now 35, grew up in Connecticut and served in the Navy. It was during that time that he first visited Singapore.Impressed by the country’s clean and fast public transport system,…
Not every city is built the same, and that’s also true of rental markets.While some cities are seeing cooling rents and more affordable housing efforts, rent prices in others continue to rise.A recent WalletHub study ranked 182 US cities, including the 150 most populous cities in the country and at…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Kiki Leigh, a 28-year-old originally from Winnipeg, Canada, who is relocating from Los Angeles to Mussomeli, Italy, after buying a house there. The following has been edited for length and clarity. Loading audio narration… I’ve traveled to Italy several times, but…
